Dead Flowers Townes Van Zandt

Dead Flowers

Townes Van Zandt

Patrick

620
0:00 3:13
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: C
Capo:
No capo
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| C | G |

[Verse 1]
F C    C                        G
   And when you're sitting there
            F
In your silk upholstered chair
C                     G                  F
 Talking to some rich folks that you know
C                             G
 Well, I hope you don't see me
         F          C
In my ragged company
                      G             F
But you know, I could never be alone

[Chorus]
C                G
 So take me down, little Susie,
            C
take me down
G                                                   C
I know you think you're the queen of the underground
            F                              C
And you can send me dead flowers every morning
            F                                C
You can send me dead flowers through the maid
             F                        C
You can send me dead flowers to my wedding
                             G               F C
And I won't forget to put roses on your grave

[Solo]
| C | G | F | C |
| - | G | F | C |
| - | G | F | C |
| - | G | F |

[Verse 2]
C     C                       G
 Ooh. when you're sitting back
            F             C
In your rose pink Cadillac
                  G               F
Making bets on Kentucky Derby days
C                                 G
 Well, I'll be in my basement room
          F              C
With a needle and a spoon
                    G                F
And another girl to take my pain away

[Chorus]
C                G
 So take me down, little Susie,
            C
take me down
G                                                   C
I know you think you're the queen of the underground
            F                              C
And you can send me dead flowers every morning
             F                               C
You can send me dead flowers through the maid
             F                        C
You can send me dead flowers to my wedding
                             G               F
And I won't forget to put roses on your grave

[Outro]
C
 No,
       C                 G               F C
I won't forget to put roses on your grave

Bars

[Intro]
| C | G |

[Verse 1]
        | F | C |
| C | G | F | C |
| - | G | F | C |
| - | G | F | C |
| - | G | F |

And when you're sitting there
In your silk upholstered chair
Talking to some rich folks that you know
Well, I hope you don't see me
In my ragged company
But you know, I could never be alone

[Chorus]
            | C |
| G | - | C | - |
| G | - | C | - |
| F | - | C | - |
| F | - | C | - |
| F | - | C | - |
| - | G | F | C |

So take me down, little Susie,
take me down
I know you think you're the queen of the underground
And you can send me dead flowers every morning
You can send me dead flowers through the maid
You can send me dead flowers to my wedding
And I won't forget to put roses on your grave

[Solo]
| C | G | F | C |
| - | G | F | C |
| - | G | F | C |
| - | G | F |

[Verse 2]
            | C |
| C | G | F | C |
| - | G | F | C |
| - | G | F | C |
| - | G | F |

Ooh. when you're sitting back
In your rose pink Cadillac
Making bets on Kentucky Derby days
Well, I'll be in my basement room
With a needle and a spoon
And another girl to take my pain away

[Chorus]
            | C |
| G | - | C | - |
| G | - | C | - |
| F | - | C | - |
| F | - | C | - |
| F | - | C | - |
| - | G | F |

So take me down, little Susie,
take me down
I know you think you're the queen of the underground
And you can send me dead flowers every morning
You can send me dead flowers through the maid
You can send me dead flowers to my wedding
And I won't forget to put roses on your grave

[Outro]
            | C |
| C | G | F | C |

No,
I won't forget to put roses on your grave

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