Chords for Pentangle - The Trees They Do Grow High
Tempo:
106.9 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
A
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [G] [D]
[Em] Trees [A] they grow high [E] and the leaves they do grow [G] green
[D] Many is the time [E] my true love I've seen
[Em] Many [A] an [D] hour [E] I've watched him all [Em] alone
[G] He's young [D] but he's very [A] blue
[Em]
[Bm] [E]
[Em] Father, [A] dear father, [D] [Em] you've done me pretty [E] wrong
[G] [D] You've married me to [E] a boy who is too young
[Em] I'm [A] twice [Em] twelve and he is but fourteen
[G] He's young [D] but he's a [E] neat [Em] woman
[Bm] [E]
[Em] Daughter, [A] dear daughter, [D] [Em] I've done you no wrong
[D] I've married you a [Em] good son
He'll be [A] a man's [D] sweet [Em] one and dead and gone
[G] He's young but [D] he's very [E] brave
[Em] [C#] [Bm] [Em]
[G] Father, [A] [Bm] dear [Em] father, you've seen it
[D] I'll send my love to college [Em] for one year
Tie [A] blue [Em] ribbons all around his head
[D] To let the ladies know [E] he's [Em] married
[Bm] [E]
One [Em] day I [A] was looking [D] on [Em] my father's castle [G] wall
[D] I saw all the [Em] boys all play all about
My [A] own true [D] love, [Em] the flower of my [G] heart
He's young but [D] he's gay
[Em] At [Bm] [Em]
[A] [Em] [Em]
[G] [D]
[Em]
[A] [Em]
[G] [D] [Em]
the age [A] of fourteen [Em] he was a married man
[G] Age [D] of fifteen [E] the father of a son
[Em] Age of [A] sixteen [E] on his grave the grass was [Em] [G] green
Cruel death had [D] put an end to [Em] it
[Bm] I'll [E]
[G] make my love [A] a [D] shroud of [Em] the horns of my [G] husband
A piece [D] of chai put in his [E] purse with country pudding down
[Em] Once I [A] had a true [Bm] love [Em] but now I'm a whore
[D] His smile and pot his [A] throat
[Em] [N]
[Em] [G] [D]
[Em] Trees [A] they grow high [E] and the leaves they do grow [G] green
[D] Many is the time [E] my true love I've seen
[Em] Many [A] an [D] hour [E] I've watched him all [Em] alone
[G] He's young [D] but he's very [A] blue
[Em]
[Bm] [E]
[Em] Father, [A] dear father, [D] [Em] you've done me pretty [E] wrong
[G] [D] You've married me to [E] a boy who is too young
[Em] I'm [A] twice [Em] twelve and he is but fourteen
[G] He's young [D] but he's a [E] neat [Em] woman
[Bm] [E]
[Em] Daughter, [A] dear daughter, [D] [Em] I've done you no wrong
[D] I've married you a [Em] good son
He'll be [A] a man's [D] sweet [Em] one and dead and gone
[G] He's young but [D] he's very [E] brave
[Em] [C#] [Bm] [Em]
[G] Father, [A] [Bm] dear [Em] father, you've seen it
[D] I'll send my love to college [Em] for one year
Tie [A] blue [Em] ribbons all around his head
[D] To let the ladies know [E] he's [Em] married
[Bm] [E]
One [Em] day I [A] was looking [D] on [Em] my father's castle [G] wall
[D] I saw all the [Em] boys all play all about
My [A] own true [D] love, [Em] the flower of my [G] heart
He's young but [D] he's gay
[Em] At [Bm] [Em]
[A] [Em] [Em]
[G] [D]
[Em]
[A] [Em]
[G] [D] [Em]
the age [A] of fourteen [Em] he was a married man
[G] Age [D] of fifteen [E] the father of a son
[Em] Age of [A] sixteen [E] on his grave the grass was [Em] [G] green
Cruel death had [D] put an end to [Em] it
[Bm] I'll [E]
[G] make my love [A] a [D] shroud of [Em] the horns of my [G] husband
A piece [D] of chai put in his [E] purse with country pudding down
[Em] Once I [A] had a true [Bm] love [Em] but now I'm a whore
[D] His smile and pot his [A] throat
[Em] [N]
Key:
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ Trees [A] they grow high [E] and the leaves they do grow [G] green
[D] Many is the time [E] my true love I've seen
