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Judy Collins - Secret Gardens
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
Am   G   Am   Em   Dm  C   F   G
[Verse 1]
My Cgrandmother's house is still Amthere
But it isn't the Emsame
A Cplain wooden Fcottage
A Dmpatch of brown Glawn
And a Dmfence that hangs Amstanding
And Fsighing in the Seattle CrainG  
[Verse 2]
I Cdrive by with Amstrangers
And wish they could see what I Emsee
A Ctangle of summer Fbirds
DmFlying in sunGlight
A Dmforest of lAmilies
An Forchard of apricot CtreesG  
[Chorus]
FSecret DmGardens Fof the Cheart
Where the Fflowers bloom forDmeveCr
I Fsee you Dmshining Fthrough the Cnight
FIn the ice and snow of DmwinCter
[Verse 3]
Great Cgrandfather's farm is still Amthere
But it isn't the Emsame
The Cbarn is torn Fdown
And the Dmfences are Ggone
The DmIdaho wind Amblows
The Ftopsoil away every CSpringG  
[Verse 4]
I Cstill see the Amghosts
Of the people I knew long aEmgo
InCside the old Fkitchen
They Dmbend and Gsigh
My Dmlife passed them Amup
And the Fworld passed them CbyG  
[Chorus]
FSecret DmGardens Fof the Cheart
Where the Fold stay young forDmeveCr
I Fsee you Dmshining Fthrough the Cnight
FIn the ice and snow of DmwinCter
[Verse 5]
But Cmost of all it is me that has Amchanged
And yet I'm still the Emsame
That's Cme at the Fweddings
That's Dmme at the Ggraves
DmDressed like the Ampeople
Who Fonce looked so grown-up and CbraveG  
[Verse 6]
I Clook in the mirror through the Ameyes
Of the child that was Emme
I Csee willows Fbending
The Dmseason is GSpring
And the Dmsilver blue sailing Ambirds
FFly with the sun on their CwingsG  
[Chorus]
FSecret DmGardens Fof the Cheart
Where Fdreams live on forDmeveCr
I Fsee you Dmshining Fthrough the Cnight
FIn the ice and snow of DmwinCter

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Secret Gardens

by Judy Collins

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Judy Collins - Secret Gardens

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[Intro]

Am G Am Em Dm C F G

[Verse 1]

C Am

My grandmother's house is still there

But it isn't the same

C F

A plain wooden cottage

Dm G

A patch of brown lawn

Dm Am

And a fence that hangs standing

F C G

And sighing in the Seattle rain

[Verse 2]

C Am

I drive by with strangers

And wish they could see what I see

C F

A tangle of summer birds

Dm G

Flying in sunlight

Dm Am

A forest of lilies

F C G

An orchard of apricot trees

[Chorus]

F Dm F C

Secret Gardens of the heart

F Dm C

Where the flowers bloom forever

F Dm F C

I see you shining through the night

F Dm C

In the ice and snow of winter

[Verse 3]

C Am

Great grandfather's farm is still there

But it isn't the same

C F

The barn is torn down

Dm G

And the fences are gone

Dm Am

The Idaho wind blows

F C G

The topsoil away every Spring

[Verse 4]

C Am

I still see the ghosts

Of the people I knew long ago

C F

Inside the old kitchen

Dm G

They bend and sigh

Dm Am

My life passed them up

F C G

And the world passed them by

[Chorus]

F Dm F C

Secret Gardens of the heart

F Dm C

Where the old stay young forever

F Dm F C

I see you shining through the night

F Dm C

In the ice and snow of winter

[Verse 5]

C Am

But most of all it is me that has changed

And yet I'm still the same

C F

That's me at the weddings

Dm G

That's me at the graves

Dm Am

Dressed like the people

F C G

Who once looked so grown-up and brave

[Verse 6]

C Am

I look in the mirror through the eyes

Of the child that was me

C F

I see willows bending

Dm G

The season is Spring

Dm Am

And the silver blue sailing birds

F C G

Fly with the sun on their wings

[Chorus]

F Dm F C

Secret Gardens of the heart

F Dm C

Where dreams live on forever

F Dm F C

I see you shining through the night

F Dm C

In the ice and snow of winter

About Secret Gardens Chords by Judy Collins

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