An Olive Tree Chords by Basia

Tempo:
100.9 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

Am

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Basia - An Olive Tree chords
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[E]
[B] [A]
I get all ifty, I take it things are looking good
[B] Still looking better, it's always [A] something to improve
Oh yes we [D] should
One [E] day in the [Gm] South, a friend, my good friend
[F#] [C#]
Said I should find a [E] holiday
She claimed that dreams come true when you [Gm] go
[G] Can [B] a blonde be in any way that [E] beneficial to me?
[A#m] But one day fame and [Am] skeptic kicked on the ground
[E] This time I wanted [C#m] this to be true
[A#m] Silly, [Am] foolish girl and me, [C#m] embraced the tree
[G#m] Wishing for [E] you
I [D] [E]
get all ifty, I take it things are looking good
Still looking better, it's always [A] something to improve
Yes you should
[E] I get all ifty, I take it things [B] are looking good
Still looking better, it's always [A] something to improve
She's [E] a ramblin' sour [Gm]
frust
That you [A] could treat
For some magic [E] items with all you keep
[D#m]
But one day fame and [Am] skeptic kicked on the ground
[C#m] This time I wanted this to be true
[D#m]
Some only branched my [G#] step, had my desperate scars
As I [C#m] wept the [G#m] ground, as [A] I told her
I get all [B] [E]
[D] ifty, [F#m] [D] I take it things are looking [B] good
Still looking better, [Bm] it's [E] always something to improve
[C] [C#] [D]
[C#] [Am] [B]
[Am] [E]
[Gm]
[F#m]
[E]
[A#m] She's a ramblin' sour [Am] frust
That you could treat
For some magic items [G#m] with [F#]
all you keep
[A#m] Some only branched my [G#] step, had my desperate scars
[D#] As I wept the [G#m] ground, as [E] I told her
I [E]
[D]
get all ifty, I take it things are looking good
Still looking better, it's [A] always something to improve
Yes you should
[E] I get all ifty, I take it things are looking [B] good
Still looking better, it's [A] always something to improve
Yes you [E] should
[A] [E]
[B] [A] [E]
[B] With all [D] that's true
[E] With
[A] [C#]
[Am] [E]
all [B] that's true
[Am]
[Bm] Yeah!
[Am] [Em]
[C#] [Em]
[Am] [Am] [Em]
[D] [D]
[Em] [C#] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
Am
2311
D
1321
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
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To start learning Basia - An Olive Tree chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: D, E, A, E, Am, D, Em and D. A strategic approach would be to train at 66 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 132. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Major.

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_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
I get all ifty, I take it things are looking good
[B] Still looking better, it's always [A] something to improve
Oh yes we [D] should
_ One [E] day in _ _ the [Gm] South, a friend, _ _ _ _ my good friend
[F#] _ _ [C#]
Said I should find a [E] holiday _ _ _ _
_ She claimed that dreams come true when you [Gm] go _ _ _
_ [G] Can [B] a blonde be in any way that [E] beneficial _ to me?
_ _ [A#m] _ But one day fame and [Am] skeptic kicked on the ground
[E] This time I wanted [C#m] this to be true
[A#m] _ _ Silly, [Am] foolish girl and me, [C#m] embraced the tree
[G#m] _ Wishing for [E] you _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E]
get all ifty, I take it things are looking good
Still looking better, it's always [A] something to improve
Yes you should
[E] I get all ifty, I take it things [B] are looking good
Still looking better, it's always [A] something to improve
She's [E] a ramblin' _ _ _ sour [Gm] _
frust
_ _ That you [A] could treat
_ _ For some magic [E] items with all you _ keep
_ [D#m] _
But one day fame and [Am] skeptic kicked on the ground
[C#m] This time I _ wanted this to be true
_ [D#m] _
Some only branched my [G#] step, had my desperate scars
As I [C#m] wept the [G#m] ground, as [A] I told her
_ I get all _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[D] ifty, _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] I take it things are looking [B] good
Still looking better, _ [Bm] it's [E] always something to improve
_ [C] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [Am] _ _ [B] _
_ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#m] She's a ramblin' sour [Am] frust
That you could treat
For some magic items _ [G#m] _ _ with [F#]
all you keep
_ _ [A#m] Some only branched my [G#] step, had my desperate scars
[D#] As I wept the [G#m] ground, as [E] I told her
_ I _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
get all ifty, I take it things are looking good
Still looking better, it's [A] always something to improve
Yes you should
[E] I get all ifty, I take it things are looking [B] good
Still looking better, it's [A] always something to improve
Yes you [E] should
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] With all [D] that's true
[E] With _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _
_ all [B] that's true
_ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Yeah! _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _