INTRO: D VERSE ONE: D Old redwood tree D Don't you recognize me D G Know it's not much time for you G D But it's been decades for me D Oh, Redwood tree D
Sorry I had to leave D G Eager mind and a teenage heart D Can get hooked on a dream PRE-CHORUS: G A I saw the world Bm D/F# G You saw my parents grow old G A You've got your roots Bm D/F# A And I've got the wind, the wind in my soul CHORUS: G A Bm Ooh, ooh, ooh G A Bm Don't know what you have when you're young G A Bm Ooh, ooh, ooh G A Bm But you'll know what you had when it's gone G A You'll know what you had VERSE TWO: D Old redwood tree D Now it's just you and me G D Back then it was hard to stay and easy to leave D In the soft summer breeze D It's so simple to see G The time kept ticking back home G D While I was living for me PRE-CHORUS: G A I saw the world Bm D/F# G You saw my parents grow old G A You've got your roots Bm D/F# A And I've got the wind, the wind in my soul CHORUS: G A Bm Ooh, ooh, ooh G A Bm Don't know what you have when you're young G A Bm Ooh, ooh, ooh G A Bm But you'll know what you had when it's gone G A The only thing left of what used to be is you G A The only thing left of what used to be is you BRIDGE: D Old redwood tree D Don't you recognize me CHORUS: G A Bm Ooh, ooh, ooh G A Bm Don't know what you have when you're young G A Bm Ooh, ooh, ooh G A Bm But you'll know what you had when it's gone G A Bm Ooh, ooh, ooh G A Bm Don't know what you have when you're young G A Bm Ooh, ooh, ooh G A Bm But you'll know what you had when it's gone OUTRO: G A You'll know what you had D Old redwood tree
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