Dead Flowers chords

Townes Van Zandt

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Intro: Dsus2 D  A  G  D   
  
D                       A              G                 D  
Well when you're sittin there, in your silk apholstered chair  
D              A                  G       D  
Talkin to some rich folk that you know  
D                        A          G          D  
Well I hope you wont see me, in my ragged company  
D                       A        G     D  
cause you know I could never be alone  
  
Pre-chorus:  
         A                          D  
Take me down little Suzie, take me down  
  A                                           D  
I know you think you're the queen of the underground  
   
        G                              D    Dsus4 D Dsus2  
You can send me dead flowers every morning  
G                           D Dsus4 D Dsus2  
Send me dead flowers by the mail  
G                          D Dsus4 D Dsus2  
Send me dead flowers at my wedding  
      G                  A              D  
And I wont forget to put roses on your grave  
  
Verse II: (same chords as above)  
D                       A                 G        D  
Well when you're sittin back in your rose pink cadillac  
D             A              G      D  
Makin bets on Kentucky Derby day  
D                           A           G            D  
Well I'll be in my basement room with a needle and a spoon  
    D                A            G      D  
And another girl can take my pain away  
  
Pre-chorus:  
        A                           D  
Take me down little Suzie, take me down  
  A                                           D  
I know you think you're the queen of the underground  
 
            G                              D  Dsus4 D Dsus2  
And you can send me dead flowers every morning  
G                           D  Dsus4 D Dsus2  
Send me dead flowers by the mail  
G                           D  Dsus4 D Dsus2  
Send me dead flowers to my wedding  
                         A             G     D 
And I wont forget to put roses on your grave  
  
Solo  
  
        A                           D  
Take me down little Suzie, take me down  
  A                                            D  
I know you think you're the queen of the underground  
             G                          D  
And you can send me dead flowers every morning  
G                                D  
send me dead flowers by the U.S. mail  
G                               D  
Say it with dead flowers at my wedding  
      G                  A              D  
And I wont forget to put roses on your grave