Famous Flower Of Manhattan chords by The Avett Brothers
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Intro 1
(G major) (C major) (G major)
Verse 1
(G major) I found a flower in a field
A field of cars and people
Rows of concrete, paint, and steel
Manhattan (C major) is where it grew
(G major)
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Verse 2
And I thought to cut it from its stem
And take it from the cracks
Between bricks that it lay in
(C major) And save it from city strife
(G major)
Verse 3
Away (C major) from the city life
(G major)
Verse 4
Then someone, they whispered in my ear
A county girl can't be made
out of anybody here
Don't (C major) touch it, it loves you not (G major)
Don't (C major) touch it, it loves you not
Interlude 1
(G major) (C major)
(G major)
Verse 5
'Cause (G major) blue birds don't
fly without their wings
Verse 6
And (G major) when we put them in a cage
The world can't hear them sing
So (C major) selfish when greed sets in
(G major)
Verse 7
Pos (C major) session, the king of sin
(G major)
Verse 8
And people don't ever let you down
Forever find a way to kill
whatever love they've found
A (C major) heart beat, and I want it too (G major)
Man (C major) hattan is where she grew
Interlude 2
(G major) (C major)
(G major) (C major) (G major)
Verse 9
So (G major) I left and I let the flower be
Verse 10
And (G major) yesterday,
saw the flower on cable TV
Much (C major) prettier than here with me
(G major)
Verse 11
For (C major) all of the world to see (G major)
Much (C major) prettier than here with me
Famous Flower Of Manhattan
The Avett Brothers
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