Bobby Darin – Artificial Flowers (Ukulele)

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#20 in '60. #1.
D            Bm        F#m         Bm
Alone in the world was poor little Anne,

   G             Em7            A7
As sweet a young child as you'd find.

    D           Bm            F#m7    Bm
Her parents had gone to their final reward,

G       Em7   A7     D    A7
Leavin' their baby behind.
#2.
     D           Bm             F#m7          Bm
This poor little child was only nine years of age,

     G          Em7       A   A7
when mother and dad went away.

      D           Bm            F#m7          Bm
Still bravely she worked at the one thing she knew,

   G    Em7     A7        D
to earn her few pennies a day.
CHORUS:
D7       G   Em7    Gm       D   G      B7
She made artificial flowers, artificial flowers,

G   Em7     A7        D   G      D
Flowers for ladies of fashion to wear.

D7       G   Em7    Gm           Gm7        D   F#m7   B7
She made artificial flowers, you know those artificial flowers,

G     Gm    Em7  A7         D
Fash..ioned from Annie's despair.
#3. With paper and shears, with some wire and wax, She made up each tulip and mum. As snowflakes drifted into her tenement room, Her baby little fingers grew numb. CHORUS: From makin' artificial flowers, those artificial flowers Flowers for ladies of high fashion to wear. She made artificial flowers, artificial flowers Made from Annie's despair. #4. They found little Annie all covered in ice, Still clutchin' her poor frozen shears. Amidst all the blossoms she had fashioned by hand, And watered with all her young tears. #5. There must be a heaven where little Annie can play In heavenly gardens and bowers. And instead of a halo she'll wear round her head, A garland of genuine flowers. CHORUS: No more artificial flowers; Throw away those artificial flowers, Flowers for ladies of society to wear. Throw away those artificial flowers, Those dumb-dumb flowers, Fashioned from Annie's, fashioned from Annie's Despair. A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.