this song is in E , but the shape of the bass line is really prominent ( 1 – 6 – 4 – 1 .
i find that it sounds better if you put the capo on the fourth fret and use the chords below .
all F chords should be barred for the same reason .

intro : C – Am – F ( bar ) – C
C Am
she’s close to god , i’m sure of that
F ( barred ) C
she sits him down , and they have a chat
C Am
she asks for sunshine , and he agrees
F Am
you see , for her , he’d do anything

chorus ( short ) :
C Am
mmm mmm mmm mmm ooo oooo ooo oooh
F Am
you watch them grow , then you let ’em go

C Am
she is a monkey , and i’m her tree
F C
and now she’s climbing all over me
C Am
swinging on my vines dancing on my limbs
F Am
her monkey sounds sound like angel’s hymns

chorus ( full ) :
C Am
mmm mmm mmm mmm ooo oooo ooo oooh
F Am
you watch them grow , then you let ’em go
C Am
mmm mmm mmm mmm ooo oooo ooo oooh
F Am
you watch them grow , then you let ’em go

C Am
she is an angel , she is an imp
F C
she’s got my big toe , and her mother’s lips
C Am
she gives fishy kisses , and great big bear hugs
F Am
42 pounds of pure love

bridge :
F [ G ] C F [ G ] C
then one day she’ll be seventeen , feelin’ too big for her home
F [ G ] C Am F C
seems she was just only 3 , oh how our children they grow

chorus :
C Am
mmm mmm mmm mmm ooo oooo ooo oooh
F C
you watch them grow , then you let ’em go
C Am
mmm mmm mmm mmm ooo oooo ooo oooh
F C
you watch them grow , then you let ’em go

C Am
mmm mmm mmm mmm ooo oooo ooo oooh
F C
you watch them grow , then you let ’em go
C Am
mmm mmm mmm mmm ooo oooo ooo oooh
F Am
you watch them grow , then you let ’em go

C Am F C
then one day she’ll be 33 , maybe with a child of her own
C Am F C
seems she was just 17 , oh how our children they grow

piano transition : C – Am – F
C Am
he’ll ask for sunshine , and she’ll agree
F Am
you see for him , she’d do anything
C Am
he is her child , the center of her world
F Am
she is his mother . . . my little girl

C Am
mmm mmm mmm mmm ooo oooo ooo oooh
F C
you watch them grow , then you let ’em go
C Am
mmm mmm mmm mmm ooo oooo ooo oooh
F C
you watch them grow , then you let ’em go

C Am
mmm mmm mmm mmm ooo oooo ooo oooh
F C
you watch them grow , then you let ’em go
C Am
mmm mmm mmm mmm ooo oooo ooo oooh
F C
you watch them grow , then you let ’em go

enjoy . i don’t care where you copy and paste this .
krub16