Talking Heads – Nothing But Flowers (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro Riff]
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[Instrumental Introduction] C Em F x4 [Verse 1]
C               Em
  Here we stand   like an Adam and an Eve

Dm            G
  Waterfalls,   the Garden of Eden

C                   Em
  Two fools in love   so beautiful and strong

Dm                       G
  The birds in the trees   are smiling upon them

B                     Em                  B          Em
  From the age of the dinosaurs cars have run on gasoline

   C     Em                    F       G
Where, where have they gone? Now, it's nothing but flowers
[Chorus 1]
C                     G               F             C
  There was a factory,  now there are mountains and rivers

G             F
  You got it,   you got it

C                          G               F             C
  We caught a rattlesnake,   now we've got something for dinner

G             F
  You got it,   you got it

D                            A              G            D
  There was a shopping mall,   now it's all covered with flowers

A             G
  You got it,   you got it

D                      A          G        D
  If this is paradise,   I wish I had a lawnmower

A             G
  You got it,   you got it
[Link] C Em F x2 [Verse 2]
C           Em
  Years ago   I was an angry young man

Dm            G
  I'd pretend   that I was a billboard

C               Em
  Standing tall   by the side of the road

Dm               G
  I fell in love   with the beautiful highway

B                 Em                    B               Em
  This used to be real estate, now it's only fields and trees

  C     Em                 F        G
Where, where is the town? Now, it's nothing but flowers
[Bridge 1]
Dm                   A       Dm             A
  The highways and cars were sacrificed for agriculture

Fm                          C      Fm                   G
  I thought that we'd start o-over,   but I guess I was wrong
[Chorus 2]
C                               G            F         C
  Once there were parking lots,   now it's a peaceful oasis

G             F
  You got it,   you got it

C                       G              F            C
  This was a Pizza Hut,   now it's all covered with daisies

G             F
  You got it,   you got it

D                         A                G   D
  I miss the Honky Tonks, Dairy Queens and 7-Elevens

A             G
  You got it,   you got it

D                           A          G         D
  And as things fell apart,   nobody payed much attention

A             G
  You got it,   you got it
[Instrumental]
D     A  A/G 
(x 18 bars)
[Chorus 3]
D                         A              G              D
  I dream of cherry pies, candy bars and chocolate chip cookies

A             G
  You got it,   you got it

D                       A             G            D
  We used to microwave,   now we just eat nuts and berries

A             G
  You got it,   you got it

D                            A               G      D
  This was a discount store, now it's turned into a cornfield

A             G
  You got it,   you got it

D                               A             G            D
  Don't leave me stranded here,   I can't get used to this lifestyle