I Am A Tree Chords by Guided By Voices
Tempo:
149.05 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
A
C
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[B] [E]
[E]
[B]
[E] [B]
[F#m] [E]
I am a tree, I [B] show my age when I don't [E] cry I have [B] the leaves that will fall off when
wind [F#] blows by Don't strip [E] off my bark, [B] I have been stripped
of it [F#] before Cause [Em] yesterday's gone and [B] tomorrow has so
much more in [A] store You [E]
[B] [F#] [A]
[E]
[B] [F#]
[E] are a bird, you're [B] taking off in every
[A] way You're [Em] the last word, so [B] there is nothing more
to [A] say [E] Don't interrupt, you [B] know the squirrels are
my [A] friends Get [E] off my land, [B] or I will break [A] before I
[B] [A]
[G] [B]
I'm planning [D] to sing, I'm [F] planning to [G] feel you [B] all over me
So come on [D] my tongue and [F] fill up in [G] that kind of [B] sound by [E] me
[C] I [D] [B]
am a [C] tree, [A] [B]
fruitless and [C] [E] free [C#] Lost [E] on a tree, [C] [B] touch [A] me and see
[E]
[B] [A]
[B] [E] [B]
[A]
[E]
[B] [A]
[E] [B]
[A]
[E]
[B] [E]
[B] [A]
[B] [E]
[B]
[F#]
[B] [A]
[E] I am a tree, counting [B] my rings will do [A] no good
I [E] won't live long, but I [B] would be with you if [E]
I could
When you take flight, you'll never [B] need to one who [A] is bare
Since [E] you have flown, [B] there's something special in the air
[B]
[D] [F] [G]
[B] I'm planning [D] to sing, I'm [F] planning to [G] feel you [B] all over [E] me
[B] So come [D] on my tongue [B] and fill up in that [G] kind of [A] sound by [B] me
[C]
[D] [B] I am a tree, [C]
[D] [B] fruitless and free [C]
[D] [C#] Lost on a [C] tree, [Bm]
touch me [E] and see
[C]
[Bm] I am a [E] tree, [C] [D]
[B] [E] fruitless and [C] free
[Bm] Lost [F#] on a tree
[C] [B] [A] [E]
[B]
[A]
[B]
[E]
[B]
[B] [E]
[E]
[B]
[E] [B]
[F#m] [E]
I am a tree, I [B] show my age when I don't [E] cry I have [B] the leaves that will fall off when
wind [F#] blows by Don't strip [E] off my bark, [B] I have been stripped
of it [F#] before Cause [Em] yesterday's gone and [B] tomorrow has so
much more in [A] store You [E]
[B] [F#] [A]
[E]
[B] [F#]
[E] are a bird, you're [B] taking off in every
[A] way You're [Em] the last word, so [B] there is nothing more
to [A] say [E] Don't interrupt, you [B] know the squirrels are
my [A] friends Get [E] off my land, [B] or I will break [A] before I
[B] [A]
[G] [B]
I'm planning [D] to sing, I'm [F] planning to [G] feel you [B] all over me
So come on [D] my tongue and [F] fill up in [G] that kind of [B] sound by [E] me
[C] I [D] [B]
am a [C] tree, [A] [B]
fruitless and [C] [E] free [C#] Lost [E] on a tree, [C] [B] touch [A] me and see
[E]
[B] [A]
[B] [E] [B]
[A]
[E]
[B] [A]
[E] [B]
[A]
[E]
[B] [E]
[B] [A]
[B] [E]
[B]
[F#]
[B] [A]
[E] I am a tree, counting [B] my rings will do [A] no good
I [E] won't live long, but I [B] would be with you if [E]
I could
When you take flight, you'll never [B] need to one who [A] is bare
Since [E] you have flown, [B] there's something special in the air
[B]
[D] [F] [G]
[B] I'm planning [D] to sing, I'm [F] planning to [G] feel you [B] all over [E] me
[B] So come [D] on my tongue [B] and fill up in that [G] kind of [A] sound by [B] me
[C]
[D] [B] I am a tree, [C]
[D] [B] fruitless and free [C]
[D] [C#] Lost on a [C] tree, [Bm]
touch me [E] and see
[C]
[Bm] I am a [E] tree, [C] [D]
[B] [E] fruitless and [C] free
[Bm] Lost [F#] on a tree
[C] [B] [A] [E]
[B]
[A]
[B]
[E]
[B]
Key:
B
E
A
C
D
B
E
A
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_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
I am a tree, I [B] show my age when I don't [E] cry _ _ _ I have [B] the leaves that will fall off when
wind [F#] blows by _ _ _ Don't strip [E] off my bark, [B] I have been stripped
of it _ [F#] _ before _ Cause _ [Em] yesterday's gone and [B] tomorrow has so
