Thousand Trees
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
The Kelly Jones riff
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G|-------2/0--| This is played after C every two or so bars.
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Standing at the bus stop with my shopping in my hands
When im over hearing elder ladies as the rumours start to fly
You can hear em in the schoolyard, in a scrapyard, in a chip shop,
in a phone box, in the pool hall, at the shoe store, every corner turned around
It started with a schoolgirl, who was running, running home to her mum and dad
She told them she was playing, in the change room of her local football side
They said tell us again, so she told them again, they said tell us the truth they
found it hard to believe
cause he taught our steve, he even trained me, taught uncle John Who's a father of
three
But it only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches
It only takes one match, to burn a thousand trees, a thousand trees
You see it in the classroom, in the swimming pool, where the matchstick men are made
In the scouts hall, at the football, where the wise we trust are paid
They all honur his name, he did alot for the game
He got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates
But now there ripping them down, stamping the ground, picture gathers dust
behind the bar in the lounge
But it only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches
It only takes one match, to burn a thousand trees, a thousand trees
Wake up, smell the rain
Shake up he's back to stay
He hasnt been on a holiday
His growing seeds dont believe why he's been, yeaah
mellow)
Away in the schoolyard, change room, playing fields bathroom
Phonebox, office box, every corner turned around,
They keep doubting the flame, tossing the blame,
He got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates,
But now there ripping them down, stamping the ground,
Picture gathers dust behind the bar in the lounge
But it only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches,
It only takes one match, to burn a thousand treees.
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Readable chord sheet for Thousand Trees by Stereophonics
The Kelly Jones riff e|------------| B|--1/0-------| G|-------2/0--| This is played after C every two or so bars. D|------------| A|------------| E|------------| [G] [Am] [Bm] [C] [G]Standing at the [Am]bus stop with my[Bm] shopping in my [C]hands When im over[G] hearing elder [Am]ladies as the r[Bm]umours start to [C]fly You can hear em in the [G]schoolyard, in a s[Am]crapyard, in a c[Bm]hip shop, in a [C]phone box, in the[G] pool hall, at the [Am]shoe store, every[Bm] corner turned a[C]round It started with a [G]schoolgirl, who was r[Am]unning, running[Bm] home to her mum and[C] dad She told them she was [G]playing, in the [Am]change room of her[Bm] local football [C]side They said tell us aga[G]in, so she told them [Am]again, they said tell us the t[Bm]ruth they found it hard to b[C]elieve cause he taught our [G]steve, he even trained[Am] me, taught uncle John [Bm]Who's a father of [C]three But it only [Am]takes one tree, to [Bm]make a thousand [C]matches It only [Am]takes one match, to [C]burn a [D]thousand trees, a thousand trees You see it in the [G]classroom, in the [Am]swimming pool, where the [Bm]matchstick men are[C] made In the [G]scouts hall, at the[Am] football, where the[Bm] wise we trust are[C] paid They all honur his[G] name, he did alot for the[Am] game [Bm]He got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates But now there [G]ripping them down, [Am]stamping the ground, picture [Bm]gathers dust behind the bar in the[C] lounge But it only [Am]takes one tree, to m[Bm]ake a thousand[C] matches It only [Am]takes one match, to [C]burn a [D]thousand trees, a thousand trees [D]Wake up, sm[C]ell the rain [D]Shake up he[C]'s back to stay [D]He hasnt been [C]on a holiday [D]His growing seeds [Am]dont beli[C]eve why he's been,[D] yeaah [G] [Am] [Bm] [C] mellow) Away in the [G]schoolyard, ch[Am]ange room, [Bm]playing fields b[C]athroom [G]Phonebox, of[Am]fice box, every[Bm] corner turned [C]around, They keep doubting the [G]flame, tossing the [Am]blame, He got his n[Bm]ame knocked up above t[C]he sports ground gates, But now [G]there ripping them d[Am]own, stamping the ground, [Bm]Picture gathers dust beh[C]ind the bar in the lounge But it only [Am]takes one tree, to m[Bm]ake a thousand[C] matches, It only [Am]takes one match, to [C]burn a [D]thousand treees. END