The Last Trees chords by Shane Ó Fearghail

SimplifiedG · Am · D · Em · C

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Intro 1

Ain't it funny

Verse 1
G 
D 
Am 
how
Em 
we always make a mess
G 
D 
While we twist and turn and  wonder
Am 
But it's our wold ours I guess
D 
G 
D 
Am 
And it's ridiculous to think
Em 
we'd ever make them change
G 
D 
To think we'd ever turn their heads
Am 
When the turning would mean
D 
they've changed

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Verse 2

Only when the last trees

have died and the river

Has returned to the sea

It's only then you'll know and

realise you'll return

Again

Verse 3
G 
D 
And I'm so sorry for all the thing
Am 
Em 
s we didn't do or say
G 
when the truth makes a big dif
D 
Am 
ference it's the small things
C 
D 
We all make mistakes now
G 
D 
did you wonder
Am 
C 
Every stop to question away all
D 
G 
D 
your gods of greed earthly speed
Am 
All the blood we've spilled
C 
D 
for the gold we need

Verse 4
C 
G 
Only when the last trees have
Em 
died and the river
C 
Has returned to the sea
It's only then you'll know and
G 
D 
realise you'll return
C 
G 
Only when the last trees have
Em 
died and the river
C 
Has returned to the sea
It's only then you'll know and
G 
D 
C 
realise you'll return again

Interlude 1

Return to them

Verse 5
G 
D 
This is in memory of the wood
Am 
C 
s river and trees
G 
D 
All the beautiful lowlands
Am 
All the flowers yeah
C 
the birds and the bees
D 
G 
D 
And all the pretty things that
Am 
C 
slowly are slipping away
G 
The majestic seas
D 
Autumn leaves
Am 
Summer flowers in
C 
D 
a mountain breeze

Verse 6
C 
G 
Only when the last trees
Em 
have died and the river
C 
has returned to the sea
It's only then you'll know
G 
D 
and realise you'll return
C 
G 
Only when the last trees have
Em 
died and the river
C 
Has returned to t he sea it's only
G 
then you'll know and realise
Am 
Em 
Am 
You'll return again return to
Em 
C 
G 
Am 
G 
D 
them before... before
C 
G 
Em 
C 
It's too late