A Thousand Trees — Stereophonics
Chords and lyrics for A Thousand Trees by Stereophonics (key of G).
Intro
[G] [Am] [Bm] [C]
Verse 1
[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 [Bm]rumours start to [C]fly
You can hear em in the [G]schoolyard, in a [Am]scrapyard, in a [Bm]chip shop,
in a [C]phone box, in the[G] pool hall, at the [Am]shoe store, every[Bm] corner turned
[C]around
Verse 2
It started with a [G]schoolgirl, who was [Am]running, 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 [G]again, so she told them [Am]again, they said tell us the
[Bm]truth they
found it hard to [C]believe
cause he taught our [G]steve, he even trained[Am] me, taught uncle John [Bm]Who's a
father of
[C]three
Chorus
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
Verse 3
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
Chorus
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
Bridge
[D]Wake up, [C]smell the rain
[D]Shake up [C]he's back to stay
[D]He hasnt been [C]on a holiday
[D]His growing seeds [Am]dont [C]believe why he's been,[D] yeaah
[G] [Am] [Bm] [C]
[Verse 4] (mellow)
Away in the [G]schoolyard, [Am]change room, [Bm]playing fields [C]bathroom
[G]Phonebox, [Am]office box, every[Bm] corner turned [C]around,
They keep doubting the [G]flame, tossing the [Am]blame,
He got his [Bm]name knocked up above [C]the sports ground gates,
But now [G]there ripping them [Am]down, stamping the ground,
[Bm]Picture gathers dust [C]behind the bar in the lounge
Chorus
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 treees.
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