Boys In The Trees
Carly SimonVersion1
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I'm home again in my old narrow bed
Where I grew tall and my feet hung over the end
The low beam room with the window looking out
On the soft summer garden
Where the boys grew in the trees
Here I grew guilty
And no one was at fault
Frightened by the power
In every innocent thought
And the silent understanding passing down
From daughter to daughter
Let the boys grow in the trees
Do you go to them
Or do you let them come to you
Do you stand in back
Afraid that you'll intrude
Deny yourself and hope someone will see
And live like a flower
While the boys grow in the trees
Last night I slept in sheets the color of fire
Tonight I lie alone again
And I curse my own desires
Sentenced first to burn and then to freeze
And watch by the window
Where the boys grew in the trees
Boys in the trees
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Readable chord sheet for Boys In The Trees by Carly Simon
[Em]I'm home again in my [G]old narrow bed [Em]Where I grew tall and my f[G]eet hung over the end [F#m7]The low beam room with the wi[Bm]ndow looking o[C]ut On the so[G]ft summer gar[Cmaj7]den Where the b[F#m7]oys grew in the tr[Bm]ees [Em]Here I grew gui[G]lty [Em]And no one was at[G] fault [Em]Frightened by the power [G]In every innocent thought [F#m7]And the silent understand[Bm]ing passing do[C]wn F[G]rom daughter [Cmaj7]to daughter [F#m7]Let the boys grow [Bm]in the trees [Em]Do you go to t[G]hem [Em]Or do you let [G]them come to you [Em]Do you stand in back [G]Afraid that you'll intrude [F#m7]Deny yourself and hope so[Bm]meone will s[C]ee An[G]d live like a[Cmaj7] flower [F#m7]While the boys gro[Bm]w in the trees [Em]Last night I slept in sh[G]eets the color of fire [Em]Tonight I lie alone again And I cu[G]rse my own desires [F#m7]Sentenced first to burn a[Bm]nd then to fre[C]eze A[G]nd watch by t[Cmaj7]he window [F#m7]Where the boys gre[Bm]w in the trees [F#m7]Boys in the trees [Bm] [Gmaj9] [Em]