much more in [A] _ store _ _ _ You [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ are a bird, you're [B] taking off in every
[A] _ way _ _ You're [Em] the last word, so [B] there is nothing more
to [A] _ say _ _ _ [E] Don't interrupt, you [B] know the _ squirrels are
my [A] _ friends _ _ Get [E] off my land, [B] or I will break [A] before I _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ I'm planning [D] to sing, I'm [F] planning to [G] feel you [B] all over me
_ So come on [D] my tongue and [F] fill up in [G] that kind of [B] sound by [E] me
[C] I _ [D] _ _ [B] _
am a [C] tree, _ [A] _ _ [B] _
fruitless and _ [C] _ [E] free _ [C#] Lost [E] on a tree, [C] _ _ _ _ [B] touch [A] me and see
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ I am a tree, counting [B] my rings will do [A] no good
_ _ _ I [E] won't live long, but I [B] would be with you if [E]
I could
_ _ _ When you take flight, you'll never [B] need to one who [A] is _ bare
_ Since [E] you have flown, [B] there's something special in the air
_ _ [B] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ I'm planning [D] to sing, I'm [F] planning to [G] feel you [B] all over [E] me
[B] So come [D] on my tongue [B] and fill up in that [G] kind of [A] sound by _ [B] _ me
_ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] I am a tree, [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ fruitless and free [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [C#] Lost on a [C] tree, _ [Bm] _
_ _ touch me [E] and see
[C] _ _ _
[Bm] I am a [E] tree, [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [B] _ [E] fruitless and [C] free _ _
[Bm] _ Lost [F#] on a tree
[C] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
I am a tree, I [B] show my age when I don't [E] cry _ _ _ I have [B] the leaves that will fall off when
wind [F#] blows by _ _ _ Don't strip [E] off my bark, [B] I have been stripped
of it _ [F#] _ before _ Cause _ [Em] yesterday's gone and [B] tomorrow has so
much more in [A] _ store _ _ _ You [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ are a bird, you're [B] taking off in every
[A] _ way _ _ You're [Em] the last word, so [B] there is nothing more
to [A] _ say _ _ _ [E] Don't interrupt, you [B] know the _ squirrels are
my [A] _ friends _ _ Get [E] off my land, [B] or I will break [A] before I _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ I'm planning [D] to sing, I'm [F] planning to [G] feel you [B] all over me
_ So come on [D] my tongue and [F] fill up in [G] that kind of [B] sound by [E] me
[C] I _ [D] _ _ [B] _
am a [C] tree, _ [A] _ _ [B] _
fruitless and _ [C] _ [E] free _ [C#] Lost [E] on a tree, [C] _ _ _ _ [B] touch [A] me and see
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ I am a tree, counting [B] my rings will do [A] no good
_ _ _ I [E] won't live long, but I [B] would be with you if [E]
I could
_ _ _ When you take flight, you'll never [B] need to one who [A] is _ bare
_ Since [E] you have flown, [B] there's something special in the air
_ _ [B] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ I'm planning [D] to sing, I'm [F] planning to [G] feel you [B] all over [E] me
[B] So come [D] on my tongue [B] and fill up in that [G] kind of [A] sound by _ [B] _ me
_ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] I am a tree, [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ fruitless and free [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [C#] Lost on a [C] tree, _ [Bm] _
_ _ touch me [E] and see
[C] _ _ _
[Bm] I am a [E] tree, [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [B] _ [E] fruitless and [C] free _ _
[Bm] _ Lost [F#] on a tree
[C] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
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