Among My Swan Tabs:
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- Rhymes Of An Hour
- Roseblood
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Date: Sat, 9 Nov 1996 13:12:23 -0600
From: Arabella Clauson
Subject: CRD: "Flowers in December" by Mazzy Star
SONG: "Flowers in December"
By Mazzy Star
ALBUM: Among My Swan (Capitol Records, 1996)
Written by Hope Sandoval and David Roback
Sand Devil Music/Salley Gardens Publishing (BMI)
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Transcribed by Arabella Clauson (arabella@mail.utexas.edu)
Corrections welcome.
INTRO:
G Em C D x 3
e --2-3-2---------|
B --3-3-3---------| Riff #1
D --2-2-2---------|
e --2-2-3-2-3-2-3-3----|
B --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----| Riff #2
D --2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
Play Riff #1 at the end of every lines 1-3 in verses
G Em C D Riff#1
Before I let you down again
G Em C D Riff#1
I just want to see you in your right
G Em C D Riff#1
I wouldn't have taken everything I loaned you
G Em C D Riff #2
I only thought you could understand
G Em C D
They say every man goes blind in his heart
G Em C D
They say everybody steals somebody's heart away
G Em C D
And I've got nothing more to say about it
G Em C D Riff #2
Nothing more than you and me
CHORUS:
C G D G
Send me a flower of your December
C G D G
Save me your dream of your candy wine
C G D G
I've got just one thing I can't give you
C G D Riff #2
Just one more thing of mine
G Em C D G Em C D G Em C D G Em C D Riff#2 G
G Em C D
They say every man goes blind in his heart
Em C D
They say everybody steals somebody's heart away
G Em C D
And I've been wondering why you let me down
G Em C D
And I've been taking it all for granted
G Em C D G Em C D G Em C D G Em C D Riff#2 Riff#2 G
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Niks Average |
#1 by Niks at May 25, 1977 at 11:22 AM EST |
| this one is beautiful. i like mazzy star's music, but not all of their lyrics say so much. this one does. i think it's about how we tend to take love for granted 'till it's gone. and then we wakr up and wonder why we didn't smell the coffee. plus: they say every man goes blind in his heart and they say everybody steals somebody's heart away that's a great part. strange, but it gives me hope in a way. it's gonna b ok. | |
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Brad Lead Player |
#2 by Brad Vincent at Dec 21, 1981 at 5:08 AM EST |
| continued...but the melody, the guitar, the music is really cool! | |
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Nileppezdel Lead Player |
#3 by Nileppezdel at Jul 30, 1984 at 11:10 AM EST |
| a great song! i heard this song in a movie called "Wicker park". | |
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jga Average |
#4 by jga qup at Apr 1, 1991 at 10:11 PM EST |
| The lyrics make no sense whatsoever. I think she was stoned off her rocker when she wrote it. Let me give you some examples: "i just want to see you in your eyes" duh, everyone knows it's called 'look you in the eye'. where is she from, and why can't she speak English? Her site says she's from California. Ok, so she's a stoner. But what does this mean?: "and i've been wondering why you let me down and i been taking it all for granted" - duh, when you take it all for granted, you should EXPECT folks to let you down. And another thing that bugs me about Mazzy's brilliant lyrics; when you write: "they say" you are supposed to follow up with something that they actually DO say, not just make things up. Who has ever heard anyone say: "every man goes blind in his heart"? Right. Nobody. She made it up, just like she made up: " she made up "everybody steals somebody's heart away" THEY don't say that. Nobody says those sayings. Know why? Cause they are stupid, and they make no sense.(Unless you are really stoned on California reefer, maybe. Or maybe she's been hitting the 'candy wine' too hard. By the way, what the F¤#* is 'candy wine'? I havd heard of candy cigarettes but not candy wine. Do they have candy beer? Candy vodka too? Come on, Mazzy... put down the bong and stop just throwing words together and start writing good songs. | |
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Tim Professional |
#5 by Tim Marchant at Jun 17, 2002 at 11:44 AM EST |
| Falling in love and then...Taking things for granted in the relationship, disappointing the one you love, breaking your promises, and fading away from the one you love. Love this song. | |
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quinn almann ' Wanna Be |
#6 by quinn almann ' jk carson at Oct 12, 2003 at 12:59 AM EST |
| wow. im surprised that a lot of people haven't commented yet on this one..i love the melody of the guitar. its so simple yet beautiful. *sigh* | |
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paddy Average |
#7 by paddy coscoran at Sep 26, 2007 at 10:31 PM EST |
| A) I don't think she was stoned at all when she wrote this-beautiful lyrics aren't always done under the influence of a substance. B) She's very talented. But that's understood. C) The music is heartbreaking, and wonderful. | |
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Aaron Wanna Be |
#8 by Aaron Howe at Sep 27, 2007 at 5:29 PM EST |
| i think the narrator doesn't really love him. she's apologizing. but.. i don't know. hahah. maybe she just wants to use someone and she will steal hearts and hurt you if she wants. | |
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michael Wanna Be |
#9 by michael Dittrich at Sep 29, 2007 at 11:46 PM EST |
| Only 2 comments?! this song is amazing.. the beat reminds me of bob dylan. this song is beautiful* | |
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Jimmy Rhythm Player |
#10 by Jimmy at Oct 14, 2007 at 6:19 PM EST |
| This song has always been my second fav song behind Look on Down. so sweet & melancholy. I used to crank this up & dance around the room with my baby boy when he was like 4 months old. It's embedded into his personality. | |
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Chris Wanna Be |
#11 by Chris H at Oct 17, 2007 at 3:16 AM EST |
| this song has a sweet melencholy to it. it makes me want to cry a little. it remids me of somthing im going through myself. your separated from the one you love and every pormise made has been unpurposly broken and u feel bad for letting that person down | |
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