Dead Flowers Chords And Strumming, The Rolling Stones

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Did You Know? Dead Flowers was The Rolling Stones' version country inspired music and came out of Keith Richards' friendship with country legend Gram Parsons

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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick

Most Advanced Rhythm:  White Pick 

Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)

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White Pick Level

Dead Flowers Chords And Strumming, The Rolling Stones

Django Chords:  

Django A Chord

Django D Chord

Django G Chord

Strumming:

"1st bar":  |                  D U |


"Driver":   |D    D    D U D U |


Tempo: 130bpm

Key: D


Intro -

|D |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |


Verse 1 -

||D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - - - || x 4


Well (D)when you're sitting (A)there in your (G)silk upholstered (D)chair
(D)Talkin' to some (A)rich folk that you (G)know (D)
Well I (D)hope you won't see
(A)me in my (G)ragged compa(D)ny
Well, (D)you know I could (A)never be a(G)lone (D)


PreChorus -

||A - - - |A - - - |D - - - |D - - - || x 2


Take me (A)down little (A)Susie, take me (D)down (D)
(A)I know you think you're the (A)queen of the under(D)ground (D)


Chorus -

||G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - || x 3 

  |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |


(G) Send me dead (G)flowers every (D)morning (D)

(G) Send me dead (G)flowers by the (D)mail (D)
(G) Send me dead (G)flowers to my (D)wedding (D)
And I (D)won't forget to put (A)roses on your (G)grave (D)


Verse 2 -

||D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - - - || x 4


Well (D)when you're sitting (A)back in your (G)rose pink Cadi(D)llac
(D)Making bets on
(A)Kentucky Derby (G)Day (D)
Ah, I'll be (D)in my basement
(A)room with a (G)needle and a (D)spoon
And a(D)nother girl to
(A)take my pain a(G)way (D)


PreChorus -

||A - - - |A - - - |D - - - |D - - - || x 2


Take me (A)down little (A)Susie, take me (D)down (D)
(A)I know you think you're the (A)queen of the under(D)ground (D)


Chorus -

||G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - || x 3 

  |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |


(G) Send me dead (G)flowers every (D)morning (D)

(G) Send me dead (G)flowers by the (D)mail (D)
(G) Send me dead (G)flowers to my (D)wedding (D)
And I (D)won't forget to put
 (A)roses on your (G)grave (D)


Middle 8 -

||D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - - - || x 4


PreChorus -

||A - - - |A - - - |D - - - |D - - - || x 2


Take me (A)down little (A)Susie, take me (D)down (D)
(A)I know you think you're the (A)queen of the under(D)ground (D)


Chorus -

||G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - || x 3 

  |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |

  |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |(slow down)


(G) Send me dead (G)flowers every (D)morning (D)

(G)Send me dead flowers (G)by the U.S (D)mail (D)
(G)Say it with dead (G)flowers to my (D)wedding (D)
And I (D)won't forget to put (A)roses on your (G)grave (D)

No I (D)won't forget to put (A)roses on your (G)grave (D)

Final Chord Strum: D

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Yellow Pick Level

Dead Flowers Chords And Strumming, The Rolling Stones

Open Chords:  

Open A Chord

Open D Chord

Open G Chord

Strumming:

"1st bar":                 |                  D U |


Verse - "Everyman":   |D    D U    U D U |

PreChorus & Chorus -

"Straight 8s":             |D U D U D U D U |


Tempo: 130bpm

Key: D


Intro -

|D |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |



Verse 1 -

||D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - - - || x 4


Well (D)when you're sitting (A)there in your (G)silk upholstered (D)chair
(D)Talkin' to some
(A)rich folk that you (G)know (D)
Well I (D)hope you won't see (A)me in my (G)ragged compa(D)ny
Well, (D)you know I could (A)never be a(G)lone (D)


PreChorus -

||A - - - |A - - - |D - - - |D - - - || x 2


Take me (A)down little (A)Susie, take me (D)down (D)
(A)I know you think you're the (A)queen of the under(D)ground (D)


Chorus -

||G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - || x 3

  |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |


(G) Send me dead (G)flowers every (D)morning (D)

(G) Send me dead (G)flowers by the (D)mail (D)
(G) Send me dead (G)flowers to my (D)wedding (D)
And I (D)won't forget to put
(A)roses on your (G)grave (D)


Verse 2 -

||D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - - - || x 4



Well (D)when you're sitting (A)back in your (G)rose pink Cadi(D)llac
(D)Making bets on (A)Kentucky Derby (G)Day (D)
Ah, I'll be (D)in my basement (A)room with a (G)needle and a (D)spoon
And a(D)nother girl to
(A)take my pain a(G)way (D)


