Key: Eb major
Verse 1
D
G
Em
Asus4
A
Em
A
Em
A child ran through
A
Em
the meadow on a sun drenched summer day
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Em
G
F#m
And kneeled in a field of poppies.
Verse 2
Em
A
A man walked through my ghetto
Em
Asus4
A
on a humid summer day
Em
F#m
Em
And then he stopped to pay and he
D
Em
F#m
dealed in a field of poppies.
Verse 3
Em
F#m
Oh, flower of forgetfulness,
Em
A
just an hour away to the moon
F#m
Em
are reaching for truth
While you're in the stupor
F#m
Em
The door knocks and death
Interlude 1
takes another youth.
Em
Bm
Verse 4
Bm
F#m
Poppies, red poppies...,
Interlude 2
Em
G
Em
D
G
Verse 5
G
F#m
who's laughter rang to the skies
A
F#m
Em
Was a joy to be hold
F#m
Em
Then I looked into his eyes, a look so cold,
F#m
Em
a boy who (rose on (? ? ? sorry))
Interlude 3
D
A
D
Bm
Verse 6
B
Bm
A
Poppies, red poppies, red poppies,
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F#m
red poppies..., red poppies...,
G
Red poppies...., red poppies..., red poppies...,
Bm
G
Bm
G
F#m
red poppies...,
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