INTRO:  C/G  F  C/G  G 
 
     C/G            
When I grow up, I want to be a tree
        F     
Want to make my home with the birds and the bees
        C/G              
And the squirrels, they can count on me
     G          
When I grow up to be a tree

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

 
CHORUS:
          C/G              F
I'm gonna reach, I'm gonna reach
          C/G                  G
I'm gonna reach, reach for the sky
          C/G              F
I'm gonna reach, I'm gonna reach
          C/G                G   
I'm gonna reach, ‘til I know why

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

 
BRIDGE:
F                         C/E Dm7 C/G
If I should fall in storm or  slumber 
             C/B     F C/F F  C/G 
Please don't turn me into  lumber
F                          C/E  Dm7  
I'd rather be a Louisville slug-ger    
G                      
Swinging for the seats


CHORUS:
          C/G              F
I'm gonna reach, I'm gonna reach
          C/G                  G
I'm gonna reach, reach for the sky
          C/G              F
I'm gonna reach, I'm gonna reach
          C/G                G   
I'm gonna reach, ‘til I know why


CHORUS:
          C/G              F
I'm gonna reach, I'm gonna reach
          C/G                  G
I'm gonna reach, reach for the sky
          C/G              F
I'm gonna reach, I'm gonna reach
          C/G                G   
I'm gonna reach, ‘til I know why


CHORUS:   (##fade to end ##)
          C/G              F
I'm gonna reach, I'm gonna reach
          C/G                  G
I'm gonna reach, reach for the sky
          C/G              F
I'm gonna reach, I'm gonna reach
          C/G                G   
I'm gonna reach, ‘til I know why