Chords
The Trees They Do Grow High

Key: E

Introduction:

difficulty
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Em                                    D                                 Am                                                 Em  
Trees they grow high and the leaves they do grow green
D                                                      Am                              Em  
Many years that I my true love have seen
                        D              Am                                    Em  
Many an hour I watched him all alone
D                                    Am                            Em  
He's young but he is daily growin'
Em                              D                            Am                                 Em  
Father, dear father, you done me great wrong
D                                                    Am                              Em  
You married me to a boy who is too young
                                D                    Am                                 Em  
I'm twice twelve and he is just forteen
D                                    Am                            Em  
He's young but he is daily growin'
Em                                              D                                 Am                            Em  
Daughter, dearest daughter, I've done you no wrong
D                                                    Am                         Em  
I married you to a great Lord's son
                                D                                 Am                                    Em  
He'll be a man to you when I am dead and gone
D                                    Am                            Em  
He's young but he is daily growin'
Em                              D                      Am                 Em  
Father, dear father, if you see fit
D                                                                                 Am                 Em  
You send my love to college for one year yet
                          D              Am                                    Em  
Tie blue ribbons all around his head
D                                              Am                                 Em  
To let the ladies know that he's married
Em                                    D                                    Am                                         Em  
One day I was looking from my father's castle' wall
D                                                                 Am                                      Em  
Saw the little boys all playing with their ball
                                     D                            Am                              Em  
My own true love was the flower of them all
D                                    Am                            Em  
He's young but he is daily growin'
Em                                    D                                 Am                                                 Em  
Trees they grow high and the leaves they do grow green
D                                                      Am                              Em  
Many years that I my true love have seen
                        D              Am                                    Em  
Many an hour I watched him all alone
D                                    Am                            Em  
He's young but he is daily growin'
Em                      D                 Am                            Em  
Age of forteen he was a married man
D                                            Am                         Em  
Age of fifteen a father of a son
                             D                            Am                                                 Em  
Age of sixteen on his grave the grass grew green
D                                    Am                                      Em  
Cruel death it put an end with growin'
D                                    Am                                      Em  
Cruel death it put an end with growin