I Am A Tree
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Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
I am a tree - I show my age when I don't cry
I have the leaves
That will fall off when wind blows by
Don't strip off my bark
I have been stripped of it before
Yesterday's gone
And tomorrow has so much more in store
-x2-
You are a bird - you're taking off in every way
Say the last word until there is nothing more to say
Don't interrupt
You know the squirrels are my friends
Get off my limb - for I will break before I bend
I'm planning to see
I'm planning to feel you all over me
So climb up my trunk and build on your nest
Come and get the sap out if me
I am a tree!
Fruitless and free!
No symmetry!
Touch me and see!
-solo over-
I am a tree - counting my rings will do no good
I won't live long but I would be with you if I could
When you take flight,
Remember me to one who lives there
Since you have flown,
There's something special in the air
I'm planning to see
I'm planning to feel you all over me
So climb up my trunk and build on your nest
Come and get the sap out if me
I am a tree!
Fruitless and free!
No symmetry!
Touch me and see!
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Readable chord sheet for I Am A Tree by Guided By Voices
[A] [E] [B] [A] I am a tr[E]ee - I show my [B]age when I don't cry [A] I have the l[E]eaves That will fall [B]off when wind blows by [A] Don't strip off my b[E]ark I have been str[B]ipped of it before [A] Yesterday's g[E]one And tomorrow has s[B]o much more in store [A] [E] [B] [F#] -x2- [A] You are a b[E]ird - you're taking [B]off in every w[A]ay Say the last w[E]ord until there is n[B]othing more to s[A]ay Don't interr[E]upt You know the squ[B]irrels are my fr[A]iends Get off my l[E]imb - for I will br[B]eak before I b[A]end [E] [B] [D] [A] [C] [D] [A] [B] [E] I'm pl[B]anning to s[D]ee [A]I'm planning to f[C]eel y[D]ou [A]all over m[B]e [E] So cl[B]imb up m[D]y trunk and b[A]uild on your n[C]est Come and g[C]et the s[A]ap out if m[B]e [E] [B] [D] [A] I am a tr[E]ee! [B] [D] [A] Fruitless and fr[E]ee! [B] [D] [A] No symmetr[E]y! [B] [D] [A] Touch me and s[E]ee! [B] [D] [A] [A] [E] [B] -solo over- [A] I am a tr[E]ee - counting my r[B]ings will do no good [A] I won't live l[E]ong but I would be w[B]ith you if I could [A] When you take fl[E]ight, Remember me to [B]one who lives there [A] Since you have fl[E]own, There's something sp[B]ecial in the air [E] [B] [D] [A] [C] [D] [A] [B] [E] I'm pl[B]anning to s[D]ee [A]I'm planning to f[C]eel y[D]ou [A]all over m[B]e [E] So cl[B]imb up m[D]y trunk and b[A]uild on your n[C]est Come and g[C]et the s[A]ap out if m[B]e [E] [B] [D] [A] I am a tr[E]ee! [B] [D] [A] Fruitless and fr[E]ee! [B] [D] [A] No symmetr[E]y! [B] [D] [A] Touch me and s[E]ee! [B] [D] [A] [A] [E] [B]