Flowers On The Grave chords by The Maine

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: E

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
A5 G#5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5

Verse 1:
A5                            G#5
Feel the moment all around you
F#5                             G#5
And the quiet that surrounds you
A5
The time you have is sacred
A5
Don't wait around and waste it
B5
They can't take that away from you
A5                      G#5
Everything is temporary
F#5                           G#5
Even the sorrow that you carry
A5
So tell me are you okay?
A5
You say you are okay
B5
I'm okay now I'm with you

Chorus:
                 A
'Cause you don't plan life, you live it
          G#m
You don't take love, you give it
          F#m
You can't change what is written
        E
So when fate cries, you listen
    F#5
And flowers on the grave
       A5
Of the child that I used to be
A5 G#5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5

Verse 2:
A5                            G#5
It was summer when you told me
F#5                               G#5
That you loved me by the oak creek
   A5
My ears had never heard that
A5
Tongue forgot the words and
B5
Feet forgot the Earth, it's true

Chorus:
                 A
'Cause you don't plan life, you live it
          G#m
You don't take love, you give it
          F#m
You can't change what is written
        E
So when fate cries, you listen
    F#5
And flowers on the grave
       A5
Of the child that I used to be
A5 G#5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5

Chorus:
          B
You don't plan life, you live it
          A
You don't take love, you give it
          F#m
You can't change what is written
          E
Yeah, and karma is calling over and over
          B
You don't plan life, you live it
          A
You don't take love, you give it
          F#m
You can't change what is written
        E
So when fate cries, you listen
    F#5
And flowers on the grave
       A5
Of the child that I used to be

Instrumental:
A5 G#5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5
A5 G#5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5

A5 B5
F#5 A5 F#m

A5

Bridge:
A5                       F#5
Everything is temporary (Everything is temporary)
E5                       G#5
Everything is temporary (Everything is temporary)
A5                       F#5
Everything is temporary (Everything is temporary)
E5                       G#5
Everything is temporary (Everything is temporary)
A5                       F#5
Everything is temporary (Everything is temporary)
E5                       G#5
Everything is temporary (Everything is temporary)

Instrumental:
A5 F#5
A5 F#5
A5 F#5
A5 F#5

F#m

A5 F#5 E5 A5
A5 F#5 E5 A5
A5 F#5 E5 A5
A5 F#5 E5 A5

Refrain:
A5              F#5
Flowers on the grave
       E5           A5
Of the child that I used to be
A5              F#5
Flowers on the grave
       E5           A5
Of the child that I used to be
A5              F#5
Flowers on the grave
       E5           A5
Of the child that I used to be
A5              F#5
Flowers on the grave
       E5           A5
Of the child that I used to be

Outro:
A            F#m               E
I was on the verge of breaking down
               B
Then you came around
A            F#m               E
I was on the verge of breaking down
               B
Then you came around
A            F#m               E
I was on the verge of breaking down
               B
Then you came around
A            F#m               E
I was on the verge of breaking down
               B
Then you came around
A            F#m               E
I was on the verge of breaking down
               B
Then you came around
A            F#m               E
I was on the verge of breaking down
               B
Then you came around
A            F#m               E
I was on the verge of breaking down
               B
Then you came around
A            F#m               E
I was on the verge of breaking down
               B
Then you came around