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"Branching Out" - John Gorka 1987 from the CD "I Know"

E            
When I grow up I want to be a tree

        A     
Want to make my home with the birds and the bees

        E     
And the squirrels, they can count on me

     B
When I grow up to be a tree


I'll let my joints get stiff, put my feet in the ground
Take the winters off and settle down
Keep my clothes till they turn brown
When I grow up, I'm gonna settle down

CHORUS:
          E                A
I'm gonna reach, I'm gonna reach

          E               B
I'm gonna reach, reach for the sky

          E                A 
I'm gonna reach, I'm gonna reach

          E             B 
I'm gonna reach, till I know why


When the spring comes by I'm gonna get real green
If the dogs come by I'm gonna get real mean
On windy days, I'll bend and lean
When I grow up I'm gonna get real green

(BRIDGE)
A                        Amaj7  F#m  F#m7
If I should fall in storm or    slum-ber

E            Emaj7   A    E
Please don't turn me into lumber

A                    Amaj7 F#m  F#m7
I'd rather be a Louisville slug-ger

B
Swinging for the seats...


repeat chorus and fade