The Searchers – Where Have All The Flowers Gone (Bass Tab)

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Written by Pete Seeger; released as a single with "Money" as the B-side, and on the album "Meet The Searchers".
Intro:
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                                 (lead guitar)

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Verse:
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          Where have all      the flowers     gone

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        a long            time    pas    -    sing,

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          Where have all      the flowers     gone

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        a long    time        a - go?

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          Where have all      the flowers     gone?

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  Young girls     picked them,    eve  -  ry  one.

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          When    will    they    e - ver     learn,

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          when    will    they    e           -           ver

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  learn?

Verse:
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          Where have all      the young girls gone

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        a long            time    pas    -    sing,

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        a long    time        a - go?

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          Where have all      the young girls gone?

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  Gone    to  young   men,        eve  -  ry  one.

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          When    will    they    e - ver     learn,

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Verse:
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          Where have all      the young men   gone

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        a long            time    pas    -    sing,

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          Where have all      the young men   gone

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        a long    time        a - go?

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          Where have all      the young men   gone?

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  Gone    to  sol  -  diers,      eve  -  ry  one.

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          Where have all      the soldiers    gone

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        a long            time    pas    -    sing,

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  Gone    to  grave - yards,      eve  -  ry  one.

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          When    will    they    e - ver     learn,

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Verse:
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          Where have all      the graveyards  gone

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        a long            time    pas    -    sing,

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        a long    time        a - go?

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          Where have all      the graveyards  gone?

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  Gone    to      flowers,        eve  -  ry  one.

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          when    will    they    e           -           ver

Outro:
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