Broken Blossoms Chords
Broken Blossoms by Dusty Springfield is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Ab. It uses the chords D, G, D7, G7, C and Am7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: |D |G |D |G D7 |G |%
verse 1:
|G |% |D |%
I walk where once the grass was green.
|% |D7 |G |%
And mourn the lark that sings no more.
|% |G7 |C |Am7
What bird could sing whose eyes have seen.
|D |D7 |G |% |
Broken blossoms on the field of war.
verse 2:
G |% |D |%
And as they lie there in the sun.
|% |D7 |G |%
How unim-portant now it seems.
|% |G7 |C |Am7
Just who has lost and who has won.
|D |D7 |G |% |
When with them have died so many dreams.
verse 3:
G |% |D |%
They dreamed that endless hate would end.
|% |D7 |G |%
Un-ceasing fear one day would cease.
|% |G7 |C |Am7
They dreamed that foe would turn to friend.
|D |D7 |G |% |
And e-ternal war would turn to peace.
verse 4:
G |% |D |%
But who can say how many more.
|% |D7 |G |%
Will join these young and hopeful men.
(Slow >)
|% |G7 |C |Am7
In fields they've never seen be-fore.
/ (Break)
|D |D7 |G |% |G
Far from fields they'll never see a-gain.
Tab by: André H. Hofman, Purmerend, The Netherlands.