Artist: Plain White T's Song: "Giving Tree" Album: Should've Gone to Bed - EP Chords by: Jessie :) Plain White T's performing "Giving Tree" live acoustic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkW-SLSZcNg A7 - x02020 Bb - x13331 C - x32010 Dm/A - x00231 F - 133211 F7 - 131211 Gm - 355333 Notes: -The low E string is pretty much excluded except during chorus and bridge. -Tim alternates bass notes strictly on the 4th and 5th strings during verses -Same finger-picking pattern as Death Cab for Cutie's "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" CAPO 3RD FRET Intro: Dm F Gm F C Verse 1:

^Dm/AAll the leaves on the giving tree have ^Ffallen No shade to ^Gmcrawl in ... under^Fneat^Che ^Dm/AI've got scars from a pocket knife where you ^Fcarved ^GmYour heart ... into ^Fme ^C

Chorus:

If all you ^Bbwanted was ^Flove Why would you ^Cuse me ^Fup Cut me ^Bbdown, build a ^Cboat, and sail a^Fway?^F7 When all I ^Bbwanted to ^Fbe Was ^A7your giving ^Dmtree^C Settle ^Bbdown, build a ^Chome, and make you ^Fhappy

Verse 2:

^Dm/AI lie in the dead of night and I ^Fwonder Who's ^Gmcovers You're ^Fbetw^Ceen ^Dm/A& it's sad layin in his bed you f^Feel hollow So you ^Gmcrawl home Back to ^Fme ^C

Chorus:

Bridge:

^GmWell I see a trail that starts ^BbA line of broken hearts be^Fhind you That lead you ^Cback to me ^GmThe once sad and lonely fool ^BbWith nothin' left but roots to ^Cshow ^C7Ohhh

Final chorus:

(Single-strum)

Settle ^Bbdown, build a ^Chome, and make you ^Fhappy

That's all! I hope you enjoyed the song as much as I did :)

Plain White T's - The giving tree