Stereophonics – A Thousand Trees (Guitar)

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Standing at the bus stop with my shopping in my hands

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And I'm overhearing elder ladies as the rumours start to fly

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You can hear them in the school yard, in the scrap yard

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In the chip shop, in the phone box 

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In the pool hall, at the shoe store, every corner turned around

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It started with a school girl who was running

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Running home to her Mam and Dad

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Told them she was playing, in the change room of the local football side

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They said tell us again, she told them again, tell us the truth, they found 

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it hard to believe

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'Cause he taught our Steve, he even trained me, taught our John who's a 

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father of three

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Only takes one tree, to make 1000 matches

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Only takes one match, 

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to burn A thousaaaaand trees

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A thousand trees

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You see it in the classroom

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In the swimming pool

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Where the match stick men are made

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At the scout's hall

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At the football

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Where the wise we trust are paid

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They all honour his name

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He did a lot for the game

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Got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates

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But they're ripping them down, stamping the ground

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Picture gathers dust behind the bar in the lounge

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Only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches

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Only takes one match, to burn a thousaaaand trees

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A thousand trees

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 Wake up, and smell the rain

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 Shake up, he's back to stay

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 He hasn't been on a holiday

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 Growing seeds don't believe

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Why he's beeeeen awaaaaay

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In the school yard, changing room, playing field, bathroom

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Phone box, office blocks, corners turn around

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They keep doubting the flame, tossing the blame

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Got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates

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And they're ripping them down, stamping the ground

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Picture gathers dust in the bar in the lounge

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Only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches

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Only takes one match, to burn a thousaaaand trees

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A thousand trees

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A thousand trees

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A thousaaaand treeeees