Supermarket Flowers Live chords by Ed Sheeran

Chords with lyrics

Submitted by Erlend

This version was played live on The One show: https://youtu.be/vFSyaa48cF4

This picking pattern is 6-3-2-3 throughout the whole song. When the D MajorD and A minorAm chord is played the picking is 4-
3-2-3. The timings should come along easy when listening to the song.

Chords relating to capo and how Ed plays them:
G- 3 Bm- - C- - Em- 0 D- - Am- -
  2   2   3   2   -   -
  0   0   2   2   0   2
  0   2   0   0   2   2
  3   3   1   3   3   1
  3   3   0   3   3   -

Intro:
G+G B minorBm C majorC
G+G B minorBm C majorC

Verse 1:
       G+G      B minorBm        C majorC
I took the supermarket flowers from the windowsill
     G+G    B minorBm       C majorC
Threw the day old tea from the cup
E minorEm      D MajorD      C majorC      G+G
Packed up the photo album Matthew had made
  C majorC     D MajorD           G+G
Memories of a life that's been loved
     G+G       B minorBm        C majorC
Took the get well soon cards and stuffed animals
      G+G      B minorBm      C majorC
Poured the old ginger beer down the sink
E minorEm     D MajorD         C majorC          G+G
Dad always told me don't you cry when you're down
         C majorC     D MajorD        G+G
But mum there's a tear every time that I blink

Pre-Chorus 1:
A minorAm      C majorC       G+G     D MajorD
  Oh I’m in pieces it’s tearing me up but I know
A minorAm        C majorC      G+G           D MajorD
  A augmentedA heart that’s broke is a heart that’s been loved

Chorus 1:
       G+G     B minorBm  C majorC
So I’ll sing Hallelujah
      D MajorD      G+G        B minorBm  C majorC
You were an angel in the shape of my mum
      D MajorD
When I fell down you’d be there
E minorEm      C majorC       G+G      D MajorD
Holding me up, spread your wings as you go
     E minorEm        C majorC      G+G     D MajorD
And when God takes you back, he’ll say Hallelujah, you’re home
G+G B minorBm C majorC  D MajorD
G+G B minorBm C majorC

Verse 2:
         G+G        B minorBm           C majorC
I fluffed the pillows, made the beds, stacked the chairs up
      G+G      B minorBm       C majorC
Folded your nightgowns neatly in a case
D MajorD E minorEm        D MajorD         C majorC        G+G
   John said he’d drive then put his hand on my cheek
      C majorC       D MajorD     G+G
And wiped a tear from the side of my face

Pre-Chorus 2:
A minorAm         C majorC     G+G       D MajorD
  And I hope that I see the world as you did cause I know
A minorAm       C majorC      G+G          D MajorD
  A augmentedA life with love is a life that’s been lived

Chorus 2:
       G+G     B minorBm  C majorC
So I’ll sing Hallelujah
      D MajorD      G+G        B minorBm  C majorC
You were an angel in the shape of my mum
      D MajorD
When I fell down you’d be there
E minorEm      C majorC       G+G      D MajorD
Holding me up, spread your wings as you go
     E minorEm        C majorC      G+G     D MajorD
And when God takes you back, he’ll say Hallelujah, you’re home

Chorus 3:
G+G     B minorBm  C majorC
Hallelujah
             G+G        B minorBm  C majorC
You were an angel in the shape of my mum
             E minorEm      C majorC       G+G       D MajorD
You got to see the person I have become, spread your wings and I know that when
 E minorEm        C majorC     G+G     D MajorD      G+G

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