Capo: 3 Tuning: E A D G B E

Altan - Daily Growing CAPO: 3rd Fret [Intro] F G F G Am [Verse 1]

The trees, they grow ^Ghigh, and the ^Fleaves, they do grow ^Emgreen ^GMany is the time my ^Dtrue love I've ^Emseen ^FMany an ^Ghour I ^Amwatched him all a^Emlone He's ^Gyoung but he's daily ^Fgrowing

[Verse 2]

^AmFather, dear ^Gfather, you've ^Fdone me great ^Emwrong ^GYou have married me to a ^Dboy who is too ^Emyoung ^FI am twice ^Gtwelve and ^Amhe is but four^Emteen He's ^Gyoung but he's daily ^Fgrowing

[Verse 3]

^AmDaughter, dear ^Gdaughter, I've ^Fdone you no ^Emwrong ^GI have married you to a ^Dgreat lord's ^Emson And ^Fhe will be a ^Gman for you when ^AmI am dead and ^Emgone He's ^Gyoung but he's daily ^Fgrowing

[Interlude] G F D G [Verse 4]

^AmFather, dear ^Gfather, if ^Fyou see ^Emfit We'll ^Gsend him to college for a^Dnother year ^Emyet I'll ^Ftie a blue ^Gribbon ^Amall around his ^Emhead To ^Glet the maidens know that he is ^Fmarried

[Verse 5]

One ^Amday I was ^Glooking over my ^Ffather's castle ^Emwall I ^Gspied all the boys ^Dplaying with a ^Emball ^FAnd my own true ^Glove, he was the ^Amflower of them ^Emall He's ^Gyoung but he's daily ^Fgrowing

[Interlude] G F D G [Verse 6]

And so ^Amearly in the ^Gmorning at the ^Fdawning of the ^Emday They ^Gwent into a hayfield for to ^Dhave some sport and ^Emplay And ^Fwhat they did ^Gthere, oh, she ^Amnever would de^Emclare But she ^Gnever more complained of his ^Fgrowing

[Verse 7]

^AmAt the age of ^Gfourteen he ^Fwas a married ^Emman ^GAt the age of fifteen, the ^Dfather of my ^Emson ^FAt the age of ^Gsixteen, his ^Amgrave, it was ^Emgreen And ^Gdeath had put an end to his ^Fgrowing

[Verse 8]

I'll ^Ambuy my love some ^Gflannel, I'll ^Fmake my love a ^Emshroud And ^Gevery stitch I put in it, the ^Dtears, they'll pour ^Emdown And ^Fevery stitch I ^Gput in it, how the ^Amtears, they will ^Emflow Cruel ^Gfate has put an end to his ^Fgrowing

[Outro] Am G F Em G D Em F G Am Em G D

Altan - Daily growing