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Standard Tuning, No Capo
       C   F4x
verse 1:        
Cthere was a tFime i sat by myCself
alone like a tFree thinking of the dCay
and who it might Fbe and where i might fCind you 
alFone just like Amme
chorus:
when i'm alFone i think of yCou
and where you might Gbe alone just like Cme
       C   F4x
verse 2:
Cone day i smFile the next day i'm sCad
thoughts come and Fgo like a grain of sCand
i look to the sFky and sometimes it raCins
thinking of yFou well it's not the sAmame
chorus: 
when i'm alFone i think of yCou
and where you might Gbe alone just like Cme
       C   F4x
verse 3:
Cnow that you're hFere you're right by my sCide
me and my tFree we still find the tCime
to walk through the clFouds and look for the rCain
                      F*                         Am  
but in know i can't find them cause i'm not the same
chorus:
when i'm alFone i think of Cyou
and where you might Gbe alone by a tCree
listen to the song for the struming pattern, or play it however you want.  
on the third verse, they don't really play the chords, they either hit the guitar or use a drum.
that being said, if you do play the chords, where i've got the F* you could play an F or a G there
i think it sounds better.  if you don't play the chords, make sure you come back in on the Am.
on the last C, they don't play this chord, but if they did it would be a C.

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Alone By A Tree

by The Surfers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Chords

Standard Tuning, No Capo

C F

verse 1:

C F C

there was a time i sat by myself

F C

alone like a tree thinking of the day

F C

and who it might be and where i might find you

F Am

alone just like me

chorus:

F C

when i'm alone i think of you

G C

and where you might be alone just like me

C F

verse 2:

C F C

one day i smile the next day i'm sad

F C

thoughts come and go like a grain of sand

F C

i look to the sky and sometimes it rains

F Am

thinking of you well it's not the same

chorus:

F C

when i'm alone i think of you

G C

and where you might be alone just like me

C F

verse 3:

C F C

now that you're here you're right by my side

F C

me and my tree we still find the time

F C

to walk through the clouds and look for the rain

F Am

but in know i can't find them cause i'm not the same

chorus:

F C

when i'm alone i think of you

G C

and where you might be alone by a tree

listen to the song for the struming pattern, or play it however you want.

on the third verse, they don't really play the chords, they either hit the guitar or use a drum.

that being said, if you do play the chords, where i've got the F* you could play an F or a G there

i think it sounds better. if you don't play the chords, make sure you come back in on the Am.

on the last C, they don't play this chord, but if they did it would be a C.

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