The Trees They Do Grow High Chords by Martin Carthy
Tempo:
147.3 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
C#m
B
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m]
Oh the trees they do grow high and the leaves they do [C#m] grow green
And many's the cold winter night [B] my love and I have seen
[A] On a cold [E] winter's night my love you [F#m] and I [C#m] alone have
Oh my [B] bonnie boy is young but [F#m] he's growing
[A]
[C#m] Growing, growing, oh [F#m] my bonnie boy [C#m] is young [F#m] but he's growing
Oh father, dear father you've done to me [C#m] much harm
For to go and get me married [B] to one who is so young
[A] For he is only [E] sixteen years [F#m] and I am [C#m] twenty one
Oh my [F#m] [B] bonnie boy is young but he's [F#m] growing
[A] Growing,
[E] growing, [F#m] oh [C#m]
[F#m]
my bonnie boy is young but he's growing
Oh daughter, dear daughter I'll tell you what [C#m] I'll do
I'll send your love to college for [B] good too
[A] And all around this [E] college camp [F#m] I'll tie a ribbon
[C#m] For to [B] let the ladies know [F#m] that he's married
[A] Married, [C#m] married [F#m] to let the ladies [C#m] know [F#m] that he's married
Now at the age of sixteen he was a married [C#m] man
And at the age of seventeen [B] a father to a son
[A] And at the age [E] of eighteen the [F#m] grass grew over [C#m] him
Who doth [B] soon put an end [F#m] to his growing
[A] Growing,
[E] growing, [F#m] who doth soon [C#m] put an end [F#m] to his growing
Oh now my love is dead and in his grave [C#m] doth lie
The green grass grows over him [B] so very, very high
[A] I must sit here [E] and mourn his death [F#m] until the day [C#m] I die
And I'll [B] watch o'er his child [F#m] while he's growing
[A] Growing,
[E]
[F#m] I'll watch o [C#m] 'er [F#m] while he's growing
[G]
Oh the trees they do grow high and the leaves they do [C#m] grow green
And many's the cold winter night [B] my love and I have seen
[A] On a cold [E] winter's night my love you [F#m] and I [C#m] alone have
Oh my [B] bonnie boy is young but [F#m] he's growing
[A]
[C#m] Growing, growing, oh [F#m] my bonnie boy [C#m] is young [F#m] but he's growing
Oh father, dear father you've done to me [C#m] much harm
For to go and get me married [B] to one who is so young
[A] For he is only [E] sixteen years [F#m] and I am [C#m] twenty one
Oh my [F#m] [B] bonnie boy is young but he's [F#m] growing
[A] Growing,
[E] growing, [F#m] oh [C#m]
[F#m]
my bonnie boy is young but he's growing
Oh daughter, dear daughter I'll tell you what [C#m] I'll do
I'll send your love to college for [B] good too
[A] And all around this [E] college camp [F#m] I'll tie a ribbon
[C#m] For to [B] let the ladies know [F#m] that he's married
[A] Married, [C#m] married [F#m] to let the ladies [C#m] know [F#m] that he's married
Now at the age of sixteen he was a married [C#m] man
And at the age of seventeen [B] a father to a son
[A] And at the age [E] of eighteen the [F#m] grass grew over [C#m] him
Who doth [B] soon put an end [F#m] to his growing
[A] Growing,
[E] growing, [F#m] who doth soon [C#m] put an end [F#m] to his growing
Oh now my love is dead and in his grave [C#m] doth lie
The green grass grows over him [B] so very, very high
[A] I must sit here [E] and mourn his death [F#m] until the day [C#m] I die
And I'll [B] watch o'er his child [F#m] while he's growing
[A] Growing,
[E]
[F#m] I'll watch o [C#m] 'er [F#m] while he's growing
[G]
Key:
F#m
C#m
B
A
E
F#m
C#m
B
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh the trees they do grow _ high and the leaves they do [C#m] grow green
_ And _ many's the cold winter night [B] my love and I have seen
_ [A] On a cold [E] winter's night my love you [F#m] and I [C#m] alone have
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh my [B] bonnie boy is young but [F#m] he's growing _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] Growing, growing, oh [F#m] my bonnie boy [C#m] is young [F#m] but he's growing _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh father, dear father you've done to me [C#m] much harm
For to go and get me married _ [B] to one who is so young _
[A] For he is only [E] sixteen years [F#m] and I am [C#m] twenty one _ _
_ _ Oh my [F#m] [B] bonnie boy is _ young but he's [F#m] growing _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Growing, _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ growing, [F#m] oh _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
my bonnie boy is young but he's growing
Oh daughter, dear daughter I'll tell you what [C#m] I'll do _
I'll send your love to college for [B] _ _ _ good too _
[A] And all around this [E] college camp [F#m] I'll tie a ribbon
[C#m] _ For _ _ _ _ to [B] let the ladies know _ [F#m] that he's married _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Married, _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ married [F#m] to let the ladies [C#m] know _ [F#m] that he's married _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Now at the age of sixteen _ he was a married [C#m] man
_ _ And at the age of seventeen _ [B] a father to a son
_ [A] And at the age [E] of eighteen the [F#m] grass grew over [C#m] _ him _ _ _ _
Who doth [B] soon put an end [F#m] to his growing _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Growing, _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] growing, [F#m] who doth soon [C#m] put an _ end [F#m] to his growing _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh now my love is _ dead and in his grave [C#m] doth lie
The green grass grows over him [B] so very, very high
[A] I must sit here [E] and mourn his death [F#m] until the day [C#m] I die _
_ _ _ And I'll [B] watch o'er his child _ [F#m] while he's growing
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Growing, _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#m] I'll watch o [C#m] _ _ 'er [F#m] while he's growing _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh the trees they do grow _ high and the leaves they do [C#m] grow green
_ And _ many's the cold winter night [B] my love and I have seen
_ [A] On a cold [E] winter's night my love you [F#m] and I [C#m] alone have
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh my [B] bonnie boy is young but [F#m] he's growing _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] Growing, growing, oh [F#m] my bonnie boy [C#m] is young [F#m] but he's growing _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh father, dear father you've done to me [C#m] much harm
For to go and get me married _ [B] to one who is so young _
[A] For he is only [E] sixteen years [F#m] and I am [C#m] twenty one _ _
_ _ Oh my [F#m] [B] bonnie boy is _ young but he's [F#m] growing _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Growing, _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ growing, [F#m] oh _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
my bonnie boy is young but he's growing
Oh daughter, dear daughter I'll tell you what [C#m] I'll do _
I'll send your love to college for [B] _ _ _ good too _
[A] And all around this [E] college camp [F#m] I'll tie a ribbon
[C#m] _ For _ _ _ _ to [B] let the ladies know _ [F#m] that he's married _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Married, _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ married [F#m] to let the ladies [C#m] know _ [F#m] that he's married _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Now at the age of sixteen _ he was a married [C#m] man
_ _ And at the age of seventeen _ [B] a father to a son
_ [A] And at the age [E] of eighteen the [F#m] grass grew over [C#m] _ him _ _ _ _
Who doth [B] soon put an end [F#m] to his growing _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Growing, _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] growing, [F#m] who doth soon [C#m] put an _ end [F#m] to his growing _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh now my love is _ dead and in his grave [C#m] doth lie
The green grass grows over him [B] so very, very high
[A] I must sit here [E] and mourn his death [F#m] until the day [C#m] I die _
_ _ _ And I'll [B] watch o'er his child _ [F#m] while he's growing
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Growing, _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#m] I'll watch o [C#m] _ _ 'er [F#m] while he's growing _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _