Growing A Garden
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[Intro ]
NONE
[Verso 1]
C G
Fade in on a hard day
D Em Bm C
Heavy eyes, there's a light from the doorway
G D
It's too hard to see now
Bm
Mm mm
C G
Closeup and a cutaway
D Em Bm C
Freeze frame to a man on the corner, sign says
G D D
The sun will come out
[Refrão]
Em7
As you're looking from the window
D
There's a bird on the wire
Cmaj7
Singin' maybe tomorrow
G
Standing in an empty apartment
G Em
Hanging up the phone from a hard goodbye
C
For every tear you cried
There was a reason why
G
If you knew you were growing a garden
G Em
Buried in the ground of some grand design
C G
On the nights you would wonder
Em C G
What time would uncover
G
If you
Cmaj7
Only knew
G
You were growing a garden
[Verso 2]
Cmaj7 G
Oh, what you would you do with that
D
Would you laugh would you cry
Em G
Would you sigh and accept it
C G D
Or just pray for some rain
Someday
Em
Yeah you're carrying the feeling
D
The weight of desire
Cmaj7
Maybe tomorrow
[Refrão]
G
Standing in an empty apartment
G Em
Hanging up the phone from a hard goodbye
Cmaj7
For every tear you cried
There was a reason why
G
If you knew you were growing a garden
G Em
Buried in the ground of a grand design
C G
On the nights you would wonder
Em C G
What time would uncover
G
If you
C
Only knew
G
You were growing a garden
{Instrumental/Solo}
G G
Em C G
Em C G
F C G
[Ponte]
G D
And it hit you on the drive
Em
You just cried and cried and cried
C
For miles and miles and miles
Just couldn't stop
G D
And it totaled who you are
Em
It's finally settled in
C
For every broken part
G
You were growing a garden
Am7
You were growing a garden
Em7
You were growing a garden
Em7 C
You were growing
Outro
C
Here in my garden
G Em
All of my flowers grow
C G Em
Here in my garden
How to play Growing A Garden
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.