Toto - You Are the Flower: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "You Are the Flower" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Gm7        C7/G          Gm7       C7/G
You never lose a minute, if in it there is love
Gm7           C7/G                   A#maj7 D9sus4
And "old man time" always pulls you through
Gm7          C7/G            Gm7      C7/G
It's better not to depend on morning dew
Gm7          C7/G                  A#maj7
For the rose you plant in your bed tends to you,
          D9sus4
hard and blue

Gm7         C7/G       Gm7             C7/G
Some folks take money, some take their life
Gm7        C7/G    A#maj7 D9sus4
Some take forever to see, well
Gm7          C7/G         Gm7               C7/G
Blind faith, blind love, they're no mystery to me
Gm7                C7/G                 A#maj7
You must take the time, for that's the fee

Chorus:
A#maj7                              C/A#
It's worth the pain that makes the tears
Cmaj7                               D/C
It's worth the light of a million years
Bm7-5                     E7
Only your love I can't explain
Am7                       D9sus4 A#maj7 G#maj7
You are the flower for my rain

You light the sun that shines from my eyes
It's all in return for what you're givin' me
You are the reason for the earth beneath my feet
And you kill the space that I call free

Chorus

You are the flower for my rain,
you are the flower for my rain
You are the flower for my rain,
you are the flower for my rain
You are the flower for my rain,
you are the flower for my rain


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#maj7

Guitar chord A#maj7

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

C

Guitar chord C

C7

Guitar chord C7

Cmaj7

Guitar chord Cmaj7

D

Guitar chord D

E7

Guitar chord E7

G

Guitar chord G

G#maj7

Guitar chord G#maj7

Gm7

Guitar chord Gm7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "You Are the Flower" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "You Are the Flower" by Toto.