The Flower And The Young Man (acoustic) Chords

KeyC Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays319

The Flower And The Young Man (acoustic) by Strawbs is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords C, G, F and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
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verse 1 
N.C. 
While seasons change in timely way 
The salt sea ever flows 
Where open moors lie cold and bleak 
A single flower grows 


Interlude: C  G  F    C  G  Am   C 


verse 2 
              G          F        C 
Though winter snows fall deep and long 
           G         F       C 
The flower grows the while 
          G         F       Am   C 
The weary traveller passing by 
             G       F    
Feels warmer for her smile 


Instrumental: Am   F   Am   F   Am   F   Am   C 


verse 3 
         G       F      C 
Sunshine and the tender flower 
              G           F       C 
Both melt the young man's heart 
           G       F         Am     C 
But he who lingers waits his turn 
              G        F       C 
Must learn to play his part 


verse 4 
               G       F          C 
Through summer days of warmth and love 
              G         F        C 
The young man tends his flower 
            G        F       Am        C 
But blinded by their colours bright 
              G       F    
Heeds not the passing hour 


Instrumental: Am   F   Am   F   Am   F   Am   C 


Verse 5 
           G           F            C 
The autumn leaves once clothed with gold 
               G     F      C 
Now frayed and sadly worn 
           G      F         Am     C 
The flower bids a chill farewell 
                G        F    
The young man's heart is torn 


Verse 6 
N.C. 
While seasons change in timely way 
The salt sea ever flows 
Where open moors lie cold and bleak 
A single flower grows  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante