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"The Forest"- JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ
Tuning: DADF#BE
CAPO:3rd Fret
Chords:
E=0-0-0-0-0-0
F#= 2-2-0-0-0-0
A=  5-5-0-0-0-0
The main riff played throughout goes like this
e|---2-------0-----2---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-------0-----0---------------------------------------------------------|
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
A|------0h2-----------0h2----------------------------------------------------|
D|0------------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
EWhy didn't you tell
Why didn't I know
Landscapes blurred by rain
Mountains covered in snow
F#Why didn't I Esee
F#The forest on Afire behind in Esnow
EWhy didn't I feel
Why didn't you show
The cracks under the bridge
The gaps along the road
F#Why didn't I Esee
F#The forest on Afire behind the Etrees
F#-A-E
F#-A-E
F#Why didn't I Esee
F#The forest on Afire behind the Etrees

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The Forest

by José González

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

"The Forest"- JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ

Tuning: DADF#BE

CAPO:3rd Fret

Chords:

E=0-0-0-0-0-0

F#= 2-2-0-0-0-0

A= 5-5-0-0-0-0

The main riff played throughout goes like this

e|---2-------0-----2---------------------------------------------------------|

B|---0-------0-----0---------------------------------------------------------|

F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---0-------------0---------------------------------------------------------|

A|------0h2-----------0h2----------------------------------------------------|

D|0------------0-------------------------------------------------------------|

Why didn't you tell

Why didn't I know

Landscapes blurred by rain

Mountains covered in snow

F# E

Why didn't I see

F# A E

The forest on fire behind in snow

Why didn't I feel

Why didn't you show

The cracks under the bridge

The gaps along the road

F# E

Why didn't I see

F# A E

The forest on fire behind the trees

F#-A-E

F# E

Why didn't I see

F# A E

The forest on fire behind the trees

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