Old Dominion – Water My Flowers (Guitar)

Capo 5
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As recorded by Old Dominion (2025 release) [Intro] Am G Am G [Verse 1]
Am                         G
Soul as empty as a whiskey glass

Am                       G
Bed as cold as it can be

Am                         G
I been waking up alone too long

Am                             G
Lonely ain't got nothin' on me

Am                             G
Heart as hollow as an old dead hickory

    Am                       G
The ramblin' man in me is dyin'

Am
Still ain't found the one to settle me down

                    Dm      Am
But it ain't from a lack of trying

       C            Dm      Am     F
No, it ain't from a lack of trying
[Chorus]
                  C              Dm
'Cause every night I close my eyes

                       Am            F
And pray for something I can hold on to

            C                     Dm
Where she at, and what do I gotta do

         Am                      G
Tell me, who's gonna water my flowers

Am                      G
Who's gonna cry my name

          Am
When they lay me down in the cold hard ground

      C       G      Dm
And I meet my higher power

F           G        Am        G Am    G
Who's gonna water my flowers
[Verse 2]
Am                               G
Sand is slipping through the hourglass

          Am
There's a number on my nights and days

G        Am
I need a brown-eyed baby

Am
Come around and save me

         C        G       Am
'Cause I can't go on this way

      C           G        Am  F
No, I ain't going out this way
[Chorus]
           C              Dm
Every night I close my eyes

                       Am            F
And pray for something I can hold on to

            C                     Dm
Where she at, and what do I gotta do

         Am                      G
Tell me, who's gonna water my flowers

Am                      G
Who's gonna cry my name

          Am
When they lay me down in the cold hard ground

      C       G      Dm
And I meet my higher power

F           G        Dm
Who's gonna water my flowers
[Bridge]
      Am
Is it too much to ask

        Dm
For something that will last

      E
Yeah, long after I'm gone

E
And I've sang the last of my songs

Am                           F
Who's gonna water my flowers
[Chorus]
           C
Every night I close my eyes

                       Am            F
And pray for something I can hold on to

            C                     Dm
Where she at, and what do I gotta do

         Am                      G
Tell me, who's gonna water my flowers

Am                      G
Who's gonna cry my name

          Am
When they lay me down in the cold hard ground

        C     G     Dm
And I'm in my final hour

F           G        Am
Who's gonna water my flowers
[Chorus] Am G Am G Am