Watching The Apples Grow Chords - Stan Rogers

C F It's early up, Ontario farm, chicken crow for day C Am I wish I grew Annapolis apples up above Fundy's Bay F C Oh it seems so far away C F On the ridge above Acadia's town to the valley down below C Am The evening shadow falls upon the family listening to the radio F C And watching the apples grow

Chorus

F C F C Down on the farm, back among the family, away from Ontario F C Am Hear the ladies singing to their men, dancing it heel and toe F C And watching the apples grow There's a fiddle solo at this point. If anyone would like to transcribe it, that'd be really cool. I mean transcribe it for fiddle, I could probably get it for guitar, with a lot of trouble. C F Ontario, y'know I've seen a place I'd rather be C Am Your scummy lakes and city of Toronto don't do a damn thing for me F C I'd rather live by the sea C F I've watched the V's of geese go by, the foxfoot in the snow C Am I've climbed the ridge of Gaspereaux Mt., looking to the valley below F C And watching the apples grow.

Chorus

Guitar

Solo

C v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . .

{tab: e|----------3---3-3-----------------|-----3-------------------------0---|e}

{tab: B-/5--------------\3---1-------1-1-|/5------\3---1-------1-1-1---------|B}

{tab: G|--------------------------2-------|-----------------2-----------------|G}

{tab: D|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|D}

{tab: A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|A}

{tab: E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|E}

F C Am F v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . .

{tab: e|--1---1-1-1-0-----0---0-0-0-------|-------------------------1---------|e}

{tab: B|--------------3-------------3-1---|-1---1-1-1-0-----------------------|B}

{tab: G|----------------------------------|-----------------2-----------------|G}

{tab: D|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|D}

{tab: A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|A}

{tab: E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|E}

C v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . .

{tab: e|--0-1-0----------------------------|e}

{tab: B|--------3-1-0---0-1----------------|B}

{tab: G|--------------2--------------------|G}

{tab: D|-----------------------------------|D}

{tab: A|-----------------------------------|A}

{tab: E|-----------------------------------|E}

Repeat chorus twice, then wrap it up. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes on the

Solo

If anyone knows who's playing this, please tell me! It's played quick & snappy- keeps you on your toes! When he slides from/to a note it's always started on a whole step (two frets) above/below, whichever's appropriate. The backup Am and F following it are single strums only (this goes for the rest of the song, too). There are probably some grace notes & stuff which I didn't get, 'cause this is my first attempt at transcribing anything. Nevertheless, I think it's pretty good. Notes on the Song: Great song! The rhythm is somewhat bluegrassy, a fast boom-chicka (bass note - strum chord down/up). The only real trouble I had was figuring out where the chord switch was on the last line of each verse. There's a run from F to C which I play something like this: F C v . . . v . . . v . . . v . . .

{tab: |-1---------------------------0---|}

{tab: |-1---------------------------1---|}

{tab: |-2---------------------------0---|}

{tab: |-3-------3---2---0---2-------2---|}

{tab: |-3-----------------------3---3---|}

{tab: |---------------------------------|}

So I'm not entirely sure where the actual switch is, but I think it's right the way I finally put it.