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Boys In The Trees - From Boys In The Trees - 1978
EmI'm home again in my Gold narrow bed
EmWhere I grew tall and my fGeet hung over the end
F#m7The low beam room with the wiBmndow looking oCut
On the soGft summer garCmaj7den
Where the bF#m7oys grew in the trBmees
EmHere I grew guiGlty
EmAnd no one was at Gfault
EmFrightened by the power
GIn every innocent thought
F#m7And the silent understandBming passing doCwn
FGrom daughter Cmaj7to daughter
F#m7Let the boys grow Bmin the trees
EmDo you go to tGhem
EmOr do you let Gthem come to you
EmDo you stand in back
GAfraid that you'll intrude
F#m7Deny yourself and hope soBmmeone will sCee
AnGd live like a Cmaj7flower
F#m7While the boys groBmw in the trees
EmLast night I slept in shGeets the color of fire
EmTonight I lie alone again
And I cuGrse my own desires
F#m7Sentenced first to burn aBmnd then to freCeze
AGnd watch by tCmaj7he window
F#m7Where the boys greBmw in the trees
F#m7Boys in the treesBm  Gmaj9  Em  

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Boys In The Trees

by Carly Simon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7

Cmaj7

Gmaj9

Boys In The Trees - From Boys In The Trees - 1978

Em G

I'm home again in my old narrow bed

Em G

Where I grew tall and my feet hung over the end

F#m7 Bm C

The low beam room with the window looking out

G Cmaj7

On the soft summer garden

F#m7 Bm

Where the boys grew in the trees

Em G

Here I grew guilty

Em G

And no one was at fault

Frightened by the power

In every innocent thought

F#m7 Bm C

And the silent understanding passing down

G Cmaj7

From daughter to daughter

F#m7 Bm

Let the boys grow in the trees

Em G

Do you go to them

Em G

Or do you let them come to you

Do you stand in back

Afraid that you'll intrude

F#m7 Bm C

Deny yourself and hope someone will see

G Cmaj7

And live like a flower

F#m7 Bm

While the boys grow in the trees

Em G

Last night I slept in sheets the color of fire

Tonight I lie alone again

And I curse my own desires

F#m7 Bm C

Sentenced first to burn and then to freeze

G Cmaj7

And watch by the window

F#m7 Bm

Where the boys grew in the trees

F#m7 Bm Gmaj9 Em

Boys in the trees

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