The Trees They Do Grow High Tab by The Pentangle

The Trees They Do Grow High tab by The Pentangle

Guitar Tab

Key: Em

Intro:


  (1)
e|-------5-----3-|-------2---0-------|-------0---------|-0-------------|
B|-----5-----5---|-----0-------------|-----------3-----|-------0-------|
G|---4---------4-|---0---------------|-----4---------4-|---0h2---------|
D|---------------|-2-----------5p4h5-|---4---------4---|---2--------2--|
A|---------------|-------------------|-2---------------|---------------|
E|-0-------0-----|---------0---------|-----------------|---------0-----|

  (5)
e|-------------------|------------------|----0-----------|-------------|
B|-------------3---3-|-------3----------|----0-----------|-------------|
G|--------0----------|---2--------2h4-4-|-------------0--|-------------|
D|-----0---------0---|-----0------------|-------2-0h2----|-----0-------|
A|-------------------|------------------|----------------|-0h2---------|
E|-0h3---------------|-2----------------|-0--------------|---------3-3-|

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Verse 1:

The trees they grow high, and the leaves they do grow green
Many is the time my true love I've seen
Many an hour I've watched him all alone
He's young, but he's daily growin'

  (9)
e|-----------------|-------------|-0----2-0------|----------------|
B|-----------0-----|-------2---3-|-0--------3----|-0--------0-----|
G|-------0---------|-----------2-|------2--------|------0-------0-|
D|---2/4-----------|---2---------|----2-------2--|----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-0-----------|---------------|----------------|
E|-0-----------3-0-|-------------|---------------|-0--------------|

  (13)
e|----------------|----------------|-0-----2-0-----0-|----------0-----|
B|-------3--------|-------3--------|-----------3-----|-0--------0-----|
G|-----0-----0----|-----2-----2----|---0-------------|------0-------0-|
D|---0---------0--|---0---------0--|-----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|-3--------------|-2--------------|-----------------|----------------|

  (17)
e|-----------------|-------------|-0----2---------|----------------|
B|-----------0-----|-------2---3-|-0--------3-----|-0---------0----|
G|-------0---------|-------------|--------------0-|-------0--------|
D|---2/4---------2-|---2-------4-|----2-------2---|-2---2-------2--|
A|-----------------|-0-----------|----------------|----------------|
E|-0-----------3---|-------------|----------------|----------------|

  (21)
e|---------------|--------------|
B|-------3---0---|-----------3--|
G|---0-----------|-2-----2h4----|
D|-----0---------|-----0--------|
A|---------------|--------------|
E|-3-------------|-2------------|

Interlude 1:

  (23)
e|-------5-----3---|-------2---0-------|-------0---------|-0------------|
B|-----5-----5---5-|-----0-------------|-----------3-----|-------0------|
G|---4---------4---|---0---------------|-----4---------4-|---0h2--------|
D|-----------------|-2-----------5p4h5-|---4---------4---|---2-------2--|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-2---------------|--------------|
E|-0---------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|

Verse 2:

Father, dear father, you've done me great wrong
You've married me to a boy who is too young
I'm twice twelve, and he is but fourteen
He's young, but he's daily growin'

  (27)
e|-----------------|---------------|-0-----2p0-------|-----------------|
B|-----------0-----|-------2-----3-|-0---------3-----|-0h3---0---------|
G|-------0---------|-----2-----2-2-|---0-----------0-|---------------0-|
D|---2/4-----------|---2-----------|-----2-------2---|-----2-----0-2---|
A|-----------------|-0-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-----------3-0-|---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|

  (31)
e|-------------------|----------------|-0-----2-0-------|-----------------|
B|-----------3-------|-----------3----|-0---------3-----|-0h3---0-------0-|
G|-------0---------0-|-------2--------|---0-----------0-|-----------0-----|
D|-----0---------0---|-----0-------0--|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-------------------|---5------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0h3---------------|-0--------------|-0---------------|-----------------|

