Garden Song

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Chords Used:
D G/D G A G/B
e|-2-----3-----3-----0-----3----|
B|-3-----3-----0-----2-----0----|
G|-2-----0-----0-----2-----0----|
D|-0-----0-----0-----2-----0----|
A|-x-----x-----2-----0-----2----|
E|-x-----x-----3-----x-----x----|
D G/D D G A D
Inch by inch, row by row, gonna make this garden grow.
G A D G/B A
All it takes is a rake and a hoe and a piece of fertile ground.
D G/D D G A D
Inch by inch, row by row, Someone bless these seeds I sow.
G A D G/B A D
Someone warm them from below, 'til the rain comes tumbling down.
D G/D D G A D
Pulling weeds and picking stones, man is made of dreams and bones.
G A D G/B A
Feel the need to grow my own 'cause the time is close at hand.
D G/D D G A D
Grain for grain, sun and rain, find my way in nature's chain,
G A D G/B A D
tune my body and my brain to the music from the land.
D G/D D G A D
Plant your rows straight and long, temper them with prayer and song.
G A D G/B A
Mother Earth will make you strong if you give her love and care.
D G/D D G A D
Old crow watching hungrily, from his perch in yonder tree.
G A D G/B A D
In my garden I'm as free as that feathered thief up there.
D G/D D G A D
Inch by inch, row by row, gonna make this garden grow.
G A D G/B A
All it takes is a rake and a hoe and a piece of fertile ground.
D G/D D G A D
And Inch by inch, row by row, Someone bless these seeds I sow.
G A D G/B A D
Someone warm them from below, 'til the rain comes tumbling down.

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Free chords for Garden Song by John Denver. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

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Garden Song Chords by John Denver

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