Jan132023

Miley Cyrus – Flowers Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Flowers chords by Miley Cyrus on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Cmaj7

[Verse 1]
        Am            Dm
We were good, we were gold
        G                   C
Kind of dream that can't be sold
        Am            Dm
We were right 'til we weren't
        G                   C
Built a home and watched it burn

[Pre-Chorus]
     Am
Mmm, I didn't wanna leave you,
  Dm
 I didn't wanna lie
 E7
Started to cry but then
 remembered, I

 [Chorus]
Am               Dm
I can buy myself flowers
G                     C   C/B
 Write my name in the sand
Am                  Dm
 Talk to myself for hours
G
 See things you don't
       C   C/B
understand
Am                 Dm
 I can take myself dancing
G                      C   C/B
 And I can hold my own hand
            F
Yeah, I can love me
        E7       Am
better than you can

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[Post-Chorus]
Can love me better,
 Dm
I can love me better, baby
G
 Can love me better,
  C             C/B
I can love me better, baby

[Verse 2]
         Am            Dm
Paint my nails, cherry red
          G
Match the roses that
     C   Cmaj7
 you left
     Am          Dm
No remorse, no regret
     G                  C   Cmaj7
I forget every word you said

[Pre-Chorus]
     Am
Ooh, I didn't wanna leave you,
        Dm
 baby, I didn't wanna fight
 E7
Started to cry but then
 remembered I

[Chorus]
Am               Dm
I can buy myself flowers
G                     C   C/B
 Write my name in the sand
Am                  Dm
 Talk to myself for hours
G
 See things you
             C   C/B
 don't understand
Am                 Dm
 I can take myself dancing, yeah
G                      C   C/B
 And I can hold my own hand
            F
Yeah, I can love me better
  E7       Am
than you can

[Post-Chorus]
                    Dm
Can love me better, I can
 love me better, baby
G                    C
 Can love me better, I can
         C/B
 love me better, baby
Am                   Dm
 Can love me better, I can
 love me better, baby
G                    C
 Can love me better, I

[Pre-Chorus]
Am
I didn't wanna leave you,
       Dm
 baby, I didn't wanna fight
 E7
Started to cry but then
remembered I

[Chorus]
Am               Dm
I can buy myself flowers
 (Uh-uh)
G                     C   C/B
 Write my name in the sand
Am                  Dm
 Talk to myself for hours
 (Yeah-eah)
G
 See things you don't
       C   C/B
understand
Am                 Dm
 I can take myself dancing
 (Yeah-eah)
G                      C   C/B
 And I can hold my own hand
            F              E7
Yeah, I can love me better than
            F
Yeah, I can love me better
 E7       Am
 than you can

[Outro]
                    Dm
Can love me better, I can
love me better, baby
G                    C
 Can love me better, I can
         C/B
 love me better, baby (Baby yeah)
Am                   Dm
 Can love me better, I can
 love me better, baby
G                    C
 Can love me better, I
  C/B   Am

How to play Flowers: key, chords and progression

Flowers by Miley Cyrus is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 8 chords: Cmaj7, Am, Dm, G, C, E7, C/B and F.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – Dm – G – C (vi – ii – V – I in C major). In solfa, that is lah – reh – soh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.