The Flowers Of Peace chords by Pete Seeger

SimplifiedD · Bm · G · Em

GuitarPianoUkulele

Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
D 
G 
D 
Ooooooooooooooo
Oh, the summer time is coming
G 
D 
And the leaves are sweet returning
G 
But those flowers of peace
Bm 
G 
Em 
G 
It's for them I'm really yearning
D 
G 
D 
Will they bloom, ever bloom?
G 
D 
Will they bloom in the springtime,
G 
Bm 
O you flowers of peace?
Em 
G 
When the world should be in ring time,
D 
G 
D 
Will you bloom, ever bloom?
G 
D 
I built my lava bower
G 
D 
By a crystal flowing river
G 
But the thing her heart desires
Bm 
Em 
G 
Is  a thing I cannot give her
D 
G 
D 
Will they bloom, ever bloom?
G 
D 
Will they bloom in the springtime?
G 
Bm 
Oh, you flowers of peace,
G 
Em 
G 
when the world should be in ring time,
D 
G 
will you bloom, ever bloom?
D 
G 
D 
Oh, Providence, mild, impassive,
G 
D 
When I fell on bended knees,
G 
Bm 
said the lives of your empires
Em 
G 
are no more than swarms of bees
D 
G 
D 
G 
D 
G 
Bm 
G 
Em 
G 
D 
G 
D 
If you and  I would see those flowers,
G 
D 
Get up and rose your neighbor,
G 
Bm 
And when first the seed is planted
G 
Em 
G 
Then it takes long and careful labor
D 
G 
Then they'll bloom, ever bloom
D 
G 
D 
Then you'll bloom in the springtime
G 
Bm 
O you flowers of peace,
Em 
G 
and the world will be in ring time,
D 
G 
then you'll bloom, ever bloom.
D 
G 
D 
If you and I would see those flowers
G 
Grow out until the fertile soil
D 
G 
Bm 
It will take more than prayers
Em 
G 
For it takes heart and sweaty toil
D 
G 
Then you'll bloom, ever bloom
D 
G 
D 
Then you'll bloom in the springtime
G 
Bm 
Oh you flowers of peace
Em 
G 
And the world will be in ring time
D 
G 
D 
than you'll bloom, ever bloom.