Avett Brothers Famous Flower of Manhattan Chords

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_ _ _ _ And I _ found a flower in a field, a field of cars and people, rolls of concrete, paint and steel.
_ [D] _ Manhattan _ _
[F#] _ is where it [A] grew. _
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And I thought to cut it from its stem and take it from the cracks between the bricks
that it lay in [D] and save it [F#] _ from _ city [A] _ strife, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] away _ _ [F#] from _ the city _ [A]
life. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Then _ _ someone, they whispered in my ear, _ a country girl can't be made out of anybody here.
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Don't touch it, _ _ it [F#] loves you [A] not. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Don't touch it, [F#] _ it loves you [A] not. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ Cause blue _ birds don't fly without their wings.
And when we put them in a cage, the world can't hear them sing.
[D] So _ selfish _ _ when greed [A] sets in. _ _ _
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Possession, [Bm] _ _ the king [A] of sin. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And _ people don't ever let you down, _ forever find a way to kill whatever life they found.
[D] A [F#m] heartbeat, _ _ and I want [A] it too. _ _
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Manhattan _ _ _ _ is where [A] she grew. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ So I left, and I let the flower be.
_ And yesterday I saw the flower on cable TV.
Much [D] _ prettier _ _ than _ here [A] with me. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] For _ all of the world [F#] to [A] see. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Much _ prettier _
[F#] _ than here [A] with me.
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