Intro: - this fingerplay continues throughout the two first verses
(A) (E) (D) (E)
E------0----------0----------2---------0-----------
B--------2----------0----------3---------0--------
G----2-----2---1------1---2------2---1-----1----
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
After the A- chord in the intro just slide your finger to the D- string 1st fret- the same after the D- chord.
A E
You have so many relationships in this life
D E
Only one or two will last
A E
You're going through all this pain and strife
D E
Then you turn your back and they're gone so fast
A E D E
A E D E
And they're gone so fast
A E
So hold on the ones who really care
D E
In the end they'll be the only ones there
A E D E
When you get old and start losing your hair
A E D E
Can you tell me who will still care
A E D E
Can you tell me who will still care
Can you......
A A
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
D D
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
A A
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
E
Ba du
A A
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
D D
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
A A
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
E
Ba du
A E D E
Said, oh yeah in an mmmbop they're gone
A E D E
Yeah, yeah
A E
Plant a seed, plant a flower, plant a rose
D E
You can plant any one of those
A E D E
Keep planting to find out which one grows
A E D E
It's a secret no one knows
A E D E
It's a secret no one knows
No one knows.....
[Repeat Chorus]
A E D E
In an mmm bop they're gone. In an mmm bop they're not there.
A E D E
In an mmm bop they're gone. In an mmm bop they're not there.
A E D E
A E D E
Until you lose your hair. But you don't care.
[Repeat Chorus]
A E D E
Can you tell me? You know you can, but you don't know.
A E D E
Can you tell me? You say you can, but you don't know.
A E D E
Can you tell me (which flower's going to grow?)
you know you can but you don't know
A E D E
Can you tell me (if it's going to be a daisy or a rose?)
you say you can but you don't know
A E D E
You say you can, but you don't know
A E D E
You don't know how, you don't know how
[Chorus]- Here, the guitar stops playing for a moment- but then goes on again........
[Repeat chorus 'til fade out]