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Tree Song

Ken Medema
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I  saw a tree by the riverside  one day  as I walked along.
Straight  as an arrow and pointing  to the sky, growing tall  and strong.
“How  did you grow so tall  and strong?”  I said  to the riverside tree.
This  is the song that my tree  friend sang  to me:
“I’ve  got roots  growing down  to the water;
I’ve  got leaves  growing up  to the sunshine;
 And the fruit  that I bear  is a sign  of the life  in me.
I  am shade  from the hot  summer sundown;
I  am nest  for the birds  of the heaven.
 I’m, becoming  what the Lord  of trees  has meant  me to be:
 A strong, young tree.”
I  saw a tree in the winter-time  when snow  lay on the ground.
Straight  as an arrow and pointing  to the sky,
 And winter  winds blew  all around.
“How  do you stay so tall  and strong?”  I said  to the winter-time tree.
I  saw a tree in the city  streets  where buildings  blocked the sun:
Green  and lovely, I  could see  it gave  joy to everyone.
“How  do you grow in the city streets?”  I said  to the downtown tree.

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Readable chord sheet for Tree Song by Ken Medema

[G]I saw a tree by the [D]rivers[G]ide one [Am]day as I walked [G]along[D].
[G]Straight as an arrow and [D]pointing to the [G]sky, [Am]growing [D]tall and [G]strong.
[G]“How did you grow so [D]tall and [Am]strong?”  I [F]said to the r[C]iverside [G]tree.[D]

[G]This is the song that my [D]tree friend [Bm]sang to [G]me:
[G]“I’ve got [C]roots growing [D]down to the [G]water;
[G]I’ve got [C]leaves growing [D]up to the [G]sunshine;
And the [C]fruit that I [D]bear is a [G]sign of the [Am]life in [D]me.
[G]I am [C]shade from the [D]hot summer [G]sundown;
[G]I am [C]nest for the [D]birds of the [G]heaven.
I’m, be[C]coming what the [D]Lord of [G]trees has [Am]meant me to [D]be:
A strong, young [G]tree.”

[G]I saw a tree in the [D]winter-[G]time when [Am]snow lay on the [G]grou[D]nd.
[G]Straight as an arrow and [D]pointing to the [G]sky, [D]                [G]
And [Am]winter winds [D]blew all a[G]round.
[G]“How do you stay so [D]tall and [Am]strong?”  I [F]said to the [C]winter-time [G]tree.[D]

[G]I saw a tree in the [D]city s[G]treets where [Am]buildings blocked the [G]sun: [D]
[G]Green and lovely, [D]I could [G]see it [Am]gave joy to ev[D]eryone.[G]
[G]“How do you grow in the [D]city [Am]streets?”  I [F]said to the [C]downtown [G]tree.[D]