E         B       E
Bring my flowers now, while I'm living
            A        B       E
I won't need your love when I'm gone
           C#m         B
Don't spend time, tears, or money
          E        A      E
On my old breathless body
         E          B         E
If your heart is in them flowers, bring 'em on

[Verse 1]
             E         A       E
All the miles cast a long shadow
             A      B     E
I'd take a couple back if I could
              A             E      
I'd have learned to play guitar
          B                   C#m
Tell my daddy more I loved him
             A                                   B   B7
But I believe, for the most part, I done good

[Verse 2]
             E         A       E
There's always sunrise and rainbows and babies
             A      B     E
And the little things I cherish on my way
 C#m             B
Even though one day
               E          A
They'll bury me and Jesse Ray
         E               B              E
I just know we're gonna ride again someday

[Chorus]
            A        B       E
Bring my flowers now, while I'm living
            A        B       E
I won't need your love when I'm gone
           C#m         B
Don't spend time, tears, or money
          E        A      E
On my ol' breathless body
         E          B         E
Well, if your heart is in them flowers, bring 'em on

[Verse 3]
             E         A       E
The days are long, but the years are lightning
             A      B     E
They're bright and they will never strike again
              A             E
I wish I'd been a better friend
            B              C#m
A better daughter to my mother
             A                                   B   B7
There's no going back when your back's against the wind

[Verse 4]
             E         A       E
So if you got love, then you're sittin' on a gold mine
             A      B     E
And you can't take it with you when you go
         C#m                 B
So don't wait to help your sister
               E              A
Forgive your brother and your neighbor
        E                   B              E
We all think we've got the time until we don't

[Chorus]
            A        B       E
Bring my flowers now, while I'm living
            A        B       E
I won't need your love when I'm gone
           C#m         B
Don't spend time, tears, or money
          E        A      E
On my old breathless body
         E                  B             C#m
If your heart is in them flowers, bring 'em on
     E              B                  E
If your heart is in them flowers, bring 'em on