Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E

YOUNG BUT GROWING As recorded by Donovan (From the 1990 Album RISING - CD BONUS TRACK) Capo 2nd fret [Verse 1]

^Em The trees they do grow ^Amhigh The ^Emleaves they do grow ^Ggreen ^BmMany's the time my ^Emlove I have seen ^CMany the ^Amhour, I ^Emwatched him on the ^Ggo He's ^Bmyoung but he's ^Amdaily ^Emgrowing

[Verse 2]

^EmFather, dear ^Amfather You've ^Emdone to me great ^Gwrong ^BmYou've married me to a ^Emboy who is too young ^CI'm twice ^Amtwelve and ^Emhe is but four^Gteen He's young ^Bmbut he's ^Amdaily ^Emgrowing

[Verse 3]

^EmDaughter, dear ^Amdaughter I've ^Emdone to you no ^Gwrong ^BmI've married you to a ^Emrich man's son He'll make a ^AmLord for you to wed to ^Gborne He's young ^Bmbut he's ^Amdaily ^Emgrowing

[Verse 4]

^EmOh father, dear ^Amfather If in ^Emyou besee-ee ^Gfit I'll send ^Bmhim to college for ^Emone year yet ^CI'll tie blue ^Amribbons ^Emall around his ^Ghead To ^Bmlet the maidens ^Amknow that he's ^Emmarried

[Flute Solo] Em Am Em [Verse 5]

^EmOne day while I was ^Amwalking On my ^Emfather's castle ^Gwall I ^Bmsaw the boys they were ^Emplayin' with the ball ^CMy own true ^Amlove was the ^Emflower of them ^Gall He's ^Bmyoung but he's ^Amdaily ^Emgrowing

[Verse 6]

^EmAt the age of ^Amfifteen He ^Emwas a married ^Gman ^BmThe age of sixteen, a ^Emfather of a son ^CThe age of ^Amseventeen, the grass grew over ^Ghim Grew ^Bmthat soon put an ^Amend to his ^Emgrowing

[Verse 7]

The ^Amtrees they do grow high The ^Emleaves they do grow ^Ggreen ^BmMany's the time my ^Emlove I have seen ^CMany the ^Amhour I watched him ^Emall a^Glone He's ^Bmyoung but he's ^Amdaily growing^Em

Donovan - Young but growing