Biography:
The National Parks are an Indie Folk band formed in Provo, Utah and made up of Brady Parks (Denver, CO) on guitar, kick drum and vocals, Sydney MacFarlane (Kaysville, UT) contributing vocals, keyboard, tambourine and glockenspiel, and Bae Sorenson (Salt Lake City, UT) adding violin and vocal harmonies. The trio’s energetic live performances have backed up the success of their album and have drawn comparisons to bands like The Lumineers, Of Monsters and Men, and Mumford & Sons.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro/Verse]
G G G G
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------|
D|----------0-------0-------0-------0-----------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|
E|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----3/7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-------------------------------------|
Follow this picking pattern on the 4th and 3rd string. The chord changes are G, B and C. Play the B on the
seventh fret of the 6th string and the C on the third fret of the 5th string.
Mute the 1st and 2nd string with your 4 and 5 fingers during the first two choruses, then play all of the
bridge chords with your 4 and 5 fingers on the 3rd fret of the 2nd and 1st string, respectively.
Finger pick the verses and use a pick or your fingernail on the chorus and bridge.
[Verse]
G
When I was young, I had a lover
Bm
But she died one day
C
So i'll never love another
G
No, i'll never love another the same
G
But I see her in the sky
Bm
Near that riverbedd
C
She's the moon, she is dressed in white
G C
Oh night, don't end
G
No, oh
[Chorus]
G
I am growing old
B/G C
and my knees are growing weak
Em D C
I miss the one I loved when I was young
G
She's the only one for me
C G
oooh, ohhh
C G
oooh, ohhh
[Verse]
G
With my worm's eye view
Bm
Oh, I'm looking up to you
C G
Praying with your bird's eye, you're looking at me too
I will make my way
Bm
Over to the great plains
C G
'Cause next to you, I see heaven's gates
C G
So night, don't end
C G
No, night, no
[Chorus]
G
I am growing old
B/G C
and my knees are growing weak
Em D C
I miss the one I loved when I was young
G
She's the only one for me
C G
oooh, ohhh
C G
oooh, ohhh
G
I am growing old
B/G C
and my knees are growing weak
Em D C
I miss the one I loved when I was young
G
She's the only one for me
C G
oooh, ohhh
C G
oooh, ohhh
[Outro]
Em
I will run
C
'Cause the morning brings the sun
G D
and I will lose you when the night is done
Em
Oh, I will run
C
'Cause the morning brings the sun
G D C
and I will lose you when the night is done, when the night is done
G G G G
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------|
D|----------0-------0-------0-------0-----------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|
E|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----3/7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-------------------------------------|
Follow this picking pattern on the 4th and 3rd string. The chord changes are G, B and C. Play the B on the
seventh fret of the 6th string and the C on the third fret of the 5th string.
Mute the 1st and 2nd string with your 4 and 5 fingers during the first two choruses, then play all of the
bridge chords with your 4 and 5 fingers on the 3rd fret of the 2nd and 1st string, respectively.
Finger pick the verses and use a pick or your fingernail on the chorus and bridge.
[Verse]
G
When I was young, I had a lover
Bm
But she died one day
C
So i'll never love another
G
No, i'll never love another the same
G
But I see her in the sky
Bm
Near that riverbedd
C
She's the moon, she is dressed in white
G C
Oh night, don't end
G
No, oh
[Chorus]
G
I am growing old
B/G C
and my knees are growing weak
Em D C
I miss the one I loved when I was young
G
She's the only one for me
C G
oooh, ohhh
C G
oooh, ohhh
[Verse]
G
With my worm's eye view
Bm
Oh, I'm looking up to you
C G
Praying with your bird's eye, you're looking at me too
I will make my way
Bm
Over to the great plains
C G
'Cause next to you, I see heaven's gates
C G
So night, don't end
C G
No, night, no
[Chorus]
G
I am growing old
B/G C
and my knees are growing weak
Em D C
I miss the one I loved when I was young
G
She's the only one for me
C G
oooh, ohhh
C G
oooh, ohhh
G
I am growing old
B/G C
and my knees are growing weak
Em D C
I miss the one I loved when I was young
G
She's the only one for me
C G
oooh, ohhh
C G
oooh, ohhh
[Outro]
Em
I will run
C
'Cause the morning brings the sun
G D
and I will lose you when the night is done
Em
Oh, I will run
C
'Cause the morning brings the sun
G D C
and I will lose you when the night is done, when the night is done
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