{"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":620201,"song":"Tree Song","artist":"Ken Medema","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11574023-tree-song-chords-by-ken-medema/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/620201?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI saw a tree by the riverside one day as I walked along.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch] \r\nStraight as an arrow and pointing to the sky, growing tall and strong.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n“How did you grow so tall and strong?”  I said to the riverside tree.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nRefrain\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThis is the song that my tree friend sang to me:[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\n“I’ve got roots growing down to the water;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI’ve got leaves growing up to the sunshine;[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the fruit that I bear is a sign of the life in me.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI am shade from the hot summer sundown;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI am nest for the birds of the heaven.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’m, becoming what the Lord of trees has meant me to be:[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA strong, young tree.”[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI saw a tree in the winter-time when snow lay on the ground.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch] \r\nStraight as an arrow and pointing to the sky, [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd winter winds blew all around.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n“How do you stay so tall and strong?”  I said to the winter-time tree.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nRefrain\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI saw a tree in the city streets where buildings blocked the sun:[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch] \r\nGreen and lovely, I could see it gave joy to everyone.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n“How do you grow in the city streets?”  I said to the downtown tree.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nRefrain","plain_text":"Refrain\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRefrain\n \n\n\n\n\n\nRefrain","chords":["G","D","Am","F","C","Bm","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"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]}}}