Nothing But Flowers Chords Guitar Tab

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from: Christian Korbanka, Cologne, Germany
e-mail: Christian_Korbanka@msn.com
lyrics and chords of: (Nothing But) Flowers by The Talking Heads
I am not quite happy with the chords. So, if you know better:
Suggestions and corrections are always welcome!
date: 95/10/15
C            Em
Here we stand like an Adam and an Eve
Dm           G
Waterfalls, the Garden of Eden
C               Em
Two fools in love so beautiful and strong
Dm                    G
The birds in the trees are smiling upon them
B                      Em                B        Em
From the age of the dinosaurs cars have run on gasoline
C        Em                   C          Dm
Where, where have they gone? Now, it's nothing but flowers
C                   G                  F           C
There was a factory, now there are mountains and rivers
G            F
You got it, you got it
C                       G                 F            C
We caught a rattlesnake, now we've got something for dinner
G            F
You got it, you got it
D                         A                G            D
There was a shopping mall, now it's all covered with flowers
A            G
You got it, you got it
D                   A          G        D
If this is paradise, I wish I had a lawnmower
A            G
You got it, you got it
C         Em
Years ago I was an angry young man
Dm         G
I'd pretend that I was a billboard
C            Em
Standing tall by the side of the road
Dm              G
I fell in love with a beautiful highway
B                Em                    B               Em
This used to be real estate, now it's only fields and trees
C       Em                 C          Dm
Where, where is the town? Now, it's nothing but flowers
Dm                A            Dm             A
The highways and cars were sacrificed for agriculture
Fm                             C   Fm                   G
I thought that we'd start all over, but I guess I was wrong
C                      G                    F       C
Once there were parking lots, now it's a peaceful oasis
G            F
You got it, you got it
C                    G               F             C
This was a Pizza Hut, now it's all covered with daisies
G            F
You got it, you got it
D                         A              G    D
I miss the Honky Tonks, Dairy Queens and 7-Elevens
A            G
You got it, you got it
D                           A      G           D
And as things fell apart, nobody payed much attention
A            G
You got it, you got it
D                         A               G              D
I dream of cherry pies, candy bars and chocolate chip cookies
A            G
You got it, you got it
D                      A           G              D
We used to microwave, now we just eat nuts and berries
A            G
You got it, you got it
D                           A               G         D
This was a discount store, now it's turned into a cornfield
A            G
You got it, you got it
D                             A            G              D
Don't leave me stranded here, I can't get used to this lifestyle
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


Ulti` Average	#1 by Ulti` 89 at Oct 3, 2007 at 4:00 AM EST
	I always took this a little bit tongue-in-cheek. I can't find anything that David Byrne says about it, so maybe I am wrong.

Ryan Average	#2 by Ryan Jones at Oct 6, 2007 at 1:33 AM EST
	it reminds me of a mr natural comic i saw many years ago. mr natural sits down and meditates in the desert. as he meditates they build shopping malls, denny's, a suburb around him and he is oblivious. then, i think, he starts "ooommmmmmmmm . . . " and all the development is blown away. then he stands up and says, "good session." no, i don't think the song is about that comic - it just reminds me of it when i hear it.

Aaron Wanna Be	#3 by Aaron Frederick at Oct 7, 2007 at 3:51 PM EST
	Personally, I think this song is about a universe "slider" who gets caught in this one universe where everyone is more environmentally intelligent. Too environmentally intelligent. And this "slider" is walking around the area that was once a city, remembering the old universe, and missing it's convienences. ("Pizza Hut", "7-Elevens", etc.) Other than that, it could be devolution, and this guy is the only one who misses the old days of modren times.

justin Average	#4 by justin tompkins at Oct 8, 2007 at 12:17 AM EST
	I'm pretty sure he's being sarcastic. I think it's about the environment but more specifically about urban sprawl. People move to the countryside to get away from the bustle of the cities, but then they miss all their old conveniences and want the city life back. So all the chains spread out into the suburbs and the countryside and you get all these Pizza Huts and convenience stores...something people were moving away from in the first place. Brilliant song.

Kyle Average	#5 by Kyle at Oct 9, 2007 at 12:58 PM EST
	Hard to tell if he is sarcastic or not. But if it's not sarcastic, I completely agree with DevastatorJr.'s take on it. We all dream and think how we are destroying the world and ruining it all, I believe the same exact thing, but the truth of the matter is, if one day everyone collectively decided to get rid of all the things so common in our times now, we'd be completely lost. No quick meals to make, no cars to get places quicker, no videogames or television to pass the time. No ice cream. No things we've grown up recognizing and appreciating. But maybe, if it's somewhat tongue-in-cheek, it's telling us, we should start recognizing and appreciating the non-synthetic things in this world, and start realizing that what we have is just a bunch of things to pass the time quicker and keep us from realizing the beauty in the natural world.

Allen Average	#6 by Allen Stone at Oct 10, 2007 at 2:36 PM EST
	I think this song is about the way some of us tend to idealize "nature", or primitivistic, edenic fantasies, when the truth is, if we were all of a sudden transported to a place like that, we'd have no idea what to do with ourselves. I love the part about the highway.

SLUT Badass	#7 by SLUT at Oct 10, 2007 at 3:49 PM EST
	It's irony, people. Sweet irony. As a veteran of numerous TK and David Bryne (post-TK) concerts, I can tell you that this song anything but anti-environmentalism. It's about the post-modern disconnection between nature and ourselves. Oil and guns makes killing convenient. Just go watch the video and you'll see. The last time I saw Flowers played live was fall of '04. Bryne sounded as great as ever.

Travis Wanna Be	#8 by Travis Alford at Oct 13, 2007 at 10:29 PM EST
	This song is about de-evolution

No Picture cody Average	#9 by cody champion at Oct 15, 2007 at 1:31 AM EST
	He's in some sort of future where humans live simply and in harmony with the environment, and he misses the old convieniences. Whiner. laughs I still love this song.

Zach Rhythm Player	#10 by Zach at Oct 16, 2007 at 1:06 PM EST
	I always thought the greatness of this song was that it reversed time. People have a tendency to long for the past, and that is just what happens in this song. It's just that time was reversed, but in the singer's experience the "green fields" are new to him and the "Diary Queens and 7-Elevens" are part of his memory. That is so original and cool.

Mat Average	#11 by Mat Hancock at Oct 16, 2007 at 8:13 PM EST
	Reverse psycology? hes trying to get us to understand how important nature is perhaps.

Jarrett Lead Player	#12 by Jarrett Sandlin at Oct 20, 2007 at 8:27 PM EST
	I like the contrast with songs like "Big Yellow Taxi", which complains that they paved paradise and put up a parking lot. Here we have someone in the opposite position. Where'd my parking lot go? Maybe civilization isn't all bad.