{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1147137,"song":"How The Garden Grows","artist":"Michael Franks","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11254960-how-the-garden-grows-chords-by-michael-franks/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1147137?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Hi, Michael plays this one in Em, but I have transposed it down to Cm\r\nso that it is easier to sing (if you´re not a high tenor :-)\r\nIrion\r\n\r\n\r\nHOW THE GARDEN GROWS (Michael Franks, 1983)\r\n\r\n[[ch]Cm9[/ch]] x3103x  [[ch]Cm9[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]] x2103x  [[ch]Cm9[/ch]/[ch]Bb[/ch]] x1003x  [[ch]Cm9[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]] x0103x\r\n\r\n[[ch]Cm9[/ch]] D Winter's hard to [[ch]Cm9[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]] rhyme\r\nWe're prisoners in some [[ch]Cm9[/ch]/[ch]Bb[/ch]] icy panto-[[ch]Cm9[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]]-mime\r\nJust waiting for [[ch]Cm[/ch]] the wind to change his [Cmsus4] x3x031 mind\r\nAnd sing us [[ch]Fm[/ch]] green\r\n[[ch]Abmaj7[/ch]] April starts to whisper to the [[ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]] trees\r\nI hoe and you plant the [[ch]Ebm7[/ch]] peas\r\nCanterbury [[ch]Ab7[/ch]] Bells begin to [[ch]Dbmaj7[/ch]] ring\r\nThe sparrows are stealing [[ch]Dbm7[/ch]] string\r\nHighocks and [[ch]F#7[/ch]] foxglove to the [[ch]Bmaj7[/ch]] knee\r\nNow life's a major [[ch]Bm7[/ch]] key\r\nWe've got mud [[ch]E[/ch]] between our toes\r\n[[ch]Dbm7[/ch]] This is how the [[ch]F#7[/ch]] garden grows\r\n  \r\n[[ch]Cm9[/ch]] Midnight in [[ch]Cm9[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]] July\r\nWe see the season [[ch]Cm9[/ch]/[ch]Bb[/ch]] spread across the [[ch]Cm9[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]] sky\r\nWe wake up to [[ch]Cm[/ch]] a nosy dragon-[Cmsus4] x3x031-fly\r\nAgainst the [[ch]Fm[/ch]] screen\r\n[[ch]Abmaj7[/ch]] You just love to bite me where it [[ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]] shows\r\nYou kiss me, then hide my [[ch]Ebm7[/ch]] clothes\r\nRunning through the [[ch]Ab7[/ch]] sprinklers nearly [[ch]Dbmaj7[/ch]] raw\r\nWe've just disproved Newton's [[ch]Dbm7[/ch]] law\r\nHow can I break [[ch]F#7[/ch]] even with the [[ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]] weeds\r\nIn love so beyond my [[ch]Bm7[/ch]] needs\r\nBlossoms on you [[ch]E[/ch]] Mama's rose\r\n[[ch]Dbm7[/ch]] This is how the [[ch]F#7[/ch]] garden grows","plain_text":"Hi, Michael plays this one in Em, but I have transposed it down to Cm\nso that it is easier to sing (if you´re not a high tenor :-)\nIrion\n\n\nHOW THE GARDEN GROWS (Michael Franks, 1983)\n\n[Cm9] x3103x  [Cm9/B] x2103x  [Cm9/Bb] x1003x  [Cm9/A] x0103x\n\n[Cm9] D Winter's hard to [Cm9/B] rhyme\nWe're prisoners in some [Cm9/Bb] icy panto-[Cm9/A]-mime\nJust waiting for [Cm] the wind to change his [Cmsus4] x3x031 mind\nAnd sing us [Fm] green\n[Abmaj7] April starts to whisper to the [Ebmaj7] trees\nI hoe and you plant the [Ebm7] peas\nCanterbury [Ab7] Bells begin to [Dbmaj7] ring\nThe sparrows are stealing [Dbm7] string\nHighocks and [F#7] foxglove to the [Bmaj7] knee\nNow life's a major [Bm7] key\nWe've got mud [E] between our toes\n[Dbm7] This is how the [F#7] garden grows\n  \n[Cm9] Midnight in [Cm9/B] July\nWe see the season [Cm9/Bb] spread across the [Cm9/A] sky\nWe wake up to [Cm] a nosy dragon-[Cmsus4] x3x031-fly\nAgainst the [Fm] screen\n[Abmaj7] You just love to bite me where it [Ebmaj7] shows\nYou kiss me, then hide my [Ebm7] clothes\nRunning through the [Ab7] sprinklers nearly [Dbmaj7] raw\nWe've just disproved Newton's [Dbm7] law\nHow can I break [F#7] even with the [Bbmaj7] weeds\nIn love so beyond my [Bm7] needs\nBlossoms on you [E] Mama's rose\n[Dbm7] This is how the [F#7] garden grows","chords":["Em","Cm","Cm9","B","Bb","A","D","Fm","Abmaj7","Ebmaj7","Ebm7","Ab7","Dbmaj7","Dbm7","F#7","Bmaj7","Bm7","E","Bbmaj7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]}}}