Let It Grow - Eric Clapton There are already a couple of versions of chords for this song, but I think there are more chord changes than most have indicated. I also tried to add a little of the bass lines and the structure of the song. It's a wonderful song and I hope these notes help someone have a lot of fun with it. - km Chords/Bass for Verse Chords/Bass for Chorus Chords/Bass for Bridge Song Structure: Bridge Standing at the crossroads Trying to read the signs To tell me which way I should Go to find the answer And all the time I know Plant your love and let it grow Let it grow, let it grow Let it blossom, let it flow In the sun, the rain, the snow Love is lovely, let it grow Looking for a reason To check out on my mind Trying hard to get a friend That I can count on There's nothing left to show Plant your love and let it grow Bridge. Time is getting shorter There's much for me to do Only ask and you will know what you are needing The rest is up to you Plant your love and let it grow I haven't spent much time on it, but it appears that that wonderful guitar part is based on playing the chords of the verse on the , , and strings as follows: - based at 7th fret - based at 9th fret - based at 10th fret - based at 7th fret - based at 7th fret - based at 9th fret or put another way: EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xxx777 xxxee9 xxxett xxx997 xxx787 xxx9t9 where "e" means "eleven" and "t" means "ten". Try it and see what you think. I know it's a little more complex than that, but I haven't had time to figure it out. From: Kim Megahee - kmega@bellsouth.net From: esposito@layout1.Berkeley.EDU (Dave Esposito) 1. Standing at the crossroads Trying to read the signs To tell me which way I should Go to find the answer And all the time I know Plant your love and let it grow Let it blossom, let it flow In the sun, the rain, the snow Love is lovely, let it grow 2. Looking for a reason To check out on my mind Trying hard to find a friend That I can count on There's nothing left to show Plant our love and let it grow Bridge. > 2x 3. Time is getting shorter There's much for me to do ? ? The rest is up to you Plant your love and let it grow From: esposito@layout1.Berkeley.EDU (Dave Esposito) Title: LET IT GROW (Eric Clapton) Standing at the crossroads try'n' to read the signs to tell me which way I should go to find the answer and all the time I know, plant your love and let it grow. | Let it grow, let it grow, let it blossom let it flow - In the sun, the rain, the snow, love is lovely let it grow Looking for a reason to check out an my mind, trying hard to get a friend that I can count on, but there's nothing left to show, plant your love and let it grow. Time is getting shorter, there's much for you to do, only ask and you will get what you are needing, the rest is up to you, plant your love and let it grow. ... From: ax271@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Marc Sykes) Subject: CRD: Let it Grow by Eric Clapton Standin' at the crossroads, tryin' to read the signs To tell me which way I should go to find the answer And all the time I know, Plant your love and let it grow. Let it grow, let it grow, Let it blossom, let it flow, In the sun, the rain, the snow, Love is lovely, let it grow. This is the basic structure for the verses and chorus. For the instrumental part with the dobro solo, the chords go: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , This part is sort of difficult to learn, but if you listen to the song it should become clear eventually. Hope this helps.