  (35)
e|-----------------|---------------|-0-----2-0-------|----------------|
B|-----------0-----|-------2----3--|-0---------3-----|-0---------0----|
G|-------0---------|-----2---------|---0-----------0-|-------0--------|
D|---2/4---------2-|---2------2-4--|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2--|
A|-----------------|-0-------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|-0-----------3---|---------------|-----------------|----------------|

  (39)
e|---------------|-----------------|
B|-3-----3---0---|-----------3-----|
G|---0-----------|-2-----2h4-------|
D|-----0---------|-----0-------0---|
A|---------------|-----------------|
E|-3-------------|-2---------------|

Interlude 2:

  (41)
e|-------5-----3---|-------2---0-------|-------0---------|-0------------|
B|-----5-----5---5-|-----0-------------|-----------3-----|-------0------|
G|---4---------4---|---0---------------|-----4---------4-|---0h2--------|
D|-----------------|-2-----------5p4h5-|---4---------4---|---2-------2--|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-2---------------|--------------|
E|-0---------------|---------0---------|-----------------|---------0----|

Verse 3:

Daughter, dear daughter, I've done you no wrong
I've married you to a great lord's son
He'll be a man to you when I am dead and gone
He's young, but he's daily growin'

  (45)
e|-----------------|-----------------|-------2-0-------|-----------------|
B|-----------0-----|-------2-----3---|-0---------3-----|-0---------0-----|
G|-------0---------|----------2----2-|---0-----------0-|-------0---------|
D|---2/4-----------|---2---------4---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-----------3-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  (49)
e|--------------|-----------0-----|-0-----2-0-------|----------------|
B|-3-------3----|-3---------3-----|-0---------3-----|-0h3---0-----0--|
G|--------------|-------2-------0-|---0-------------|-----------2----|
D|-----0-----0--|-----0---0---0---|-----2-------2---|-----2---2------|
A|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|-3------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

  (53)
e|-----------------|----------------|-0-----2---------|----------------|
B|-----------0-----|-------2-----3--|-0---------3-----|-0---------0----|
G|-------0---------|-----------2----|---0-----------0-|-------0--------|
D|---2/4---------2-|---2---------4--|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2--|
A|-----------------|-0--------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|-0-----------3---|----------------|-----------------|----------------|

  (57)
e|----------------|-----------------|
B|-3-----3---0----|-----------3-----|
G|---0------------|-2-----2h4-----2-|
D|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0---|
A|----------------|-----------------|
E|-3--------------|-2---------------|

Interlude 3:

  (59)
e|-------5-----3---|-------2---0-------|-------0---------|-0---------------|
B|-----5-----5---5-|-----0-------------|-----------3-----|-------0-------0-|
G|---4---------4---|---0---------------|-----4---------4-|---0h2-------0---|
D|-----------------|-2-----------5p4-5-|---4---------4---|---2-------2-----|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|---------0---------|-----------------|---------0-------|

Verse 4:

Father, dear father, if you see fit
We'll send my love to college for one year yet
Tie blue ribbons all around his head
To let the ladies know that he's married

  (63)
e|-----------------|----------------|-0-----2-0-------|-----------------|
B|-----------0-----|-------2-----3--|-0---------3-----|-0---------0-----|
G|-------0---------|----------2-----|---0-----------0-|-------0---------|
D|---2/4-----------|---2---------4--|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-0--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-----------3-0-|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  (67)
e|----------------|-----------------|-0-----2-0-------|------------------|
B|-3---------3----|-3---------3-----|-0---------3-----|-0h3---0-------0--|
G|-------0--------|-------2---------|---0-----------0-|-----------0------|
D|-----0-------0--|-0---0---0---0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2----|
A|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

  (71)
e|-----------------|----------------|-0-----2-0-------|----------------|
B|-----------0-----|-------2-----3--|-0---------3-----|-0---------0----|
G|-------0-------0-|-----------2----|---0-----------0-|-------0--------|
D|---2/4-----------|---2---------4--|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2--|
A|-----------------|-0--------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|-0-----------3---|----------------|-----------------|----------------|

