Strawbs - On growing older

The ^Gscarecrow ^Cstood with his ^Ghead held ^Chigh Ad^Gmiring the ^Cview from the ^Ghill ^C The ^Gwaterfall ^Cscattered its ^Gglistening ^Cjewels As the ^Gheron stood ^Cgracefully ^Gstill ^C It ^Dseemed I looked without^G seeing I ^Cfailed to ^Ggrasp what I ^Dsaw For ^Call of ^GNature's ^Dbeautiful ^Ggifts I ^Fblissfully chose to ig^Gnore

^GSandy ^Cbeaches and ^Gsoft swelling ^Ctides In^Gvite the in^Cquisitive ^Gyoung ^C And ^Gcaviar, ^Coysters and ^Gpate de ^Cfoie In^Gvite the di^Cscerning ^Gtongue ^C So ^Dcomes the desire to be ^Glost awhile In the ^Cdepths of the ^Gforest ^Dglade Midst the ^Ccool deep ^Ggreens where ^Dancient ^Goaks Cast ^Fwonderous spells in their ^Gshade

And if ^Gsometimes I ^Cfeel in ^Gretrospect ^C A ^Gregret for the ^Cwaste of my ^Gyouth ^C Then I ^Gpause to re^Cflect that I ^Gstill have ^Ctime Be^Gfore growing ^Clong in the ^Gtooth ^C To a^Dchieve all the things that I ^Gshould have achieved When ^Cidleness ^Gled me a^Dstray And ^Cbeing a^Gware of ^Dwhat I have ^Gmissed I'm ex^Ftending my use of the ^Gday ^{F G}