I Must Be A Tree
Gene ParsonsVersion1
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Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
You are nothing but a piece of driftwood
But I can feel the pain and misery
And in this rut I'm stuck with roots a-pining
But I'm not a man so I must be a tree
I can't be real, yes I must be a tree
I bloom my spring then comes the fall that withers me
And through this cold I'm dormant 'til you call on me
That's why I know that I must be a tree
Every month you mate our need gets bigger
My heart has hardened like a knot of wood
And things won't be so shady for you anymore
Someday this tree will branch out towards the other wood
I can't be real, no I must be a tree
I bloom my spring then comes the fall that withers me
And through this cold I'm dormant 'til you call on me
That's why I know that I must be a tree
From The Kindling LP
Warner Brothers Records
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Readable chord sheet for I Must Be A Tree by Gene Parsons
[E]You are nothing but a piece of [F#]driftwood
But [A]I can feel the [B]pain and mis[E]ery
And in this rut I'm stuck with roots a-[F#]pining
But [A]I'm not a man so [B]I must be a t[E]ree
[E]I can't be real, yes I must be a tree
I [F#m]bloom my spring then [B]comes the fall that [E]withers me
[E]And through this cold I'm dormant 'til you call on me
That's[F#m] why I know that [D]I must be a [E]tree
[E]Every month you mate our need gets [F#]bigger
My [A]heart has hardened l[B]ike a knot of [E]wood
[E]And things won't be so shady for you [F#]anymore
Somed[A]ay this tree will [B]branch out towards the [E]other wood
[E]I can't be real, no I must be a tree
I [F#m]bloom my spring then [B]comes the fall that [E]withers me
[E]And through this cold I'm dormant 'til you call on me
That's [F#m]why I know that [D]I must be a [E]tree
From The Kindling LP
Warner Brothers Records