Gang of Youths - Tend The Garden Chords

Verse 1F I was young, it was the '60s, you see
Am I never wanted to be the chief of anything
F So it was singing in the church for me
Am Behind the organ was as close as I'd ever be
Dm There was a woman that I knew before
Am She was in Auckland, she was spoken for
Dm My hair was short, my skin was brown
Am I did construction work from town to town
F There were things we did and should not have done
Am Been half a century since I seen my sonsChorusFLord kGnows if they would Emever forgFive me
I wCon't forgDmive myself, at leFast
There are strFange fGorces in the Emair only Ftime can unleCash
In a wDmay I still beliFeveVerse 2F I fell in love, it was the '90s, you see
Am I met a woman across the Tasman in '83
F And we settled down and raised a couple kids
Am But I couldn't bring myself to tell 'em what I did
Dm I hope that one day if they find my sons
F They'll tell 'em everything that I've become
Dm And I will hold it 'til my dying breath
AmWhen I tend the garden, I will think of them
F But my youngest kid, he can't shut his mouth
Am I guess it won't be long 'til the truth is outChorusFLord kGnows if they would Emever forgFive me
I wCon't forgDmive myself, at leFast
There are strFange fGorces in the Emair only Ftime can unleCash
In a wDmay I still beliFeveInterludeYou know, with your dad
He had his reasons
You know, to, to leave the island
Go to New Zealand, to go to AustraliaInterludeF...C...F...C.
F...C...F...G.Verse 3In the instance of pFain
I look straight down at the Ciris
If the irises faFde
I spend days out in the yCard
In the absence of rDmain
I take a seat down at the oGrgan
And I pGlay
Lord, I plGay
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