John Butler Trio – Trees (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro] Note: Asus4 could be D, but I don't hear the open D.
  Em       G Am D G Am Asus4  Em        Am Asus4
e|--------------------------|----------------0-------------------------------|
B|--0------0----3-0----3-3--|-----0-----1--3-1-1---3-------0------------5---7|
G|--0---0--0-2--2-0-2--2-2--|----0---0--2--2-2-2-2-2-----9-9-9-9----5-7-5---7|
D|2-2-2-2--0-2--0-0-2--2-2--|--2-2-2-2--2--2---2---2-or--9-9-9-9--7-5-7---7-7|
A|2---2-2----0------0-------|--2---2-2--0--0-------------7---7-7--7----------|
E|0-------------------------|--0-------------------------0-------------------|
  PM.................          PM..............          PM..............

 Em       G Am D G Am Asus4  Em        Am Asus4
e|----------------0---------|----------------0-------------------------------|
B|--0------0-1--3-1----3-3--|-----0-----1--3-1-1---3-------0------------5---7|
G|--0---0--0-2--2-2-2--2-2--|----0---0--2--2-2-2-2-2-----9-9-9-9----5-7-5---7|
D|2-2-2-2--0-2--0---2--2-2--|--2-2-2-2--2--2---2---2-or--9-9-9-9--7-5-7---7-7|
A|2---2-2----0------0-------|--2---2-2--0--0-------------7---7-7--7----------|
E|0-------------------------|--0-------------------------0-------------------|
  PM.................          PM..............          PM..............
Repeat twice but with less PM [Verse 1]
Em       Am       Asus4
Ooooohmmm They're cutting down

Em       Am       Asus4
all uh the        treeee

Em       Am       Asus4
eees    Can someone stop them

Em       Am       Asus4
please  Thank God for people in this world

Em       Am       Asus4
Who dedicate their lives to these

Em       Am       Asus4
Thank God for people in this world

Em       Am       Asus4
Who dedicate their lives to trees

Asus4
Because...
[Chorus]
A          C             G
Don't they know if they chop them down

G              D           Asus2
There won't be anything to see

Asus2      C            G
Don't they know if they chop them down

G              D
There won't be anything to breathe

Asus2      C            G
Don't they know if they chop them down

G          D               Asus2
It's only desert that they leave

Asus2      C                G               D
Don't they know? Don't they knoooow anything? Yeah

[Interlude]
Same as Intro
  Em       G Am D G Am Asus4  Em        Am Asus4
e|--------------------------|----------------0-------------------------------|
B|--0------0----3-0----3-3--|-----0-----1--3-1-1---3-------0------------5---7|
G|--0---0--0-2--2-0-2--2-2--|----0---0--2--2-2-2-2-2-----9-9-9-9----5-7-5---7|
D|2-2-2-2--0-2--0-0-2--2-2--|--2-2-2-2--2--2---2---2-or--9-9-9-9--7-5-7---7-7|
A|2---2-2----0------0-------|--2---2-2--0--0-------------7---7-7--7----------|
E|0-------------------------|--0-------------------------0-------------------|
  PM.................          PM..............          PM..............

 Em       G Am D G Am Asus4  Em        Am Asus4
e|----------------0---------|----------------0-------------------------------|
B|--0------0-1--3-1----3-3--|-----0-----1--3-1-1---3-------0------------5---7|
G|--0---0--0-2--2-2-2--2-2--|----0---0--2--2-2-2-2-2-----9-9-9-9----5-7-5---7|
D|2-2-2-2--0-2--0---2--2-2--|--2-2-2-2--2--2---2---2-or--9-9-9-9--7-5-7---7-7|
A|2---2-2----0------0-------|--2---2-2--0--0-------------7---7-7--7----------|
E|0-------------------------|--0-------------------------0-------------------|
  PM.................          PM..............          PM..............
Repeat twice but with less PM [Verse 2]
Em      Am          Asus4  Em
And it's all for money

 Am       Asus4
That love for money

Em       Am       Asus4
  Yes it's sweeter than honey

Em       Am       Asus4
  That love for money..and

Em       Am       Asus4
  Don't care about the future

Em       Am       Asus4
  Don't care about the past

Em       Am       Asus4
  You just chop those trees down

Em       Am       Asus4
  While the money it still lasts..

