Flowers In The Window (Ver 2) Bass Tabs - Travis @ BigBassTabs.com

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                            Artist — Travis
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                      Song — Flowers In The Window   
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                    Album — The Invisible Band (2001)
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                          Tabbed By — Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard             




INTRO
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00:22
VERSE 1
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  When I first held you I was cold,  A melting snowman I was told
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  But there was no one there to hold  Before I swore, that I would be alone forever more
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00:42
CHORUS
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  Wow, look at you now, Flowers in the window, It´s such a lovely day, And I'm glad you feel the same,
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  cos they stand up, I'm in the crowd, You are one in a million and I love you so, Let´s watch the flowers grow 
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01:02
VERSE 2
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  There is no reason to feel bad, But there are many seasons to feel bad, sad, and mad
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  It´s just a bunch of feelings that we've had,  To hope that I am here to help you with the load 
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01:22
CHORUS
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  Wow, look at you now, Flowers in the window, It´s such a lovely day, And I'm glad you feel the same,
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  cos they stand up, I'm in the crowd, You are one in a million and I love you so, Let´s watch the flowers grow 
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01:41
  laa laa la laa laa Am  la laa laa la  laa laa la la  la la laaa  laa la la    laaa
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  laa laa la laa laa Am  la laa laa la  laa laa la la  la la laaa  laa la la    laaa
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02:01
VERSE 3
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So now we're here and now is fine
So far away from there and there is time, time, time
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  To plant new seeds and watch them grow,  So there'll be flowers in the window when we go
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02:21
CHORUS
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  Wow, look at you now, Flowers in the window, It´s such a lovely day, And I'm glad you feel the same,
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  cos they stand up, I'm in the crowd, You are one in a million and I love you so, Let´s watch the flowers grow 
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  Wow, look at you now, Flowers in the window, It´s such a lovely day, And I'm glad you feel the same,
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  cos they stand up, I'm in the crowd, You are one in a million and I love you so, Let´s watch the flowers 
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   grooooooooooow Whoe   oooooooooooooo
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   Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh    Let´s watch the flowers
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D|-------------------|
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G|-------------------|
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