Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) – King Of Trees (Guitar)

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Csus2 x 3 0 0 1 x C/D x x 0 0 1 0 C/E x x 2 0 1 x
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             B|--1--0-----0-----                 |--1--0--------|
play when *  G|--------2-----0--|   play when ** |--------2--0--|
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             A|-----------------|                |--------------|
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[Intro] F C Csus2 C x3 F C Em Am C/D [Verse 1]
F            C
  He was the king of trees

Em                   *
Keeper of the leaves,

F              C
  A deep green guard of young

Em                  **
Love stained memory,

Dm7               C
  We used to meet by him

Am                    G
Far from the hustling town

  F
I loved you,

                            F   C/F   F   C/F
Now they've come to cut you down... down
F C/E Dm7 Dm7 C/E [Verse 2]
F            C
  He was the guardian of

Em                    *
Days we held the same,

F             C
  Beneath the shade he gave

Em                   **
Shelter fromthe rain,

Dm7                C
  Oh Lord how it's empty now

G/B  Am               G
With nothing save the breeze

  F
I loved you,

                             F     C/F     F    C/F
Now they've come to burn the leaves

               F     C/E   Dm7
Don't burn the leaves
Dm7 Eb [Middle8]
Ab               Bb
  And if my mind breaks up in all

Gm        F    Fadd9 F Fadd9 F
  So many ways,

Ab           Bb                   Gm        F
  I know the meaning of the words   "I love you",

F/G Ab          Bb
      And if my body falls inside

Gm         F     Fadd9 F Fadd9 F
  An early grave,

    Em             C
The forest and the evergreens

    Dbm               Abm
Are coming to take me back,

   Db  E
So slowly

     A             D     Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
As I roll down the track

    G7             C
The forest and the evergreens

    G7                C
Are coming to take me back,

    G7             C
The forest and the evergreens

    F                 F     C/F     F    C/F
Are coming to take me back,

                F     C/E   Dm7
Please take me back!
Dm7 C/E [Verse 3]
F            C
  He was the king of trees

Em                   *
Keeper of the glades,

F            C
  The way he lightened my life

Em                  **
Makes me so amazed,

Dm7               C
  We used to meet by him

Am         G
Many years ago

  F
I loved you,

                       F    C/F   F   C/F
Now they've to lay the road-oh-oh,oh!

               F    C/E  Dm7
Don't lay the road
Dm7 C/E [Outro] F C Csus2 C x18 F C F C