PreChorus -

||A - - - |A - - - |D - - - |D - - - || x 2


Take me (A)down little (A)Susie, take me (D)down (D)
(A)I know you think you're the (A)queen of the under(D)ground (D)


Chorus -

||G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - || x 3 

  |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |


(G) Send me dead (G)flowers every (D)morning (D)

(G) Send me dead (G)flowers by the (D)mail (D)
(G) Send me dead (G)flowers to my (D)wedding (D)
And I (D)won't forget to put
 (A)roses on your (G)grave (D)


Middle 8 -

||D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - - - || x 4


PreChorus -

||A - - - |A - - - |D - - - |D - - - || x 2


Take me (A)down little (A)Susie, take me (D)down (D)
(A)I know you think you're the (A)queen of the under(D)ground (D)


Chorus -

||G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - || x 3 

  |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |

  |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |(slow down)


(G) Send me dead (G)flowers every (D)morning (D)

(G)Send me dead flowers (G)by the U.S (D)mail (D)
(G)Say it with dead (G)flowers to my
(D)wedding (D)
And I (D)won't forget to put
 (A)roses on your (G)grave (D)

No I (D)won't forget to put (A)roses on your (G)grave (D)

Final Chord Strum: D

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Dead Flowers Chords And Strumming, The Rolling Stones

Open Chords:  

Open A Chord

Open D Chord

Open G Chord

Open Dsus2 Chord: xx0230

Strumming:

"1st bar":                  |                  D U |


Verse - "Everyman":   |D    D U    U D U |

PreChorus & Chorus -

"Straight 8s":             |D U D U D U D U |


Tempo: 130bpm

Key: D


Intro -

|Dsus2 |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - -Dsus2- |


Verse 1 -

||D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - -Dsus2- || x 4


Well (D)when you're sitting (A)there in your (G)silk upholstered (D)chair (Dsus2)
(D)Talkin' to some
(A)rich folk that you (G)know (D(Dsus2)
Well I (D)hope you won't see (A)me in my (G)ragged compa(D)ny (Dsus2)
Well, (D)you know I could
(A)never be a(G)lone (D(Dsus2)


PreChorus -

||A - - - |A - - - |D - -Dsus2- |D - - - || x 2


Take me (A)down little (A)Susie, take me (D)down (Dsus2) (D)
(A)I know you think you're the (A)queen of the under(D)ground (Dsus2(D)


Chorus -

||G - - - |G - - - |D - -Dsus2- |D - - - || x 3

  |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |


(G) Send me dead (G)flowers every (D)morning (Dsus2) (D)

(G) Send me dead (G)flowers by the (D)mail (Dsus2(D)
(G) Send me dead (G)flowers to my (D)wedding (Dsus2(D)
And I (D)won't forget to put (A)roses on your (G)grave (D)


Verse 2 -

||D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - -Dsus2- || x 4


Well (D)when you're sitting (A)back in your (G)rose pink Cadi(D)llac (Dsus2)
(D)Making bets on (A)Kentucky Derby (G)Day (D(Dsus2)
Ah, I'll be (D)in my basement (A)room with a (G)needle and a (D)spoon (Dsus2)
And a(D)nother girl to
(A)take my pain a(G)way (D(Dsus2)


PreChorus -

||A - - - |A - - - |D - -Dsus2- |D - - - || x 2


Take me (A)down little (A)Susie, take me (D)down (Dsus2) (D)
(A)I know you think you're the (A)queen of the under(D)ground (Dsus2(D)


Chorus -

||G - - - |G - - - |D - -Dsus2- |D - - - || x 3

  |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |


(G) Send me dead (G)flowers every (D)morning (Dsus2) (D)

(G) Send me dead (G)flowers by the (D)mail (Dsus2) (D)
(G) Send me dead (G)flowers to my (D)wedding (Dsus2) (D)
And I (D)won't forget to put
 (A)roses on your (G)grave (D)


Middle 8 -

||D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - -Dsus2- || x 4


PreChorus -

||A - - - |A - - - |D - -Dsus2- |D - - - || x 2


Take me (A)down little (A)Susie, take me (D)down (Dsus2(D)
(A)I know you think you're the (A)queen of the under(D)ground (Dsus2) (D)


Chorus -

||G - - - |G - - - |D - -Dsus2- |D - - - || x 3

  |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |

  |D - - - |A - - - |G - - - |D - - - |(Slow down)


(G) Send me dead (G)flowers every (D)morning (Dsus2) (D)

(G)Send me dead flowers (G)by the U.S (D)mail (Dsus2(D)
(G)Say it with dead (G)flowers to my (D)wedding (Dsus2) (D)
And I (D)won't forget to put (A)roses on your (G)grave (D)

No I (D)won't forget to put (A)roses on your (G)grave (D)

Final Chord Strum: D

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