Jerry Reed – Smell The Flowers (Guitar)

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[Intro] E A E A [Verse 1]
       E  A E
Yesterdays

         A A/G#     F#m              E  A E
Oh, how many do you wish you could relive?

          E  A E           A A/G#
Turn the page     and go back

      F#m                B
Oh, I wonder what you'd give?

        C#m            E
Looking back, does it seem

                  F#7
That when you've planned

                  A   A/G#
And when you've dreamed

F#m                                A
    You forgot the most important thing
[Chorus]
  B        E                F#m
Smell the flowers while the roses bloom

          B                        A A B  E
Take the time my friend and sing a happy tune

         G#m                           C#m                A
Oh, how precious every mile, so take a minute, learn to smile

    B                                        A  E
My friend, let's stop a while and smell the flowers

           A  E     E  A  E  A
Smell the flowers
[Verse 2]
                E  A E
Got a troubled mind,    friend

     A       A/G#     F#m                 E  A E
Did you let too much worrying rule your days?

               E  A E
When you look back

        A         A/G#       F#m              B
Do you feel like something precious slipped away?

            C#m              E
Oh, my friend are you the man

             F#7                      A   A/G#
Who let the world slip through your hands?

F#m
   Can you remember

                       A
When you smelled the flowers?
[Chorus]
  B        E                F#m
Smell the flowers while the roses bloom

          B                        A A B  E
Take the time my friend and sing a happy tune

          G#m                              C#m              A
You won't have this day again 'cause every road has got to end

    B                                   A  E
So don't forget my friend to smell the flowers

           A  E     E  A  E  A
Smell the flowers
[Chorus]
  B        E                F#m
Smell the flowers while the roses bloom

          B                        A A B  E
Take the time my friend and sing a happy tune

         G#m                           C#m                A
Oh, how precious every mile, so take a minute, learn to smile

    B                                        A  E
My friend, let's stop a while and smell the flowers

           A  E
Smell the flowers