TALL TIMBER - SKYHOOKS G, A and D are all the normal chords G2 e--x--- D2 e--x--- A2 e--x--- E2 e--x--- b--x--- b--x--- b--x--- b--x--- g--x--- g--7--- g--x--- g--x--- d--5--- d--7--- d--7--- d--2--- a--5--- a--5--- a--7--- a--2--- e--3--- e--x--- e--5--- e--0--- [G D A] x 4 D (xx0232@1) GThey (320003@1)built this house from tall timber D (xx0232@1) ACut (x02220@1)it down in the mountain air D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)Building dreams in the city D (xx0232@1) AKept (x02220@1)on going till the hills were bare D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) Came along with their axes D (xx0232@1) GBrought (320003@1)their trucks and chainsaws too D (xx0232@1) AAnd (x02220@1)they cut down all the tall tall timber G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) A2Tall (x02420@1)timber for me and you D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) She was a young girl she was a hero D (xx0232@1) AStood (x02220@1)on the stage the people cheered D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) But the critics cut her down to zero D (xx0232@1) ABecause (x02220@1)she sang the words that they all feared D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)And they came with their axes D (xx0232@1) GThey (320003@1)brought their knives and opinions too D (xx0232@1) AAnd (x02220@1)they cut her down like tall tall timber G (320003@1) ATall (x02220@1)timber in the mountain dew CHORUS G2 D2 (x43141@2) A2 (x02420@1) Please don't cut down the tall timber G2 D2 (x43141@2) A2Let (x02420@1)it grow tall straight and true G2 D2 (x43141@2) A2 (x02420@1)In this world we need tall tall timber G2 D2 (x43141@2) A2 (x02420@1) Tall timber like me and you D (xx0232@1) GHe (320003@1)was a young man with a dream D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)To bring freedom to his land D (xx0232@1) GShared (320003@1)his voice with his brothers D (xx0232@1) AIn (x02220@1)those chinese streets he made a stand D (xx0232@1) GAnd (320003@1)they came with their soldiors D (xx0232@1) GThey (320003@1)brought their tanks and machine guns too D (xx0232@1) AAnd (x02220@1)the cut down all the tall tall timber G (320003@1) ATall (x02220@1)timber like me and you CHORUS x 2 [G D A] x 4 G2 A2 (x02420@1) The Redgum and the Kauri G2 A2The (x02420@1)Eucalypt and Pine G2 A2The (x02420@1)poets and the painters D2The (x43141@2)thinkers of our time E2Don't (024100@1)cut down the timber G2 Or we'll be forever poor D2Don't (x43141@2)kill off our heroes or A2We'll (x02420@1)never win the war SOLO D (xx0232@1) GNow (320003@1)the sun's so strong it burns my eyes D (xx0232@1) AThe (x02220@1)air's so bad that I can't breath D (xx0232@1) GThe (320003@1)winter's warmer the summer's hotter D (xx0232@1) AI (x02220@1)drive for miles I don't see trees D (xx0232@1) GAnd (320003@1)they came with their axes D (xx0232@1) GThey (320003@1)brought their knives and chainsaws too D (xx0232@1) AAnd (x02220@1)they cut down all the tall tall timber G (320003@1) ATall (x02220@1)timber in the mountain dew CHORUS x 2 G2 D2 (x43141@2) A2 (x02420@1) A2 (x02420@1)Tall timber like me and you CHORUS x 3 [fade out on the third] tabbed by Pattey. patteymelon@wn.com.au
