​Where Have All The Flowers Gone Mandolin Tab With Chords

Where Have All The Flowers Gone 4 String Banjo And Mandolin Tab With Chords And Full Lyrics In The Key Of D Major by Pete Seeger.​ Suitable for Irish Bouzouki in GDAE tuning.

​Below is the list of songs [ sheet music tabs ] included in the Mandolin ebooks. The price is €7.90 
and I'll email the download links after payment. Standard tuning GDAE, 
You'll receive every song listed below which is around 800 and a mix of folk, ballads, pop and rock.
Now including a free Beatles ebook of songs and another of Irish rebel songs plus Christmas songs and hymns.
Also included is a 500 page ebook of lyrics and chords for the mandolin / tenor banjo in 3 different easy keys.
Martin

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​"Where Have All the Flowers Gone" is a song written by Pete Seeger in 1955, and it became a well-known folk song with various artists, including Peter, Paul, and Mary, performing it. The song's lyrics reflect on themes of war, loss, and the cycle of human suffering, making it one of the most poignant anti-war songs of its time.
The song uses a simple, repetitive structure to convey its message, with each verse asking the question, "Where have all the flowers gone?" The "flowers" in the song symbolize beauty, innocence, and youth, all of which are lost in the context of war. Here's a breakdown of the meaning behind the verses:

1. Where have all the flowers gone? – This question opens the song, asking where the beauty and innocence of the world have disappeared to, suggesting the fragility of life.
2. Gone to young girls every one – This line shifts to show that the "flowers" have been taken by youth, which symbolizes the next generation that is eventually lost to the cycle of war.
3. Where have all the young girls gone? – It then asks about the young girls, who represent the next generation of women, and where they have gone, implying that they, too, are lost or affected by war.
4. Gone to young men every one – The young girls, like the flowers, have been taken by the men who go to war, suggesting that love, youth, and innocence are consumed by the violence and turmoil of conflict.
5. Where have all the young men gone? – The young men, who have gone off to fight in wars, are now the focus, again asking where they have disappeared.
6. Gone to soldiers every one – This line connects the young men to the soldiers who go off to war, reinforcing the central anti-war message of the song.
7. Where have all the soldiers gone? – The cycle continues by asking where the soldiers have gone, symbolizing the return of the question to the beginning.
8. Gone to graveyards every one – Finally, the soldiers, representing the ultimate loss in war, are dead and buried, in graveyards.

The song ultimately captures the cyclical nature of war: it takes away the youth, love, and beauty, leaving behind only death and grief. The repetition of the phrase "Where have all the flowers gone?" underscores the hopelessness and the feeling of loss that repeats throughout generations. It is a powerful and emotional commentary on the destructive impact of war on humanity, and it calls for reflection on the consequences of violence and conflict.