SKYHOOKS - TALL TIMBER CHORDS 2

TALL TIMBER - SKYHOOKS G, A and D are all the normal chords G2 e--x--- D2 e--x--- A2 e--x--- E2 e--x--- b--x--- b--x--- b--x--- b--x--- g--x--- g--7--- g--x--- g--x--- d--5--- d--7--- d--7--- d--2--- a--5--- a--5--- a--7--- a--2--- e--3--- e--x--- e--5--- e--0--- [G D A] x 4

^DThey built this house f^Grom tall timber ^DCut it down in the mo^Auntain air ^DBuilding dreams ^Gin the city ^DKept on going till the h^Aills were bare ^DCame along w^Gith their axes ^DBrought their trucks and ch^Gainsaws too ^DAnd they cut down all the t^Aall tall timber ^GTall timber for ^Ame and you ^A2

^DShe was a young girl s^Ghe was a hero ^DStood on the stage the p^Aeople cheered ^DBut the critics cut her d^Gown to zero ^DBecause she sang the words t^Ahat they all feared ^DAnd they came wi^Gth their axes ^DThey brought their knives and o^Gpinions too ^DAnd they cut her down like ^Atall tall timber ^GTall timber in the m^Aountain dew

CHORUS

^G2Please don't ^D2cut down ^A2the tall timber ^G2Let it g^D2row tall s^A2traight and true ^G2In this w^D2orld we need ^A2tall tall timber ^G2Tall t^D2imber like ^A2me and you

^DHe was a young man w^Gith a dream ^DTo bring freedom ^Ato his land ^DShared his voice w^Gith his brothers ^DIn those chinese streets he m^Aade a stand ^DAnd they came w^Gith their soldiors ^DThey brought their tanks and m^Gachine guns too ^DAnd the cut down all the ^Atall tall timber ^GTall timber like ^Ame and you

CHORUS x 2 [G D A] x 4

The ^G2Redgum and the ^A2Kauri The ^G2Eucalypt and ^A2Pine The ^G2poets and the ^A2painters The ^D2thinkers of our time ^E2Don't cut down the timber ^G2Or we'll be forever poor ^D2Don't kill off our heroes or ^A2We'll never win the war

SOLO

^DNow the sun's so ^Gstrong it burns my eyes ^DThe air's so bad that^A I can't breath ^DThe winter's warmer the ^Gsummer's hotter ^DI drive for miles I ^Adon't see trees ^DAnd they came ^Gwith their axes ^DThey brought their knives and c^Ghainsaws too ^DAnd they cut down all the ^Atall tall timber ^GTall timber in the ^Amountain dew

CHORUS x 2

^G2Tall ^D2timber like ^A2me and you ^A2 CHORUS x 3 [fade out on the third]

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Skyhooks - Tall timber