Sunflowers

808, country rap, 84BPM, deep raspy male vocals, slow intro, atmospheric, choir, guitar solo

**[INTRO - No Drums for 2 bars, just guitar + corn field]**

**[VERSE 1 - Skinny drums]**
`[KICK on 1, CLAP on 3 - no 808 yet]`

5 AM, Kansas sky still gray, *(KICK)*
Coffee black, corn rows awake, *(CLAP)*
Hopper trucks hummin' down that gravel lane, *(KICK)*
In and out, all day, dust in the brake light haze. *(CLAP)*

Got that Dodge 4500, diesel growl, *(KICK + long 808 starts here - let it RING)*
Fire it up, let the horses howl, *(CLAP)*
Rearview's got a cross and a faded pic, *(KICK)*
Of an angel who went home too quick. *(CLAP - leave space)*

**[PRE-CHORUS - Hi-hats go to 16ths, building]**
`[KICK on 1, extra KICK right before 3]`

Yeah she left me here, but she left me gold, *(KICK - KICK/CLAP)*
Two little heartbeats in a world gone cold, *(808 starts walking)*
And I see her in the field when the wind blows... *(808 holds - then CUT for chorus drop)*

**[CHORUS - FULL DROP - THIS IS THE MONEY]**
`[Pattern: BEAT 1 = KICK+808+HIT, BEAT 2 = bounce KICK, BEAT 3 = CLAP+808 STAB, BEAT 4 = ghost KICK]`

**[KICK+808+CLAP - BIG HIT]** My daughters, my SUNFLOWERS, *(808 HOLDS)*
**[bounce KICK]** Growin' wild in a Kansas summer shower,
**[CLAP+808 STAB]** Golden hair, blue sky eyes on the Son,
**[ghost KICK]** Tryna raise 'em right now that mama's gone.

**[KICK+808+CLAP - BIG HIT]** Yeah I planted good seeds in a good Lord's ground,
Got two big dogs and a **[DRUMS CUT // then CLAP]** shotgun sound,
So boy you better treat my sunflowers right, **[KICK + short 808]**
You better love 'em soft, hold 'em tight.

I wanna see 'em stand tall, eyes on the sun, **[KICK+808]**
If you can't love 'em like their daddy done, **[CLAP+808 slide]**
You ain't the man for them - nah, **[ALL DRUMS OUT, just 808 fading]** you ain't the one.

**[VERSE 2 - Flow pocket - hats in triplets]**
`[808 bouncing: DUN - dun-DUN]`

**[KICK]** Yeah, uh, porch light on, screen door creak,
**[808 bounce]** Barefoot queens pickin' weeds at my feet,
**[KICK]** One got her mama's laugh, one got her fire,
**[CLAP]** One wants Nashville, one wants choir. **[808 slide]**

Teachin' 'em how to pray, how to drive that stick, **[KICK]**
How to know real love from a counterfeit quick, **[CLAP]**
This farm'll test ya, this world will too, **[KICK]**
So keep your roots deep, baby, that's what sunflowers do. **[808 long hold]**

**[CHORUS - Same big pattern]**
**[KICK+808+CLAP]** My daughters, my SUNFLOWERS...

**[BRIDGE - Daddy talk - 808 OUT, just KICK + CLAP]**
`[No 808 - makes it intimate, like porch talk]`

Look, son, **[KICK]** you can pull up in that Chevy, hat tipped low,
Think you slick talkin' 'bout takin' my babies down the road, **[CLAP]**
But them dogs don't know you and that.12 don't either, **[KICK]**
My job on earth is keeper, protector, believer. **[CLAP - then silence for 1 beat]**

My wife's watchin' from Heaven in a field of her own,
And I'll be damned if I let her flowers get grown over stone. **[single KICK]**

**[FINAL CHORUS - 808 OCTAVE LOWER, BIGGER]**
**[KICK+LOW 808+CLAP - BIGGEST HIT]** My daughters, my SUNFLOWERS,
Oh they were born to bloom, not bow down in the cold,
Keep your head high, girl, when the nights get long, **[808 glides up]**
Keep your eyes on the light 'til the dawn.

Yeah I planted good seeds in a good Lord's ground, **[KICK+LOW 808]**
Got two big dogs and a shotgun sound, **[CLAP]**
So boy you better treat my sunflowers right, **[KICK]**
Cause I raised 'em right. **[CLAP+808 stab]**

I wanna see 'em stand tall, eyes on the sun,
If you can't love 'em like their daddy done,
No you ain't the man, **** you ain't the man for them.[cut]

**[OUTRO - Drums drop, just guitar]**
`[Just let that last 808 ring for 2 bars and fade like dust]`

Early morning, Kansas corn field gold, **[no drums]**
Hopper trucks rollin', same old road,
Me and my sunflowers, we gon' be alright,
Mama's watchin', keepin' us in the light.