  (75)
e|----------------|-----------------|
B|-3-----3---0----|-----------3-----|
G|---0------------|-2-----2h4-----2-|
D|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0---|
A|----------------|-----------------|
E|-3--------------|-2---------------|

Interlude 4:

  (77)
e|-------5-----3---|-------2---0-------|-------0---------|-0-----------------|
B|-----5-----5---5-|-----0-------------|-----------3-----|-------0-------0---|
G|---4---------4---|---0---------------|-----4---------4-|---0h2----------0--|
D|-----------------|-2-----------5p4h5-|---4---------4---|---2----------2----|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-2---------------|-------------------|
E|-0---------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------0---------|


Verse 5:

One day I was looking o'er my father's castle wall
I saw all the boys a-playing at the ball
My own true love was the flower of them all
He's young, but he's daily growin'

  (81)
e|-----------------|----------------|-0-----2-0-------|-----------------|
B|-----------0-----|-------2-----3--|-0---------3-----|-0---------0-----|
G|-------0---------|----------2-----|---0-----------0-|-------0-------0-|
D|---2/4-----------|---2---------4--|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-0--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-----------3-0-|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  (85)
e|-----------------|----------------|-0-----2-0-------|-----------------|
B|-------3-------3-|-------3--------|-0---------3-----|-0h3---0-------0-|
G|-----------0-----|-----2-----2----|---0-----------0-|-----------0-----|
D|---0---------0---|---0---------0--|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-0--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|

  (89)
e|-----------------|----------------|-0-----2-0-------|-----------------|
B|-----------0-----|-------2-----3--|-0---------3-----|-0---------0-----|
G|-------0-------0-|-----------2----|---0-----------0-|-------0-------0-|
D|---2/4-----------|---2---------4--|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-0--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-----------3---|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  (93)
e|-------3---------|-------3-----2---|
B|-----3-3---3-----|-----3-------3---|
G|---------------0-|---2-----2-------|
D|---0---------0---|-0-------------0-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|-----------------|


Interlude 5:

  (95)
e|-------5-----3---|-------2---0-------|-------0---------|-0---------------|
B|-----5-----5---5-|-----0-------------|-----------3-----|-------0---------|
G|---4---------4---|---0---------------|-----4---------4-|---0h2-----0-----|
D|-----------------|-2-----------5p4h5-|---4---------4---|---2-----------0-|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------0---3---|

  (99)
e|-------0-------0--------|-------5---------|---------------0--|---------------|
B|---7h8-----7h8----5\4---|-----2-----2h3-2-|-----8---7/8h9-0--|----0---0------|
G|------------------------|---2-------2-----|-----9---8/9------|----0---0------|
D|------------------------|-----------------|---9-----8/9------|--2---2---2--0-|
A|---------5--------------|-0---------------|------------------|---------------|
E|-0----------------------|-----------------|-0-----0----------|---------------|

  (103)
e|------------3---------|----3----2-----|-0h2---0-------0-|-----------------|
B|----------0-----0---0-|---------3-----|-----------0h3---|-----------------|
G|-----0------------0---|----2--------0-|---------0-------|-------0-------0-|
D|---0------------------|-0-----0---0---|-----2-----------|---2/4-----2/4---|
A|----------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3--------------------|---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|

   (107)
e|---------------0-|------5-----5-|---3p2p0-----0-----|-----------------|
B|-----------0h3---|--------------|---------0h3-----0-|-------0---------|
G|-------0---------|---7-----6----|-------------------|---0h2---0-------|
D|---2/4-----------|--------------|---------------2---|-----------0h2-2-|
A|-----------------|-0------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|--------------|-0-----------------|-0---------------|