Em       Am       Asus4
  There's a war going on yeah

Em       Am       Asus4
  And it ain't in the middle east

Em       Am       Asus4
  It's happening in our own damn country

Em       Am       Asus4         A
  They're chopping down all the trees
[Chorus]
A          C             G
Don't they know if they chop them down

G              D           Asus2
There won't be anything to see

Asus2      C            G
Don't they know if they chop them down

G              D
There won't be anything to breathe

Asus2      C            G
Don't they know if they chop them down

G          D               Asus2
It's only desert that they leave

Asus2      C                G               D
Don't they know? Don't they knoooow anything? Yeah

[Interlude]
Same as Intro
  Em       G Am D G Am Asus4  Em        Am Asus4
e|--------------------------|----------------0-------------------------------|
B|--0------0----3-0----3-3--|-----0-----1--3-1-1---3-------0------------5---7|
G|--0---0--0-2--2-0-2--2-2--|----0---0--2--2-2-2-2-2-----9-9-9-9----5-7-5---7|
D|2-2-2-2--0-2--0-0-2--2-2--|--2-2-2-2--2--2---2---2-or--9-9-9-9--7-5-7---7-7|
A|2---2-2----0------0-------|--2---2-2--0--0-------------7---7-7--7----------|
E|0-------------------------|--0-------------------------0-------------------|
  PM.................          PM..............          PM..............

 Em       G Am D G Am Asus4  Em        Am Asus4
e|----------------0---------|----------------0-------------------------------|
B|--0------0-1--3-1----3-3--|-----0-----1--3-1-1---3-------0------------5---7|
G|--0---0--0-2--2-2-2--2-2--|----0---0--2--2-2-2-2-2-----9-9-9-9----5-7-5---7|
D|2-2-2-2--0-2--0---2--2-2--|--2-2-2-2--2--2---2---2-or--9-9-9-9--7-5-7---7-7|
A|2---2-2----0------0-------|--2---2-2--0--0-------------7---7-7--7----------|
E|0-------------------------|--0-------------------------0-------------------|
  PM.................          PM..............          PM..............
Repeat twice but with less PM [Verse 3]
Em      G   A  Asus4 G  A
Hippie, ferel, protestors

Em      G   A  Asus4 G  A
Call them what you may

Em      G   A  Asus4 G  A
But if they weren't here right now

Em      G   A  Asus4 G  A
There wouldn't be a tree standing today

Em      G   A  Asus4 G  A
Hippie, ferel, protestors

Em      G   A  Asus4 G  A
Call them what you may

Em      G   A  Asus4 G  A
But if they weren't here right now

Em      G   A  Asus4 G  A
There wouldn't be a tree standing today

Em      G   A  Asus4 G  A
They're cutting down all the

Em      G   A  Asus4 G  A
They're cutting down

Em      G   A  Asus4 G  A
They're cutting down all the

Em      G   A  Asus4 G  A
They're cutting down
[Chorus]
A          C             G
Don't they know if they chop them down

G              D           Asus2
There won't be anything to see

Asus2      C            G
Don't they know if they chop them down

G              D
There won't be anything to breathe

Asus2      C            G
Don't they know if they chop them down

G          D               Asus2
It's only desert that they leave

Asus2      C                G               D
Don't they know? Don't they knoooow anything? Yeah
[Outro]
D
Richard Court do you know anything?

D
Liberal Party do you know anything?

D
John Howard do you know anything?
Dsus2 D
D                             Dsus2 D
Bunnings do you know anything?

D                            D    Em
Simcore do you know anything?  Hell no
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