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From: sam_pentney@hotmail.com
Artist: Stereophonics
Song: A Thousand Trees
Album: Word Gets around

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Chords used:
G:320033
Am:00221
Bm:244322
C:032010
D:000232

The Kelly Jones riff
e|------------|
B|--1/0-------|
G|-------2/0--|	  This is played after Cevery (x32010@1)two or so bars.
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|

Intro

G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)Bm (x24432@1)C (x32010@1)(x2)

Verse 1
G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)Bm (x24432@1)CStanding (x32010@1)at the bus stop with my shopping in my hands
	    G (320003@1)            Am (x02210@1)           Bm (x24432@1)            CWhen (x32010@1)im over hearing elder ladies as the rumours start to fly
                       G (320003@1)               Am (x02210@1)            BmYou (x24432@1)can hear em in the schoolyard, in a scrapyard, in a chip shop,
     C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)                Am (x02210@1)             Bm (x24432@1)            Cin (x32010@1)a phone box, in the pool hall, at the shoe store, every corner turned around


Verse 2
                  G (320003@1)                  Am (x02210@1)           Bm (x24432@1)                CIt (x32010@1)started with a schoolgirl, who was running, running home to her mum and dad
                      G (320003@1)             Am (x02210@1)              Bm (x24432@1)            CShe (x32010@1)told them she was playing, in the change room of her local football side
                     G (320003@1)                  Am (x02210@1)                          BmThey (x24432@1)said tell us again, so she told them again, they said tell us the truth they
                  Cfound (x32010@1)it hard to believe
                    G (320003@1)                   Am (x02210@1)                   Bmcause (x24432@1)he taught our steve, he even trained me, taught uncle John Who's a father of
Cthree (x32010@1)

Chorus
            Am (x02210@1)               Bm (x24432@1)            CBut (x32010@1)it only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches
        Am (x02210@1)                C (x32010@1)    DIt (xx0232@1)only takes one match, to burn a thousand trees, a thousand trees


Verse 3
                  G (320003@1)               Am (x02210@1)                     Bm (x24432@1)              CYou (x32010@1)see it in the classroom, in the swimming pool, where the matchstick men are made
       G (320003@1)                Am (x02210@1)                Bm (x24432@1)              CIn (x32010@1)the scouts hall, at the football, where the wise we trust are paid
                  G (320003@1)                       AmThey (x02210@1)all honur his name, he did alot for the game
BmHe (x24432@1)got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates
              G (320003@1)                Am (x02210@1)                         BmBut (x24432@1)now there ripping them down, stamping the ground, picture gathers dust
                     Cbehind (x32010@1)the bar in the lounge


Chorus
            Am (x02210@1)                Bm (x24432@1)          CBut (x32010@1)it only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches
        Am (x02210@1)                C (x32010@1)    DIt (xx0232@1)only takes one match, to burn a thousand trees, a thousand trees


Bridge
D (xx0232@1)        CWake (x32010@1)up, smell the rain
D (xx0232@1)        CShake (x32010@1)up he's back to stay
D (xx0232@1)           CHe (x32010@1)hasnt been on a holiday
D (xx0232@1)               Am (x02210@1)     C (x32010@1)               DHis (xx0232@1)growing seeds dont believe why he's been, yeaah

G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Bm (x24432@1) C(x2) (x32010@1)

Verse 4 (mellow)
            G (320003@1)           Am (x02210@1)       Bm (x24432@1)            CAway (x32010@1)in the schoolyard, change room, playing fields bathroom
G (320003@1)         Am (x02210@1)           Bm (x24432@1)           CPhonebox, (x32010@1)office box, every corner turned around,
                       G (320003@1)                AmThey (x02210@1)keep doubting the flame, tossing the blame,
            Bm (x24432@1)                  CHe (x32010@1)got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates,
        G (320003@1)                 AmBut (x02210@1)now there ripping them down, stamping the ground,
Bm (x24432@1)                    CPicture (x32010@1)gathers dust behind the bar in the lounge


Chorus
            Am (x02210@1)                Bm (x24432@1)          CBut (x32010@1)it only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches,
        Am (x02210@1)                C (x32010@1)    DIt (xx0232@1)only takes one match, to burn a thousand treees.

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