Chords for The Arcs performing "Put a Flower in Your Pocket" Live from The Village for KCRW
Tempo:
128.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
F#m
E
C#
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m]
[A]
[F#m]
[A]
[F#m]
[A] [E]
[A] [D] [Cm]
[A] [E]
[F#m] [C#]
[A] [E] You see the street is hot, [F#m] the heat is [D]
escalating.
[A] Every corner [Em] in the town [F#m] there's a day [C#] check [A] waiting.
Put [Bm] a flower in your pocket, you see them boy you drop it.
[A] [E]
[F#m] [A] You see them boy you drop it.
They may [Bm] [F#] pretend [Bm] they like you, but man best friend will bite you just for [A]
fun.
[F#m]
[Bm] You're [B] stickling for your boy, [E] you drop it [F#] little boy.
[F#m]
[C#] I [F#] [C#]
[F#m]
[A] [D#] [F#m]
[C#m] [A]
[E] [F#m]
[A]
[E] had a dream today [F#m]
about a [C#] hustler lost.
[A]
[E] He paid his dues, [F#m] then he [C#] [C#m] paid the [D#] [A] cost.
Wish [E] I knew back then [C#] all [F#m] I [C#] know right now.
[A]
Things would be [E] much different, [F#m] if time [G] had allowed.
[Bm] Put a flower in your pocket, you see them boy you drop it.
[A] You see them [Bm] boy you drop it.
They may pretend they like you, but man [F#m] best [Bm] friend will bite you just [A] for fun.
You're
[F#m]
stickling [B] for your [E] boy, you drop it [F#] little boy.
[C#]
[F#] [C#] [F#]
With time [F#m]
and [E] bills to pay, [D]
gotta [Bm] make it through another [C#] day.
[F#m] Streets can see [E] into your soul, [E]
it [Bm] ain't where you been boy, where you [C#] gonna go.
[B]
Put [Bm] a flower in your pocket, you see them boy you drop it.
[A]
They may
[Bm] pretend they like you, but man best friend will bite you [A] just for fun.
[Bm]
[F#]
[A] [Am] [E]
[A]
[Bm]
[F#] [F#m]
[A] [E]
[A]
[Bm] You're stickling for your boy, [A] you drop it [F#] little boy.
[F#m] [C#] [F#] [C#] [F#m]
[F#]
[A]
[F#m]
[A]
[F#m]
[A] [E]
[A] [D] [Cm]
[A] [E]
[F#m] [C#]
[A] [E] You see the street is hot, [F#m] the heat is [D]
escalating.
[A] Every corner [Em] in the town [F#m] there's a day [C#] check [A] waiting.
Put [Bm] a flower in your pocket, you see them boy you drop it.
[A] [E]
[F#m] [A] You see them boy you drop it.
They may [Bm] [F#] pretend [Bm] they like you, but man best friend will bite you just for [A]
fun.
[F#m]
[Bm] You're [B] stickling for your boy, [E] you drop it [F#] little boy.
[F#m]
[C#] I [F#] [C#]
[F#m]
[A] [D#] [F#m]
[C#m] [A]
[E] [F#m]
[A]
[E] had a dream today [F#m]
about a [C#] hustler lost.
[A]
[E] He paid his dues, [F#m] then he [C#] [C#m] paid the [D#] [A] cost.
Wish [E] I knew back then [C#] all [F#m] I [C#] know right now.
[A]
Things would be [E] much different, [F#m] if time [G] had allowed.
[Bm] Put a flower in your pocket, you see them boy you drop it.
[A] You see them [Bm] boy you drop it.
They may pretend they like you, but man [F#m] best [Bm] friend will bite you just [A] for fun.
You're
[F#m]
stickling [B] for your [E] boy, you drop it [F#] little boy.
[C#]
[F#] [C#] [F#]
With time [F#m]
and [E] bills to pay, [D]
gotta [Bm] make it through another [C#] day.
[F#m] Streets can see [E] into your soul, [E]
it [Bm] ain't where you been boy, where you [C#] gonna go.
