Supermarket Flowers Live chords by Ed Sheeran

Submitted by Erlend

This version was played live on The One show: https://youtu.be/vFSyaa48cF4

This picking pattern is 6-3-2-3 throughout the whole song. When the D and Am chord is played the picking is 4-
3-2-3. The timings should come along easy when listening to the song.

Chords relating to capo and how Ed plays them:
G- 3 Bm- - C- - Em- 0 D- - Am- -
  2   2   3   2   -   -
  0   0   2   2   0   2
  0   2   0   0   2   2
  3   3   1   3   3   1
  3   3   0   3   3   -

Intro:
G Bm C
G Bm C

Verse 1:
       G      Bm        C
I took the supermarket flowers from the windowsill
     G    Bm       C
Threw the day old tea from the cup
Em      D      C      G
Packed up the photo album Matthew had made
  C     D           G
Memories of a life that's been loved
     G       Bm        C
Took the get well soon cards and stuffed animals
      G      Bm      C
Poured the old ginger beer down the sink
Em     D         C          G
Dad always told me don't you cry when you're down
         C     D        G
But mum there's a tear every time that I blink

Pre-Chorus 1:
Am      C       G     D
  Oh I’m in pieces it’s tearing me up but I know
Am        C      G           D
  A heart that’s broke is a heart that’s been loved

Chorus 1:
       G     Bm  C
So I’ll sing Hallelujah
      D      G        Bm  C
You were an angel in the shape of my mum
      D
When I fell down you’d be there
Em      C       G      D
Holding me up, spread your wings as you go
     Em        C      G     D
And when God takes you back, he’ll say Hallelujah, you’re home
G Bm C  D
G Bm C

Verse 2:
         G        Bm           C
I fluffed the pillows, made the beds, stacked the chairs up
      G      Bm       C
Folded your nightgowns neatly in a case
D Em        D         C        G
   John said he’d drive then put his hand on my cheek
      C       D     G
And wiped a tear from the side of my face

Pre-Chorus 2:
Am         C     G       D
  And I hope that I see the world as you did cause I know
Am       C      G          D
  A life with love is a life that’s been lived

Chorus 2:
       G     Bm  C
So I’ll sing Hallelujah
      D      G        Bm  C
You were an angel in the shape of my mum
      D
When I fell down you’d be there
Em      C       G      D
Holding me up, spread your wings as you go
     Em        C      G     D
And when God takes you back, he’ll say Hallelujah, you’re home

Chorus 3:
G     Bm  C
Hallelujah
             G        Bm  C
You were an angel in the shape of my mum
             Em      C       G       D
You got to see the person I have become, spread your wings and I know that when
 Em        C     G     D      G