King of Trees Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][F][C][F][Em][C][F][C]
[F][C][F][C][Dm][Em][F][C]
[Dm][Am][F][C][F][C][F][C]
[F][C][F][C][F][C][F][Am][C]
[F][C][F][Am][F]
[C]He was

[Verse 1]
[F][C][F][C][F][C][F]
[C][F][C][F][C][Em][Am][G][F]
the King [C]of trees
[Em]Keeper of the leaves
[F]A deep green god[C] of young
[Em]Love stained memory
[Dm]We used to meet by him[C]
[Am]Far from the hustling [G]town
I [F]loved you
Now they've come to cut you down
[C]Down
[F][C][F][C][Dm][Em]

[Verse 2]
[F]He was the guardian[C] of day[Em]s
We held the same
[F]Beneath the[C] shade he gave
[Em]Shelter from the rain
[Dm]Oh Lord how its [C]empty now
With [Am]nothing save [G]the breeze[F]
Now they've come to burn
[C]the leaves[F]
Don't [C]burn [F]the leaves
[C][Dm][Eb]

[Verse 3]
[Ab]
And if my mind [Bb]breaks up
In [Gm]all so [F]many ways
[Ab]I know the meaning o[Bb]f
[Gm]The words I love [Dm]you[F][Ab]
And if my [Bb]body falls inside
[Gm]An early[F] grave
The [Em]forest and the [C]evergreens
Are [Dbm]com ing to ta[Abm]ke me back
[Db]So slowly [E]as I rol[A]l
Down the [D]track

[Verse 4]
The [G]forest and the [C]evergreens
Are [G]coming to take [C]me back
The [G]forest and the [C]evergreens
Are [F]coming to take me back
Please [C]take me back
[F][C][Dm][Em]

[Verse 5]
[F]He was the King of [C]trees
[Em]Keeper of the glades
[F]The way he enchanted my [C]life
[Em]Makes me so amazed
[Dm]We used to meet by him[C]
[Am]Many years [G]ago
I [F]love you
Now they've come to
lay [C]the road[F]
Don't [C]lay the road

[Outro 1]
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[F][C][F][C][F][C][F][C]
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[C][F][C][F][C][F][C]
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