{"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":1973443,"song":"On Growing Older","artist":"Strawbs","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11441603-on-growing-older-chords-by-strawbs/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1973443?type=chord","rating":0.12475,"votes":0,"content":"Strawbs - On Growing Older\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe scarecrow stood with his head held high[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAdmiring the view from the hill[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe waterfall scattered its glistening jewels[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs the heron stood gracefully still[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt seemed I looked without seeing[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI failed to grasp what I saw[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor all of Nature's beautiful gifts[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI blissfully chose to ignore[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSandy beaches and soft swelling tides[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nInvite the inquisitive young[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd caviar, oysters and pate de foie[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nInvite the discerning tongue[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo comes the desire to be lost awhile[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn the depths of the forest glade[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMidst the cool deep greens where ancient oaks[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCast wonderous spells in their shade[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd if sometimes I feel in retrospect[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA regret for the waste of my youth[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen I pause to reflect that I still have time[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBefore growing long in the tooth[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo achieve all the things that I should have achieved[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen idleness led me astray[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd being aware of what I have missed[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm extending my use of the day[/tab]","plain_text":"Strawbs - On Growing Older\n\n\n\n\n[Intro]\nG  C  G  C  G  C  G  C\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nG  C  G  C  G  C  G  C\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nG  C  G  C  G  C  G  C\n\n\n[Verse 3]","chords":["G","C","D","F","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}