A Thousand Trees Chords & Lyrics by Stereophonics
A Thousand Trees
guitar chords lyrics
OK, none of the chords on here sound quite right to me so thought I'd put up what
I think sounds right. This is partly based on this excellent cover - http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVub2iXOPiA - by BEN09kowski.
G Am7 G/B C x 2
G Am7 G/B C
Standing at the bus stop with my shopping in my hands
G Am7 G/B C
And I'm overhearing elder ladies as the rumours start to fly
G Am7
You can hear them in the school yard, in the scrap yard
G/B C
In the chip shop, in the phone box
G Am7 G/B C
In the pool hall, at the shoe store, every corner turned around
G Am7
It started with a school girl who was running
G/B C
Running home to her Mam and Dad
G Am7 G/B C
Told them she was playing, in the change room of the local football side
G Am7 G/B
They said tell us again, she told them again, tell us the truth, they found
C
it hard to believe
G Am7 G/B
'Cause he taught our Steve, he even trained me, taught our John who's a
C
father of three
Am7 Fmaj7 C
Only takes one tree, to make 1000 matches
Am7
Only takes one match,
Fmaj7 C G Am7 G/B C
to burn A thousaaaaand trees
G Am7 G/B C
A thousand trees
G
You see it in the classroom
Am7
In the swimming pool
G/B C
Where the match stick men are made
G
At the scout's hall
Am7
At the football
G/B C
Where the wise we trust are paid
G
They all honour his name
Am7
He did a lot for the game
G/B C
Got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates
G Am7
But they're ripping them down, stamping the ground
G/B C
Picture gathers dust behind the bar in the lounge
Am7 Fmaj7 C
Only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches
Am7 Fmaj7 C G Am7 G/B C
Only takes one match, to burn a thousaaaand trees
G Am7 G/B C
A thousand trees
D Fmaj7 C
Wake up, and smell the rain
D Fmaj7 C
Shake up, he's back to stay
D Fmaj7 C
He hasn't been on a holiday
D Fmaj7
Growing seeds don't believe
C G Am7 G/B C
Why he's beeeeen awaaaaay
G Am7 G/B C x 3
G Am7 G/B C
In the school yard, changing room, playing field, bathroom
G Am7 G/B C
Phone box, office blocks, corners turn around
G Am7
They keep doubting the flame, tossing the blame
G/B C
Got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates
G Am7
And they're ripping them down, stamping the ground
G/B C
Picture gathers dust in the bar in the lounge
Am7 Fmaj7 C
Only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches
Am7 Fmaj7 C G Am7 G/B C
Only takes one match, to burn a thousaaaand trees
G Am7 G/B C
A thousand trees
G Am7 G/B C
A thousand trees
G Am7 G/B C
A thousaaaand treeeees