[Em] Many [A] an [D] hour [E] I've watched him all [Em] alone
[G] He's young [D] but he's very [A] blue
[Em] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] Father, [A] dear father, [D] [Em] you've done me pretty [E] wrong
[G] _ [D] You've married me to [E] a boy who is too young
[Em] _ I'm [A] twice [Em] twelve and he is but fourteen
[G] He's young [D] but he's a [E] neat [Em] woman
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Em] Daughter, [A] dear daughter, [D] [Em] I've done you no wrong
_ [D] I've married you a [Em] _ _ good son
He'll be [A] a man's [D] sweet [Em] one and dead and gone
[G] He's young but [D] he's very _ [E] brave
[Em] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] Father, [A] _ [Bm] dear [Em] father, you've seen it
[D] I'll send my love to college [Em] for one year
_ _ Tie [A] blue _ [Em] ribbons all around his head
[D] To let the ladies know [E] he's [Em] married
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _
One [Em] day I [A] was looking [D] on [Em] my father's castle _ [G] wall
[D] I saw all the [Em] boys all play all about
_ _ My [A] own true [D] love, [Em] the flower of my _ [G] heart
He's young but [D] he's gay
_ [Em] At _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ the age [A] of fourteen [Em] he was a married man
_ [G] Age [D] of fifteen [E] the father of a son _
[Em] Age of [A] sixteen [E] on his grave the grass was [Em] [G] green
Cruel death had [D] put an end to [Em] it
_ _ _ [Bm] I'll [E] _
_ _ [G] make my love [A] a [D] shroud of [Em] the horns of my [G] husband
A piece [D] of chai put in his [E] purse with country pudding down _
[Em] Once I [A] had a true [Bm] love [Em] but now I'm a whore
_ [D] _ _ His smile and pot his [A] throat
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ Trees [A] they grow high [E] and the leaves they do grow [G] green
[D] Many is the time [E] my true love I've seen
[Em] Many [A] an [D] hour [E] I've watched him all [Em] alone
[G] He's young [D] but he's very [A] blue
[Em] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] Father, [A] dear father, [D] [Em] you've done me pretty [E] wrong
[G] _ [D] You've married me to [E] a boy who is too young
[Em] _ I'm [A] twice [Em] twelve and he is but fourteen
[G] He's young [D] but he's a [E] neat [Em] woman
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Em] Daughter, [A] dear daughter, [D] [Em] I've done you no wrong
_ [D] I've married you a [Em] _ _ good son
He'll be [A] a man's [D] sweet [Em] one and dead and gone
[G] He's young but [D] he's very _ [E] brave
[Em] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] Father, [A] _ [Bm] dear [Em] father, you've seen it
[D] I'll send my love to college [Em] for one year
_ _ Tie [A] blue _ [Em] ribbons all around his head
[D] To let the ladies know [E] he's [Em] married
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _
One [Em] day I [A] was looking [D] on [Em] my father's castle _ [G] wall
[D] I saw all the [Em] boys all play all about
_ _ My [A] own true [D] love, [Em] the flower of my _ [G] heart
He's young but [D] he's gay
_ [Em] At _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ the age [A] of fourteen [Em] he was a married man
_ [G] Age [D] of fifteen [E] the father of a son _
[Em] Age of [A] sixteen [E] on his grave the grass was [Em] [G] green
Cruel death had [D] put an end to [Em] it
_ _ _ [Bm] I'll [E] _
_ _ [G] make my love [A] a [D] shroud of [Em] the horns of my [G] husband
A piece [D] of chai put in his [E] purse with country pudding down _
[Em] Once I [A] had a true [Bm] love [Em] but now I'm a whore
_ [D] _ _ His smile and pot his [A] throat
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _