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Trees by John Butler Trio
Trees
Capo:no capo
Standard Tuning.
Ok folks, this song is basically played holding a " G chord shape". You'll get what i mean
once you give it a go. Basically your 3rd finger, or ring finger, is held in position when
playing a G chord. It stays there throughout the song, while most of the fretting is done
with your 1st and 2nd fingers. Ok, here we go, dont forget to get the strumming pattern
down - pat, as it is extremely hard to tab out a strumming pattern.
There are 2 riffs in this song, so once you've learnt them, you've got it!
intro and verses.
e|-----x--x--x---------x-------x-------x-------x-------x--x-----------|
B|-----3--3--3---------3-------3-------3-------3-------3--3-----------|
G|-----x--x--x---------x-------x-------2-------0-------2--2-----------|
D|-----2--2--2---------x-------0-------2-------x-------0--0-----------|
A|-----2--2--2---------3-------x-------0-------3-------0--0-----------|
E|-----0--0--0---------0-------3-------0-------0----------------------|
Ok, it might look a little difficult, but its not. The strumming is mainly focused on the
bottom 3 strings. The fretted B string doesnt really get played, its there for ease of flowing
into the chorus. Leaving your finger on the 3rd fret, also helps with the placement of your
1st and 2nd fingers, which do all the work on the note selecting.( To make it sound easier,
your 1st finger stays at the 2nd fret, and your 2nd finger stays at the 3rd fret. All they
are doing is moving from string to string.)
Also, dont try to sound each note by itself, it wont work. It has to be strummed at, so no
pussy - footing around, just get in there and hit it!
chorus.
Asus Cadd9 G D5
e|----0----------------------0---------------------0------------------------0--------------|
B|----3----------------------3---------------------3------------------------3--------------|
G|----2-----8counts----------0----8counts----------0-------8counts----------2-----8counts--|
D|----2----------------------2---------------------0------------------------0--------------|
A|----0----------------------3---------------------2------------------------0--------------|
E|---------------------------0---------------------3---------------------------------------|
Well thats it, im sure you can count how many verses etc, so just listen to the song to refine
it. This is how i seen john play it, and it is definately in standard tuning, cause he
dropped the low E string to D to play his next song which was valley. So i would say that
this tab is close to being perfect.
They're cutting down all the trees
Can someone stop them please
Thank God for people in this world
Who dedicate their lives to these
Thank God for people in this world
Who dedicate their lives to trees
Because...
Don't they know if they chop them down
There won't be anything to see
Don't they know if they chop them down
There won't be anything to breathe
Don't they know if they chop them down
It's only desert that they leave
Don't they know anything? NO
And it's all for the money
That love for money
Yes it's sweeter than honey
That love for money..and
Don't care about the future
Don't care about the past
You just chop those trees down
While the money it still lasts..
There's a war going on yeah
And it ain't in the middle east
It's happening in our own damn country
They're chopping down all the trees
Don't they know if they chop them down
There won't be anything to see
Don't they know if they chop them down
There won't be anything to breathe
Don't they know if they chop them down
It's only desert that they leave
Don't they know anything? NO
Hippie, ferel, protestors
Call them what you may
But if they weren't here right now
There wouldn't be a tree standing today
Hippie, ferel, protestors
Call them what you may
But if they weren't here right now
There wouldn't be a tree standing today
They're cutting down all the
They're cutting down
They're cutting down all the
They're cutting down
Don't they know if they chop them down
There won't be anything to see
Don't they know if they chop them down
There won't be anything to breathe
Don't they know if they chop them down
It's only desert that they leave
Don't they know anything? NO
Richard Court do you know anything?
Liberal Party do you know anything?
John Howard do you know anything?
Bunnings do you know anything?
Simcore do you know anything?
Hell no.
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[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
| PM Palm mute
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