The Avett Brothers - Famous Flower of Manhattan

      

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 Famous Flower Of Manhattan - Avett Brothers

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 Tuning: Standard
 The basic picking pattern is demonstrated below. This is the way I play it. I
 throw some color tones around the A chord to add some flavor to the song. ENJOY
 
 A 
  

 e|---------0----------0----------0-----------0-----|
 B|----2---------2----------2-----------2-----------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------|
 D|-------2---------2----------2-----------2--------|
 A|--0--------0-----------0----------0--------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 A 
  

 e|---------0----------0----------0-----------0-----|
 B|----2---------2----------2-----------2-----------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------|
 D|-------2---------2----------2-----------2--------|
 A|--0--------0-----------0----------0--------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 DM7 D DM7 
    

 e|---------0----------0-----------0-----------0----|
 B|----2----------2-----------3----------2----------|
 G|-------2----------2-----------2----------2-------|
 D|--0---------0-----------0----------0-------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 A 
  

 e|---------0----------0----------0-----------0-----|
 B|----2---------2----------2-----------2-----------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------|
 D|-------2---------2----------2-----------2--------|
 A|--0--------0-----------0----------0--------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 

 
     A                          
 And I found a flower in a field
 A field of cars and people;
 rows of concrete, paint, and steel
 DM7          D        A   
 Manhattan is where it grew
 
     A                                 
 And I thought to cut it from it's stem
 And take it from the cracks between bricks that it lay in
     DM7          D    A     
 And save it from city strife
  DM7          D    A   
 Away from the city life
 
 Then someone they whispered in my ear
 A county girl can't be made out of anybody here
 Don't touch it, it loves you not
 Don??t touch it, it loves you not
 
 Cause blue birds don't fly without their wings
 And when we put them in a cage the world can't hear them sing
 So selfish when greed sets in
 Possession, the king of sin
 
 And people don't ever let you down
 Forever find a way to kill whatever life they've found
 A heart beat and I want it too
 Manhattan is where she grew
 
 So I left and I let the flower be
 And yesterday saw the flower on cable TV
 Much prettier than here with me
 For all of the world to see
 Much prettier than here with me