If I Were A Tree Chords & Tabs
Standard Tuning
Capo 3
There's a part that I'm not sure of, but I'll fix it when I can.
The Gm sounds good only sometimes, so use it as a G if you please.
Intro: G
G
If I were a tree I'd shake you off,
C
Who needs all those dying leaves?
G
I'd follow my roots to the underground,
C
Drink wine with all the thieves.
G
G
If I were a tree I'd give you wood,
C
Make you a dendrophiliac.
G
I'd have a laugh because I could;
C
Oh, my knots and twists are not for that.
G
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C G
Uproot me from the ground and plant me somewhere I belong
Gm F G
In the winter when my limbs are so bare
C G
Uproot me from the ground and plant me somewhere I belong
Gm F G
In the winter when my limbs are so bare
G
G
If I were a tree I would age so the well;
C
I'd watch the years paint on your face.
G
Follow my roots to the underground,
C
Watch you disappear without a trace...trace.
G
C G
Uproot me from the ground and plant me somewhere I belong,
Gm F G
In the winter when my limbs are so bare.
C G
Uproot me from the ground and plant me somewhere I belong,
Gm F G
In the winter when my limbs are so bare.
Gm F G
In the winter when my limbs are so bare.
Gm F G
In the winter when my limbs are so bare.
G