Tonart: C major
Intro 1
C
Verse 1
C
We split folks into groups of threes and
Dm
F
C
name them after kinds of trees.
Dm
Em
Dm
It’s how I like to look at folks: As willow trees,
Em
G
or pines or oaks.
C
Am
Willows are forgettable, they could be called a weed,
F
Dm
F
Dm
Am
Dm
and time with them’s regrettable: they’ll suck you dry when you’re in need.
C
They burst your pipes, and then their switches
Am
might be used to bust your britches.
F
Dm
No, willows aren’t my kind
F
Dm
of tree.
They’re not a source of
G
Dm
love for me.
C
Am
C
Dm
We split folks into groups of threes and
F
C
Am
name them after kinds of trees.
Dm
Am
It’s how I like to look at folks: As willow trees,
C
G
Em
or pines or oaks.
C
Am
Pines give off a wondrous smell and
G
they’re green throughout the year, make
F
Dm
C
Dm
a bed of needles soft as hell
G
Dm
and bolster xmas cheer.
C
You bust their bark and they get sticky,
Am
embracing one is often tricky.
Dm
G
that’s what ain’t for me.
Am
Dm
Am
G
Em
G
I need to love a stronger tree.
C
We split folks into groups of threes and
Dm
F
Am
name them after kinds of trees.
Dm
G
It’s how I like to look at folks: As willow trees,
Em
Dm
G
or pines or oaks.
C
Am
C
And so we find the able oak who changes colors,
F
Dm
G
Dm
Strength and patience ain’t no
joke; that’s what this man believes.
G
C
I build a house, I build a chair,
Am
a table, bed, from that tree there.
F
An oak grows slowly and
Dm
F
provides.
Dm
G
It’s with an oak my love resides.
Dm
It’s with an oak my love
G
Dm
resides.
F
Dm
It’s with an oak my love
Bb
resides.
Outro 1
Bb
C
F
Am
Dm
G
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