Stand tall, baby... **[808 final ring out]** stand tall.

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3930/7500

**[INTRO - No Drums for 2 bars, just guitar + corn field]** **[VERSE 1 - Skinny drums]** `[KICK on 1, CLAP on 3 - no 808 yet]` 5 AM, Kansas sky still gray, *(KICK)* Coffee black, corn rows awake, *(CLAP)* Hopper trucks hummin' down that gravel lane, *(KICK)* In and out, all day, dust in the brake light haze. *(CLAP)* Got that Dodge 4500, diesel growl, *(KICK + long 808 starts here - let it RING)* Fire it up, let the horses howl, *(CLAP)* Rearview's got a cross and a faded pic, *(KICK)* Of an angel who went home too quick. *(CLAP - leave space)* **[PRE-CHORUS - Hi-hats go to 16ths, building]** `[KICK on 1, extra KICK right before 3]` Yeah she left me here, but she left me gold, *(KICK - KICK/CLAP)* Two little heartbeats in a world gone cold, *(808 starts walking)* And I see her in the field when the wind blows... *(808 holds - then CUT for chorus drop)* **[CHORUS - FULL DROP - THIS IS THE MONEY]** `[Pattern: BEAT 1 = KICK+808+HIT, BEAT 2 = bounce KICK, BEAT 3 = CLAP+808 STAB, BEAT 4 = ghost KICK]` **[KICK+808+CLAP - BIG HIT]** My daughters, my SUNFLOWERS, *(808 HOLDS)* **[bounce KICK]** Growin' wild in a Kansas summer shower, **[CLAP+808 STAB]** Golden hair, blue sky eyes on the Son, **[ghost KICK]** Tryna raise 'em right now that mama's gone. **[KICK+808+CLAP - BIG HIT]** Yeah I planted good seeds in a good Lord's ground, Got two big dogs and a **[DRUMS CUT // then CLAP]** shotgun sound, So boy you better treat my sunflowers right, **[KICK + short 808]** You better love 'em soft, hold 'em tight. I wanna see 'em stand tall, eyes on the sun, **[KICK+808]** If you can't love 'em like their daddy done, **[CLAP+808 slide]** You ain't the man for them - nah, **[ALL DRUMS OUT, just 808 fading]** you ain't the one. **[VERSE 2 - Flow pocket - hats in triplets]** `[808 bouncing: DUN - dun-DUN]` **[KICK]** Yeah, uh, porch light on, screen door creak, **[808 bounce]** Barefoot queens pickin' weeds at my feet, **[KICK]** One got her mama's laugh, one got her fire, **[CLAP]** One wants Nashville, one wants choir. **[808 slide]** Teachin' 'em how to pray, how to drive that stick, **[KICK]** How to know real love from a counterfeit quick, **[CLAP]** This farm'll test ya, this world will too, **[KICK]** So keep your roots deep, baby, that's what sunflowers do. **[808 long hold]** **[CHORUS - Same big pattern]** **[KICK+808+CLAP]** My daughters, my SUNFLOWERS... **[BRIDGE - Daddy talk - 808 OUT, just KICK + CLAP]** `[No 808 - makes it intimate, like porch talk]` Look, son, **[KICK]** you can pull up in that Chevy, hat tipped low, Think you slick talkin' 'bout takin' my babies down the road, **[CLAP]** But them dogs don't know you and that.12 don't either, **[KICK]** My job on earth is keeper, protector, believer. **[CLAP - then silence for 1 beat]** My wife's watchin' from Heaven in a field of her own, And I'll be damned if I let her flowers get grown over stone. **[single KICK]** **[FINAL CHORUS - 808 OCTAVE LOWER, BIGGER]** **[KICK+LOW 808+CLAP - BIGGEST HIT]** My daughters, my SUNFLOWERS, Oh they were born to bloom, not bow down in the cold, Keep your head high, girl, when the nights get long, **[808 glides up]** Keep your eyes on the light 'til the dawn. Yeah I planted good seeds in a good Lord's ground, **[KICK+LOW 808]** Got two big dogs and a shotgun sound, **[CLAP]** So boy you better treat my sunflowers right, **[KICK]** Cause I raised 'em right. **[CLAP+808 stab]** I wanna see 'em stand tall, eyes on the sun, If you can't love 'em like their daddy done, No you ain't the man, **** you ain't the man for them.[cut] **[OUTRO - Drums drop, just guitar]** `[Just let that last 808 ring for 2 bars and fade like dust]` Early morning, Kansas corn field gold, **[no drums]** Hopper trucks rollin', same old road, Me and my sunflowers, we gon' be alright, Mama's watchin', keepin' us in the light. Stand tall, baby... **[808 final ring out]** stand tall. ---

0/500