   (111)
e|----------------|----------------|-0---------------|---------------|
B|----------0-----|-----------3----|-0---------------|-------------0-|
G|------0-------0-|---2---2--------|-------0---------|---------------|
D|----0---0---0---|-----0----------|---0h2---------0-|-h2--------2---|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------0h2---|---------------|
E|-3--------------|-2-----------2--|---------0-------|----3--0-------|

Verse 6:

At the age of fourteen he was a married man
Age of fifteen, the father of a son
Age of sixteen, on his grave the grass was green
Cruel death had put an end to his growin'

  (115)
e|-----------------|--------------|-0-----2-0-------|-----------------|
B|-----------0-----|-------2---3--|-----------3-----|-0---------0-----|
G|---------0-------|-----2--------|---0-----------0-|-------0-------0-|
D|-----2/4---------|---2-------4--|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-0------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-----------3-0-|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  (119)
e|---------------|----------------|-0-----2-0-------|-----------------|
B|---------3-----|-------3--------|-0---------3-----|-0h3---0-------0-|
G|-------------0-|-----2-----2----|---0-----------0-|-----------0-----|
D|-----0-----0---|---0---------0--|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0h3-----------|-2--------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  (123)
e|-----------------|----------------|-0-----2-0------|----------------|
B|-----------0-----|-------2-----3--|-0---------3----|-0---------0----|
G|-------0-------0-|-----------2----|---0------------|-------0-----0--|
D|---2/4-----------|---2---------4--|-----2-------2--|-----2----------|
A|-----------------|-0--------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-0-----------3---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

  (127)
e|---------------|-----------------|
B|------3---0----|-------3-----3---|
G|-0----------4--|-----2-----2---2-|
D|----0-------5--|-----------------|
A|---------------|-0---------------|
E|-3-------------|-----------------|

Interlude 6:

  (129)
e|-------5-----3---|-------2---0-------|-------0---------|-0-----------|
B|-----5-----5---5-|-----0-------------|-----------3-----|-------0-----|
G|---4---------4---|---0---------------|-----4---------4-|---0h2-------|
D|-----------------|-2-----------5p4h5-|---4---------4---|---2-------2-|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-2---------------|-------------|
E|-0---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|

Verse 7:

I'll make my love a shroud of the holland so fine
Every stitch I put in it, the tears come trickling down
Once I had a true love, but now I've ne'er one
But I'll watch o'er his son while he's growin'

  (133)
e|-----------------|----------------|-0-----2-0-------|-----------------|
B|-----------0-----|-------2-----3--|-----------3-----|-0h3---0-------0-|
G|-------0---------|-----2----2-----|---0-----------0-|-----------0-----|
D|---2/4-----------|---2---------4--|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-0--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-----------3-0-|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  (137)
e|-----------------|----------------|-0-----2-0-------|-----------------|
B|-----------3-----|-------3--------|-0---------3-----|-0h3---0-------0-|
G|-------0-------0-|-----2-----2----|---------------0-|-----------0-----|
D|-----0-------0---|---0---------0--|-----2-------2---|-------------2---|
A|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0h3-------------|-2--------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  (141)
e|-----------------|----------------|-0-----2-0-------|-----------------|
B|-----------0-----|-------2-----3--|-----------3-----|-0---------0-----|
G|-------0---------|---------2------|---0-----------0-|-------0-------0-|
D|---2/4---------2-|---2---------4--|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-0--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------------3---|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  (145)
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------3-------3-|-------3-------3-|
G|-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----|
D|---0---------0---|---0---------0---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|-2---------------|

Outro:

  (147)
e|---------0----------|----------------|-------------0----|
B|-------3---3--------|-------------3--|-----------0------|
G|-----2-------2------|---------2------|---------0--------|
D|---2-------------2--|-----2----------|-------2----------|
A|-0------------------|-0--------------|-----2------------|
E|--------------------|----------------|-0----------------|

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| /   Slide up
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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
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Published: June 27, 2025

Last updated: June 27, 2025

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