A Thousand Trees - Stereophonics, guitar chords

Published: 2016-06-11 14:23
Selection chords: Tsumugi Nakata

Intro: G Am Bm C x2

Verse:
G		Am		Bm		C
Standing at the bus stop with my shopping in my hands
	    G              Am             Bm              C    	
When im over hearing elder ladies as the rumours start to fly
                       G                 Am              Bm
You can hear em in the schoolyard, in a scrapyard, in a chip shop,
     C                G                  Am               Bm              C
in a phone box, in the pool hall, at the shoe store, every corner turned around

                  G                    Am             Bm                  C
It started with a schoolgirl, who was running, running home to her mum and dad
                      G               Am                Bm              C
She told them she was playing, in the change room of her local football side
                     G                    Am                            Bm
They said tell us again, so she told them again, they said tell us the truth they
                  C
found it hard to believe
                    G                     Am                     Bm
cause he taught our steve, he even trained me, taught uncle John Whoʼs a father of
C
three

Chorus:
            Am                 Bm              C
But it only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches
        Am                  C      D
It only takes one match, to burn a thousand trees, a thousand trees

Verse:
                  G                 Am                       Bm                C
You see it in the classroom, in the swimming pool, where the matchstick men are made
       G                  Am                  Bm                C
In the scouts hall, at the football, where the wise we trust are paid
                  G                         Am
They all honur his name, he did alot for the game
Bm
He got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates
              G                  Am                           Bm
But now there ripping them down, stamping the ground, picture gathers dust
                     C
behind the bar in the lounge

Chorus:
            Am                  Bm            C
But it only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches
        Am                  C      D
It only takes one match, to burn a thousand trees, a thousand trees

Bridge:
D          C
Wake up, smell the rain
D          C
Shake up heʼs back to stay
D             C
He hasnt been on a holiday
D                 Am       C                 D
His growing seeds dont believe why heʼs been, yeaah

G Am Bm C x2

Verse:
            G             Am         Bm              C
Away in the schoolyard, change room, playing fields bathroom
G           Am             Bm             C
Phonebox, office box, every corner turned around,
                       G                  Am
They keep doubting the flame, tossing the blame,
            Bm                    C
He got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates,
        G                   Am
But now there ripping them down, stamping the ground,
Bm                      C
Picture gathers dust behind the bar in the lounge

Chorus:
            Am                  Bm            C
But it only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches,
        Am                  C      D
It only takes one match, to burn a thousand treees.