Give Him A Flower Chords by Arthur Brown

Tempo:
128.55 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Am

D

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Arthur Brown ♪ Give him a flower (1967) chords
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[G] [C]
[D] [G]
[C]
[Am] [G] [Cm]
[Am] [G] You're lying in your bath one [C] day and looking at [Am] your toes,
[G] And sixty policemen bursting [C] through the door.
[Am] [G] Don't you know it's an offence to strike a public [Am] pose,
Cos [G] even bathrooms ain't not private [C] anymore.
[G] Give him a flop, Cos we're all here looking at you, ain't we?
Give him a [C] flop, Give him a [Gm] flop,
[C] [G]
Give [C] him a flop.
[D]
[G] [C]
[Am] [D]
[G] If you're lying with your girlfriend [C] on the sunny [Am] esplanade,
[G] And an eight stone bully kicks [C] sand in your face,
[G] And pours all your suntan lotion [C] into your lemonade,
[Gm] And takes your girl and also [C] takes your [Am] place,
[G] Don't eat him [C] with a bowl, [G] What should I do?
Give [C] him a flop, Give [G] him a flop,
[C] [G]
Give [C] him a flop.
[D]
[G] [Cm]
When [G] you're driving on the M1 in [C] your [Am] 1924, [G] Without tax or MOT or [Cm] any brakes,
[G] And you're banned from driving late and [C] you're reversing [A] to a truck,
[Gm] And the driver is the same eight [C] stone bully who kicks [Am] sand in your face [G] in the last [C] verse,
[G]
Give him [C] a flop, Give him [G] a flop,
Give him [C] a flop, Give him [D] a flop.
[G] Dolphins, [C] lilies, snowdrops, deadly [G] nightshade,
Violets, watercress, tulips, love [Cm] in a mist,
[Am] Nettles, [G] fuchsias, micamostasies, [C] dahlias, bluebells,
[Am] Masubian [G] flytraps, houseleps, dandelions, [C] forget-me-nots,
[Am] Poison [G] ivy [C] petals,
[G]
[C] Give him a flop, Give him [G] a flop,
Give him a [C] flop, Give him a [D] flop.
[G] [Cm]
[A] [Cm]
[C] [A]
[D]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
D
1321
Cm
13421113
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
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To learn Arthur Brown - (Mono) Give Him A Flower chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C, Am, G, C, D, G, C and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 64 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 129. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Am] _ [G] You're lying in your bath one [C] day and looking at [Am] your toes,
[G] And sixty policemen bursting [C] through the door.
[Am] _ [G] Don't you know it's an offence to strike a public [Am] pose,
Cos [G] even bathrooms ain't not private [C] anymore.
_ [G] Give him a flop, Cos we're all here looking at you, ain't we?
Give him a [C] flop, _ _ _ _ Give him a [Gm] flop,
_ [C] _ [G] _ _
Give [C] him a flop. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] If you're lying with your girlfriend [C] on the sunny [Am] esplanade,
[G] And an eight stone bully kicks [C] sand in your face,
_ [G] And pours all your suntan lotion [C] into your lemonade,
[Gm] And takes your girl and also [C] takes your [Am] place,
[G] Don't eat him [C] with a bowl, [G] What should I do?
Give [C] him a flop, _ _ _ _ Give [G] him a flop,
[C] _ _ [G] _ _
Give [C] him a flop. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
When [G] you're driving on the M1 in [C] your [Am] 1924, [G] Without tax or MOT or [Cm] any brakes,
_ [G] And you're banned from driving late and [C] you're reversing [A] to a truck,
[Gm] And the driver is the same eight [C] stone bully who kicks [Am] sand in your face [G] in the last [C] verse,
_ [G] _ _
Give him [C] a flop, _ _ _ Give him [G] a flop, _ _ _ _
Give him [C] a flop, _ _ _ _ Give him [D] a flop. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Dolphins, [C] lilies, snowdrops, deadly [G] nightshade,
Violets, watercress, tulips, love [Cm] in a mist, _
[Am] Nettles, [G] fuchsias, micamostasies, [C] dahlias, bluebells,
[Am] Masubian [G] flytraps, houseleps, dandelions, [C] forget-me-nots,
[Am] Poison [G] ivy [C] petals,
_ [G] _ _
[C] Give him a flop, _ _ _ _ Give him [G] a flop, _ _ _
Give him a [C] flop, _ _ _ Give him a [D] flop. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _

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