[B]
Put [Bm] a flower in your pocket, you see them boy you drop it.
[A]
They may
[Bm] pretend they like you, but man best friend will bite you [A] just for fun.
[Bm]
[F#]
[A] [Am] [E]
[A]
[Bm]
[F#] [F#m]
[A] [E]
[A]
[Bm] You're stickling for your boy, [A] you drop it [F#] little boy.
[F#m] [C#] [F#] [C#] [F#m]
[F#]
Key:
A
F#m
E
C#
Bm
A
F#m
E
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[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] You see the street is hot, [F#m] _ the heat is [D] _
escalating.
[A] _ _ _ Every corner [Em] in the town [F#m] there's a day [C#] check _ [A] waiting.
Put [Bm] a flower in your pocket, you see them boy you drop it.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [A] You see them boy you drop it.
They _ _ _ _ may _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] pretend [Bm] they like you, _ but man best friend will bite you just for [A] _ _
fun.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] You're [B] stickling for your boy, [E] you drop it [F#] little boy.
[F#m] _
_ [C#] I _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] had a dream today [F#m] _ _
about a [C#] hustler lost.
[A] _ _ _
[E] He paid his dues, [F#m] then he _ [C#] [C#m] paid the _ [D#] _ [A] cost.
Wish [E] I knew back then [C#] _ all [F#m] I [C#] know right _ now.
[A] _ _
Things would be [E] much different, _ [F#m] if time _ [G] had allowed.
[Bm] Put a flower in your pocket, you see them boy you drop it.
[A] You _ _ see _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ them [Bm] boy you drop it.
They may pretend they like you, but man [F#m] best [Bm] friend will bite you just [A] for _ fun.
You're _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
stickling [B] _ for your [E] boy, you drop it [F#] little boy.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
With time _ [F#m] _ _ _
and [E] bills to pay, _ _ [D]
gotta [Bm] make it through _ _ _ another [C#] _ day. _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ Streets can see _ _ _ [E] into your _ soul, _ [E]
it [Bm] ain't where you been boy, where you [C#] gonna _ go.
_ [B] _
Put [Bm] a flower in your pocket, you see them boy you drop it.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ They may _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ pretend they like you, but man best friend will bite you [A] just for fun. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] You're stickling for your boy, [A] you drop it [F#] little boy.
[F#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] You see the street is hot, [F#m] _ the heat is [D] _
escalating.
[A] _ _ _ Every corner [Em] in the town [F#m] there's a day [C#] check _ [A] waiting.
Put [Bm] a flower in your pocket, you see them boy you drop it.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [A] You see them boy you drop it.
They _ _ _ _ may _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] pretend [Bm] they like you, _ but man best friend will bite you just for [A] _ _
fun.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] You're [B] stickling for your boy, [E] you drop it [F#] little boy.
[F#m] _
_ [C#] I _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] had a dream today [F#m] _ _
about a [C#] hustler lost.
[A] _ _ _
[E] He paid his dues, [F#m] then he _ [C#] [C#m] paid the _ [D#] _ [A] cost.
Wish [E] I knew back then [C#] _ all [F#m] I [C#] know right _ now.
[A] _ _
Things would be [E] much different, _ [F#m] if time _ [G] had allowed.
[Bm] Put a flower in your pocket, you see them boy you drop it.
[A] You _ _ see _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ them [Bm] boy you drop it.
They may pretend they like you, but man [F#m] best [Bm] friend will bite you just [A] for _ fun.
You're _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
stickling [B] _ for your [E] boy, you drop it [F#] little boy.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
With time _ [F#m] _ _ _
and [E] bills to pay, _ _ [D]
gotta [Bm] make it through _ _ _ another [C#] _ day. _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ Streets can see _ _ _ [E] into your _ soul, _ [E]
it [Bm] ain't where you been boy, where you [C#] gonna _ go.
_ [B] _
Put [Bm] a flower in your pocket, you see them boy you drop it.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ They may _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ pretend they like you, but man best friend will bite you [A] just for fun. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] You're stickling for your boy, [A] you drop it [F#] little boy.
[F#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _