| A THOUSAND TREES |
G5 Am7 G/B C STANDING AT THE BUS STOP WITH MY SHOPPING IN MY HANDS G5 Am7 G/B C WHEN I'M OVERHEARING ELDER LADIES AS THE RUMOURS START TO FLY G5 Am7 G/B YOU CAN HEAR THEM IN THE SCHOOL YARD SCRAP YARD CHIP SHOP C G5 Am7 G/B C PHONE BOX IN THE POOL HALL AT THE SHOE STALL EVERY CORNER TURNED AROUND G5 Am7 G/B C IT STARTED WITH A SCHOOL GIRL WHO WAS RUNNING RUNNING HOME TO HER MAM & DAD G5 Am7 G/B TOLD THEM SHE WAS PLAYING IN THE CHANGE ROOM OF HER LOCAL FOOTBALL SIDE G5 Am7 G/B THEY SAID TELL US AGAIN SO SHE TOLD THEM AGAIN THEY SAID TELL US THE TRUTH C G5 Am7 THEY FOUND IT HARD TO BELIEVE CAUSE HE TAUGHT OUR STEVE HE EVEN TRAINED ME G/B C TAUGHT UNCLE JOHN WHO'S A FATHER OF THREE Am7 Fsus2 C BUT IT ONLY TAKES ONE TREE TO MAKE A THOUSAND MATCHES Am7 Fsus2 C G5 Am7 G/B C ONLY TAKES ONE MATCH TO BURN A THOUSAND TREES G5 Am7 YOU SEE IT IN THE CLASS ROOM IN THE SWIMMING POOL G/B C G5 Am7 WHERE THE MATCHSTICK MEN ARE MADE AT THE SCOUTS HALL AT THE FOOTBALL G/B C G5 WHERE THE WISE WE TRUST ARE PAID THEY ALL HONOUR HIS NAME HE DID A LOT Am7 G/B C FOR THE GAME HE GOT HIS NAME KNOCKED UP ABOVE THE SPORTS GROUND GATES G5 Am7 BUT NOW THEYR'E RIPPING THEM DOWN STAMPING THE GROUND G/B C PICTURE GATHERS DUST BEHIND THE BAR IN THE LOUNGE Am7 Fsus2 C IT TAKES ONE TREE TO MAKE A THOUSAND MATCHES Am7 Fsus2 C G5 ONLY TAKES ONE MATCH TO BURN A THOUSAND TREES D Fsus2 C D Fsus2 C D WAKE UP AND SMELL THE RAIN SHAKE UP HE'S BACK TO STAY HE HASN'T BEEN ON A Fsus2 C D Fsus2 C G5 Am7 G/B C HOLIDAY HIS GROWING SEEDS DONT BELIEVE WHY HES BEEN AWAY G5 Am7 G/B C G5 Am7 IN THE SCHOOL YARD CHANGE ROOM PLAYING FIELDS BATHROOM PHONE BOX OFFICE G/B C G5 Am7 BLOCKS CORNER TURNED AROUND THEY KEEP DOUBTING THE FLAME TOSSING THE BLAME G/B C GOT HIS NAME KNOCKED UP ABOVE THR SPORTS GROUND GATES BUT NOW THEY'RE G5 Am7 G/B C RIPPING THEM DOWN STAMPING THE GROUND PICTURE GATHERS DUST IN THE BAR Am7 Fsus2 C IN THE LOUNGE IT TAKES ONE TREE TO MAKE A THOUSAND MATCHES Am7 Fsus2 C G5 IT ONLY TAKES ONE MATCH TO BURN A THOUSAND TREES |