CAPO: 2nd Fret C F G C When I was young, I lived in the country F G C Clouds were my friends, I cannot answer why F G C Now that I've grown, I live in the city F G C And heaven is so far, I cannot reach the sky F G C I once met a man, who lived in the city F G C The stone was his home, he said his heart was mine F G C He led me far away, when he told me I was pretty F G C G How strange to go so far and never touch the sky CHORUS: C F G C Gardens grow, most times in the country Am F G Am-G- Grow a-wondrous high C F G C Gardens grow, sometimes in the city Am F G Grow, but soon they die C F G C Now I look up at the buildings of the city F G C Their fingers are so much longer than mine F G C I wish I had the hands of the city F G C G For heaven is so far, I cannot reach the sky CHORUS: C F G C Gardens grow, most times in the country Am F G Am-G- Grow a-wondrous high C F G C Gardens grow, sometimes in the city Am F G Grow, but soon they die C F G C When I was young, I lived in the country F G C Clouds were my friends, I cannot answer why F G C Now that I've grown, I live in the city F G C And heaven is so far, I cannot reach the sky F G C And heaven is so far, I'll never touch the sky