Stereophonics – Thousand Trees (Ukulele)

The Kelly Jones riff
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Standing at the bus stop with my shopping in my hands

            G              Am             Bm              C
When im over hearing elder ladies as the rumours start to fly

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You can hear em in the schoolyard, in a scrapyard, in a chip shop,

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in a phone box, in the pool hall, at the shoe store, every corner turned around

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It started with a schoolgirl, who was running, running home to her mum and dad

                      G               Am                Bm              C
She told them she was playing, in the change room of her local football side

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

                  C
found it hard to believe

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cause he taught our steve, he even trained me, taught uncle John Who's a father of

C
three

            Am                 Bm              C
But it only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches

        Am                  C      D
It only takes one match, to burn a thousand trees, a thousand trees

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You see it in the classroom, in the swimming pool, where the matchstick men are made

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In the scouts hall, at the football, where the wise we trust are paid

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They all honur his name, he did alot for the game

Bm
He got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates

              G                  Am                           Bm
But now there ripping them down, stamping the ground, picture gathers dust

                     C
behind the bar in the lounge

            Am                  Bm            C
But it only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches

        Am                  C      D
It only takes one match, to burn a thousand trees, a thousand trees

D          C
Wake up, smell the rain

D          C
Shake up he's back to stay

D             C
He hasnt been on a holiday

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His growing seeds dont believe why he's been, yeaah

            G             Am         Bm              C
Away in the schoolyard, change room, playing fields bathroom

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Phonebox, office box, every corner turned around,

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They keep doubting the flame, tossing the blame,

            Bm                    C
He got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates,

        G                   Am
But now there ripping them down, stamping the ground,

Bm                      C
Picture gathers dust behind the bar in the lounge

            Am                  Bm            C
But it only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches,

        Am                  C      D
It only takes one match, to burn a thousand treees.