{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2277979,"song":"The Giving Tree","artist":"Plain White T's","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11478603-the-giving-tree-chords-by-plain-white-t-s/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2277979?type=chord","rating":4.84806,"votes":28,"content":"\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAll the leaves on the giving tree have fallen[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo shade to crawl in underneath[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI've got scars from a pocket knife where you carved[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nyour heart into me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf all you wanted was love why would you use me up[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C7[/ch]\r\ncut me down build a boat and sail away[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nwhen all i wanted to be was your giving tree[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nsettle down build a home make you happy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI lie awake in the dead of night and i wonder[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhose covers your between[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nyou feel sad lying in his bed you feel hallow[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dm[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nso you crawl home back to me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nif all you wanted was love why would you use me up[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C7[/ch]\r\ncut me down build a boat and sail away[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nwhen all i wanted to be was your giving tree[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nsettle down build a home make you happy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\ni see a trail that starts[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\na line of broken hearts behind you[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthat leads you back to me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\none sad and lonely fool with nothing left but roots to show oh oh[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nif all you wanted was love why would you use me up[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C7[/ch]\r\ncut me down build a boat and sail away[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nwhen all i wanted to be was your giving tree[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nsettle down build a home make you happy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nsettle down build a home make you happy[/tab]\r\nSuggest correction","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSuggest correction","chords":["Am","C","Dm","G","F","C7","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}