Guster – Nothing But Flowers (Guitar)

Capo 3
Key
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Versions (2)

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Chords

Great cover of a classic song by The Talking Heads, on Guster on Ice. Hope you all enjoy. Intro: G - G - D - C (repeat)
G			Bm
Here we stand like an Adam and an Eve

Am		  D
A waterfall, the garden of Eden.

G			   Bm
Two fools in love, so beautiful and strong,

Am				D
The birds in the trees are smiling upon them.

F#				F#sus4
From the age of the dinosaurs

                 F#		   F#sus4
Cars have run on gasoline,

G	    Bm
Where, where have they gone?

Am		D
Now, it's nothing but flowers.
Chorus:
G
There was a factory,

D			C		       G
Now there are mountains and rivers!

D		C
(You got it, you got it)

G
We caught a rattlesnake,

D			C		     G
Now we've got something for dinner

D		C
(You got it, you got it)

A
This was a shopping mall,

E		 D		     A
Now it's all covered with flowers

E		  D
(You got it, you got it)

A
If this is paradise,

E	    D   	     A
I wish I had a lawn mower!

E		D
(You got it, you got it)
Interlude: G - G - D - C (repeat)
G		Bm
Years ago I was an angry young man,

Am		 D
I'd pretend that I was a billboard:

G		    Bm
Standing tall by the side of the road,

Am		  D
I fell in love with a beautiful highway.

F#			F#sus4
This used to be real estate,

	     F#		    F#sus4
Now it's only fields and trees.

G	    Bm			
Where, where is the town?

Am	      D
Now, it's nothing but flowers.

Am			     E
The highways and cars

Am			      E
Were sacrificed for agriculture.

Cm			             G
I thought that we'd start over

	C		   D
But I guess I was wrong.
Chorus:
G
Once there were parking lots

D		C		G
Now it's a peaceful oasis

D		C
(You got it, you got it)

G
This was a Pizza Hut

D	     C			 G
Now it's covered with daisies

D		  C
(You got it, you got it)

A
I miss the honky tonks,

E			      D   A
Dairy Queens, and 7-Elevens.

E		 D
(You got it, you got it)

A
And as things fell apart,

E	     D 		 A
Nobody paid much attention.

E		D
(You got it, you got it)
Interlude: A - A - A - E - D (repeat)
A
I dream of cherry pies,

E			 D			A
Candy bars and chocolate chip cookies

E		 D
(You got it, you got it)

A
We used to microwave

E		   D			A
Now we just eat nuts and berries

E		  D
(You got it, you got it)

A
This was a discount store

E			D	 A
Now it's turned into a cornfield

E		D
(You got it, you got it)

A
Don't leave me stranded here,

E		D		  A
I can't get used to this lifestyle.