A Thousand Trees Stereophonics
Words: Kelly Jones
Music: Kelly Jones, Richard Jones, Stuart Cable
Tab: Richard Hyde
Chords used:
G 320033
Am7 002013
G/B 020033
C 032011
Am 002110
[F]C* [133211]032010
D 000232
Intro:
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [C]
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [C]
Verse 1:
[G]Standing at the bus s[Am7]top with my shoppin[G/B]g in my hand[C]s.
[G]And I'm overhearing elder ladies[Am7]
[G/B]As the rumours start to fly[C]
[G]You can hear them in the schoolyard.
[Am7]In the scrapyard.
[G/B]In the chip shop.
[C]In the phone box.
[G]In the pool hall.
[Am7]At the shoe store.
[G/B]Every corner turned aroun[C]d
Verse2:
[G]It started with a school girl,
[Am7]Who was running,
[G/B]Running home to her Mam and Da[C]d
[G]Told them she was playing,
[Am7]In the change room
[G/B]Of the local football si[C]de.
[G]They said tell us again,
[Am7]She told them again,
[G/B]Tell us the truth,
[C]We find it hard To believe.
[G]Cause he thought our Steve,
[Am7]Even trained me,
[G/B]Taught Uncle John
[C]Whose father of three.
Chrous:
[Am]Only takes one tree, [F]to make 1000 match[C]es
[Am]Only takes one match, to burn 1000 [F]trees
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [C]
[G]1000[Am7] trees[G/B] [C]
Verse 3:
[G]You see it in the classroom,
[Am7]In the swimming pool,
[G/B]Where the matchstick men are mad[C]e,
[G]At the scout's hall,
[Am7]At the football,
[G/B]Where the wise we trust are pai[C]d
[G]They all honour his name.
[Am7]He did a lot for the game.
[G/B]He got his name knocked up above the sports ground gat[C]es.
[G]But now they're ripping them down,
[Am7]Stamp on the ground
[G/B]Picture gathers dust behind the bar in the loun[C]ge
Chrous:
[Am]Only takes one tree, to m[F]ake 1000 match[C]es
[Am]Only takes one match, to burn 1000 [F]trees
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [C]
[G]1000[Am7] trees[G/B] [C]
Bridge:
[D]Wake up and [F]smell the [C]rain.
[D]Shake up, he'[F]s back to [C]stay.
[D]He hasn't be[F]en on a ho[C]liday.
[D]His growing seeds don't believe[F].
While he's been away.
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [C]
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [C]
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [C]
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [C]
Verse 4:
[G]In the schoolyard.
[Am7]Changing room.
[G/B]Playing field.
[C]Bathroom.
[G]Phone box.
[Am7]Office blocks.
[G/B]Corners turned around.[C]
[G]They keep doubting the flame,
[Am7]Tossing the blame.
[G/B]Got his name knocked up above the sports ground g[C]ates.
[G]And they're ripping them down,
[Am7]Stamping the ground
[G/B]Picture gathers dust in the bar in the loun[C]ge
Chrous:
[Am]Only takes one tree, [F]to make 1000 match[C]es
[Am]Only takes one match, to burn 1000 [F]trees
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [C]
[G]1000[Am7] trees[G/B] [C]
[G]1000[Am7] trees[G/B] [C]
[G]1000[Am7] trees[G/B] [C]
[G]1000[Am7] trees[G/B] [C]
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