Watching Scotty Grow Chords by Bobby Goldsboro

Tempo:
91.2 bpm
Chords used:

D

Em

G

Eb

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Watching Scotty Grow chords
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[D] [Em] [D] [Em]
[D] [Em] [D] [Em]
[D] There he sits with a pen and a yellow pad [G] What a handsome [Em] lad, [D] that's my boy
[Em]
[D] B-R [Gbm]-L-F [D]-U spells mom and dad [G]
Well that ain't too [Em] bad, [D] cause that's my boy
[G] Well you can [A] have your TV [Gbm] and your [Bm] nightclubs [Em] And you can [A] have your drive-in [D] picture show
[G] I'll stay [A] here with my little man [D] near We'll listen to the [G] radio
[Em] Bide my [A] time watching the [D] sky grow
[G] Making [D] [G] [D] a castle out of building blocks [G] And a cardboard [Em] box, [D] that's my boy
[A] [D] Mickey Mouse says it's thirteen o'clock [G] Well that's quite a [Em] shot, [D] that's my boy
[G] In four short [A] years I've gone from [Gbm] rags to [Bm] ridges [Em] And what I [A] did before that [D] I don't know
[G] So let it [A] rain on my [D] windowpane I got my [G] own rainbow
[Em] And we're sitting here [A] shining, watching [D] Scotty grow
[G] [Fm] [Bb]
[Eb] Riding on daddy's shoulders, off to bed Old [Ab] sleepyhead, [Fm] that's [Eb] my boy
[Ab]
[Eb] [Gm] Gotta have a drink of [Eb] water and a story read [Ab] A teddy bear named [Bb] Fred, [Eb] that's my boy
[Ab] What's that you say [Bb] mama, come on and keep [Gm] your feet warm
[Cm] Well [Ab] save me a place, [Bb] I'll be there in a minute [Eb] or so
I [Ab] think I'll stay [Bb] right here and say a [Eb] little prayer before [Ab] I go
[Eb] Me [Bb] and God are watching [Eb] Scotty grow [Ab] Me [Fm] and [Bb] God are watching [Eb] Scotty grow
[Ab] [Gm] [Fm] [Eb]
Key:  
D
1321
Em
121
G
2131
Eb
12341116
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
G
2131
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To start learning Bobby Goldsboro - Watching Scotty Grow chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: G, Em, D, G, A, D, Ab, Bb and Eb. Begin your practice at a relaxed 45 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 91. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Major in mind.

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[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ There he sits with a pen and a yellow pad [G] What a handsome [Em] lad, [D] that's my boy
[Em] _ _
[D] _ B-R [Gbm]-L-F [D]-U spells mom and dad [G]
Well that ain't too [Em] bad, [D] cause that's my boy _ _
[G] Well you can [A] have your TV [Gbm] and your [Bm] nightclubs [Em] And you can [A] have your drive-in [D] picture show _ _
[G] I'll stay [A] here with my little man [D] near We'll listen to the [G] radio
[Em] Bide my [A] time watching the [D] sky grow
[G] Making [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ a castle out of building blocks [G] And a cardboard [Em] box, [D] that's my boy
[A] _ _ [D] _ Mickey Mouse says it's thirteen o'clock [G] Well that's quite a [Em] shot, [D] that's my boy
_ [G] In four short [A] years I've gone from [Gbm] rags to [Bm] ridges [Em] And what I [A] did before that [D] I don't know
_ [G] So let it [A] rain on my [D] windowpane I got my [G] own rainbow
[Em] And we're sitting here [A] shining, watching [D] Scotty grow
[G] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ Riding on daddy's shoulders, off to bed Old [Ab] sleepyhead, [Fm] that's [Eb] my boy
[Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ [Gm] Gotta have a drink of [Eb] water and a story read [Ab] A teddy bear named [Bb] Fred, [Eb] that's my boy _
_ [Ab] What's that you say [Bb] mama, come on and keep [Gm] your feet warm
[Cm] Well [Ab] save me a place, [Bb] I'll be there in a minute [Eb] or so
I [Ab] think I'll stay [Bb] right here and say a [Eb] little prayer before [Ab] I go
[Eb] Me [Bb] and God are watching [Eb] Scotty grow [Ab] Me _ [Fm] and [Bb] God are watching [Eb] Scotty grow _
[Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _

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This song is part of We Gotta Start Lovin album.

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