Chords for Birds Of Chicago: "American Flowers" (Official video)

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_ I've seen American _ flowers _ all across this [A] land
From the banks of the _ Shenandoah _ along the [E] Rio Grande
Do not fear the winter blowing _ _ in the hearts of men
I've seen American flowers, [F#] _
they [B] will bloom [E] _ again
On _ the south side of Chicago, _ _ a man who's not yet grown
_ [B] _ [A] Went out for a ride, but the car was not [E] his own _
Well he did not see the stop sign or the [F#m] boy on [C#m] his skateboard
[A] And now [B] he's lying broken on [E] the ground, _ _ _ _ _ _ nobody _ around _ _ _
He could have drove away, [G#] _ [A] but he pulled on over to the curb
And he ran [G#m] out where [E] he lay, used his hoodie for a pillow
Said little man you're gonna be [C#m] okay, and he [A] waited [B] for the ambulance [E] to come
_ _ _ I've seen American flowers _ _ all across this [G#] land
[A] From the banks of the _ Shenandoah _ along the [E] Rio Grande
Do not fear the winter blowing _ _ in [G#m] the [C#m] hearts of men
I've [E] seen [C#m] American flowers, [G#m] _ [A] they [B] will bloom [E] _ again _ _ _ _ _
_ Tender was the night down in the _ [G#] _ tenderloin
In [A] an alley off old Farrell Street _ in a [E] neon _ glow
When she finally caught that dragon a mile [C#m] from _ Chinatown
She [A] _
took her [B] wings and eased her [E] body down
_ She _ _ _ gave a little shudder, but no pain, she felt no pain
And [A] she knew that she was back on home in _ [E] Morgantown again
She could smell the lady's slippers and the wild [C#m] thimble weeds
Mama [A] I was just mad, I [B] never meant [E] to leave _ _
_ _ I've seen American flowers _ _ all across this land
[A] From the banks of the Shenandoah _ _ along the Rio [E] Grande
Do not fear the winter blowing _ _ in the [C#m] hearts of men
[E] I've seen American [C#m] _
[B] flowers, [F#m] they [B] will bloom [E] _
again _ _ _ _ _ _
Laying rough in Texas, it's the job for someone younger
[A] And so is catching _ fastballs from your grandson [B]
[E] in the summer
_ _ There you are saying, come on kid, let me feel [C#m] that hummer
[B] With your [A] back and [B] hips and knees _ [E] on fire _ _
_ _ And you're saying, come on grandpa, when you gonna
Let me throw a curve [A] and you're looking back at it
In the sun and you feel your [E] heart is bursting
Let me keep him from himself and those that [C#m] mean to hurt him
_ _ [A] If [B] that be your will, [E] oh lord _ _ _
_ I've seen American _ flowers _ _ all across this [G#m] land
From [A] the banks of the _ Shenandoah _ _ along the [E] Rio Grande
Do not fear the winter _ blowing _ _ in [F#m] the hearts [C#m] of men
[E] I've seen American [C#m] _ [B] flowers, _ [E] they will [G#m] bloom _ [E] again
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_ _ _ _ there off the interstate in northwest _ Ohio
[A] In the amber waves of grain, in the _ [E] assemblies of _ crows
There rose the two twin spires _ beside a [C#m] golden dome
[G#m] The [A] Islamic [B] mosque of greater [E] _ Toledo _ _ _ _ _
I was flying down the highway _ when it caught my eye
I [A] was sipping red cream soda, I was listening to [F#m] [E] Johnny _ Pryde
And I saw that golden dome against the [A] pink and purple [C#m] sky
I was thinking, [A] don't [B] let your _ [E] baby _ die
_ _ _ I've seen American flowers _ _ all across this land
[A] From the banks of the _ Shenandoah _ along the [E] Rio Grande
Do not fear the winter blowing _ _ in the [C#m] hearts of [E] men
I've seen [C#m] American _ flowers, [A] _
[B] they will _ bloom [E] again _ _
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