Verse
A#maj7
Dead flowers all around me
Gm7
Line the halls
In every room
F7
I used to find them pretty
D#maj7
Used to love their sweet perfume
F7 D#maj7
Reminded me of the dandelions cut from my parents yard
F7 D#maj7
Reminded me times I didn’t need to try so hard
A#maj7
Dead flowers
F7
Dead flowers
A#maj7
Dead
[Verse 2]
A#maj7
Past midnight in a hotel room
Gm7
These late hours that I keep
F7
Used to scream out stories from my bed
D#maj7
Kept my sister from her sleep
F7 D#maj7
Reminds me of the times you told me I best settle down
F7 D#maj7
Reminds me of the names I earned when no one was around
A#maj7
Past midnight
F7
Darkest moonlight
A#maj7
Dead
[Bridge]
F7
And anytime I try to be mad
D#maj7
I seem to empathize
F7
When friends say you’re not right in the head
D#maj
It don’t stop this crying
Gm
I’m skating on a line
D#maj7
Trying to be fine
F7
I should be by now
If I just count the years gone by
A#maj7 Gm7 F7 D#maj7
F7 D#maj7
F7 D#maj7
[Verse 3]
A#maj7
Dead flowers all around me
Gm7
I don’t keep them just for fun
F7 D#maj7
They used to be a sign I would hide from everyone
F7 D#maj7
Reminding me of consolation after words would cut
F7 D#maj7
Reminding me of all the ways that you kept my mouth shut
F7 D#maj7
Reminds me of the time you broke down my front door
F7 D#maj7
Reminding me of how you cannot hurt me anymore