Key: C
Introduction:
C F G C
When I was young, I lived in the country
F G C
Clouds were my friends, I cannot answer why
F G C
Now that I've grown, I live in the city
F G C
And heaven is so far, I cannot reach the sky
F G C
I once met a man, who lived in the city
F G C
The stone was his home, he said his heart was mine
F G C
He led me far away, when he told me I was pretty
F G C F C G F C G
How strange to go so far and never touch the sky
C F G C
Gardens grow, most times in the country
Am F G
Grow a-wondrous high
C F G C
Gardens grow, sometimes in the city
Am F G
Grow, but soon they die
C F G C
Now I look up at the buildings of the city
F G C
Their fingers are so much longer than mine
F G C
I wish I had the hands of the city
F G C F C G F C G
For heaven is so far, I cannot reach the sky
C F G C
Gardens grow, most times in the country
Am F G
Grow a-wondrous high
C F G C
Gardens grow, sometimes in the city
Am F G
Grow, but soon they die
C F G C
When I was young, I lived in the country
F G C
Clouds were my friends, I cannot answer why
F G C
Now that I've grown, I live in the city
F G C
And heaven is so far, I cannot reach the sky
F G C
And heaven is so far, I'll never touch the sky