#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # From RICKL1@IX.NETCOM.COM Thu May 8 10:25:06 1997 Date: Sat, 26 Apr 1997 00:02:47 GMT From: RICKL1@IX.NETCOM.COM To: guitar@olga.net Subject: I Must Be A Tree Gene Parsons Chords/Words thanks to Roy J for the words please post corrections Gene Parsons I Must Be A Tree by Gene Parsons/Gib Guilbeau Clarence White guitar E (022100@1) F#You (244322@1)are nothing but a piece of driftwood A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) EBut (022100@1)I can feel the pain and misery F#And (244322@1)in this rut I'm stuck with roots a-pining A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) EBut (022100@1)I'm not a man so I must be a tree EI (022100@1)can't be real, yes I must be a tree F#m (244222@1) B (x2444x@1) EI (022100@1)bloom my spring then comes the fall that withers me EAnd (022100@1)through this cold I'm dormant 'til you call on me F#m (244222@1) D (xx0232@1) EThat's (022100@1)why I know that I must be a tree E (022100@1) F#Every (244322@1)month you mate our need gets bigger A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) EMy (022100@1)heart has hardened like a knot of wood E (022100@1) F#And (244322@1)things won't be so shady for you anymore A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) ESomeday (022100@1)this tree will branch out towards the other wood EI (022100@1)can't be real, no I must be a tree F#m (244222@1) B (x2444x@1) EI (022100@1)bloom my spring then comes the fall that withers me EAnd (022100@1)through this cold I'm dormant 'til you call on me F#m (244222@1) D (xx0232@1) EThat's (022100@1)why I know that I must be a tree From The Kindling LP Warner Brothers Records