WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE

Pete Seeger

(Any copyright which may be vested in the original author of the song used in this lesson is acknowledged. Portions of the song are used here solely for educational purposes. Copyright in the material used in this lesson vests in the author of the material.)

G/         /       Em/     /
Where have all the flowers gone
C/   /    D7/ /
Long time passing
G/         /       Em/     /
Where have all the flowers gone
C/   /     D7/   /
Long time ago
G/         /       Em/     /
Where have all the flowers gone
C/      /           D7/  /
Gone to young girls everyone
C/   /         G/   /
When will they ever learn
C/   /         D7//   G/    /  Em/  /  C/  /  D7/  /
When will they ev  er learn

G/         /       Em/         /
Where have all the young girls gone
C/   /    D7/ /
Long time passing
G/         /       Em/         /
Where have all the young girls gone
C/   /     D7/   /
Long time ago
G/         /       Em/         /
Where have all the young girls gone
C/      /         D7/  /
Gone to young men everyone
C/   /         G/   /
When will they ever learn
C/   /         D7//   G/    /  Em/  /  C/  /  D7/  /
When will they ev  er learn

G/         /       Em/       /
Where have all the young men gone
C/   /    D7/ /
Long time passing
G/         /       Em/       /
Where have all the young men gone
C/   /     D7/   /
Long time ago
G/         /       Em/       /
Where have all the young men gone
C/      /        D7/  /
Gone to soldiers everyone
C/   /         G/   /
When will they ever learn
C/   /         D7//   G/    /  Em/  /  C/  /  D7/  /
When will they ev  er learn

G/         /       Em/      /
Where have all the soldiers gone
C/   /    D7/ /
Long time passing
G/         /       Em/      /
Where have all the soldiers gone
C/   /     D7/   /
Long time ago
G/         /       Em/      /
Where have all the soldiers gone
C/      /          D7/  /
Gone to graveyards everyone
C/   /         G/   /
When will they ever learn
C/   /         D7//   G/    /  Em/  /  C/  /  D7/  /
When will they ev  er learn

G/         /       Em/        /
Where have all the graveyards gone
C/   /    D7/ /
Long time passing
G/         /       Em/        /
Where have all the graveyards gone
C/   /     D7/   /
Long time ago
G/         /       Em/        /
Where have all the graveyards gone
C/      /       D7/  /
Gone to flowers everyone
C/   /         G/   /
When will they ever learn
C/   /         D7//   G/    /  Em/  /  C/  /  D7/  /
When will they ev  er learn

Instructions

All the chords you need for this song are shown above. You have four new chords in this song, G Em C and D7. Click on each of them to hear how they should sound. Please note that, providing you are using method 2 of the G chord as shown above, when you change from G to Em your second finger stays where it is and you have your first finger free for the next C chord. Also, when changing from C to D7 your first finger remains down.

Click here to hear the song itself (recorded with capo on first fret).

Practice changing your chords in the sequence they appear in the song
Now practice your basic 4/4 strum following the chords of the song.
Then practice your new pick strum with the chords of the song.
When you feel reasonably relaxed - start singing the song.

If you feel the song is pitched too low for you, do try your capo on the first, second or third fret. If you take it any higher your guitar will start to sound a little like a ukelele!