Chords by Hrad Capo on 4 Quick map: Intro/Verse - A5 , G5 , C5 , F5 , C5 , A5 , G5 Falsetto Interlude - C5 , F5 (x3); A5 , G5 Instrumental - C5 , E5 , F5 , G5 Biss - F5 , G5 (x4) --- Some notes before beginning - Peter may be playing some variations of these chords, particularly in the verses, but strumming upwards definitely helps reach a sound closer to the original song. In the instrumental before the first chorus, to best match the notes that Peter is picking, the chords can be strummed/fingerpicked as follows: C5 - x32013 E5 - 022003 F5 - 133213 (Or, if you don't have incredibly flexible hands, 13x213) G5 - 320030 --- Capo 4 A5 , G5 , C5 , F5 , C5 , A5 , G5 A5 G5 C5 F5 Trees are still trees if their roots are not deep C5 A5 G5 Even if you remove them A5 G5 C5 F5 Branches and limbs are intangible things C5 A5 G5 That's a fact, but it's not been proven C5 , F5 (x3) A5 , G5 C5 , E5 , F5 , G5 F5 G5 I am alive but I am not blinking F5 G5 I can't catch my breath, my ears are still ringing F5 G5 Pull up my roots, I am replanted F5 G5 I'm growing back, you can take it for granted A5 , G5 , C5 , F5 , C5 , A5 A5 , G5 , C5 , F5 , C5 , A5 , G5 A5 G5 C5 F5 I'll abandon my flaws if you call off this song C5 A5 G5 Don't cut me down A5 G5 C5 F5 I was reeling with drought, so I moved up and out C5 A5 G5 But I stay in the ground C5 , F5 (x3) A5 , G5 C5 , E5 , F5 , G5 F5 G5 I am alive, but I am not blinking F5 G5 I can't catch my breath, my ears are still ringing F5 G5 I pull up my roots, but I am replanted F5 G5 C5 , E5 , F5 , G5 I'm growing back, you can take that for granted F5 , G5 (x4) A5 , G5 , C5 , F5 , C5 , A5 , G5 A5 G5 C5 F5 Trees are still trees if their roots are not deep C5 A5 G5 Even if you remove them.