Chords:
{t:Fight For The Trees }
{key: G}
{artist:Peter Vadiveloo}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAfg8dktOgE
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/peter-vadiveloo/fight-for-the-trees
{c: Thanks to Peter Vadiveloo}
Introduction
[G]/// | [G]/ [G] [G] | [C]/// | [C]/ [Cadd9] [C] x 2
[G] Way up high on Mount Read, a pine tree [C] stands,
[G] North West Tasmania, on Tommeginne [C] land.
It's the [G] oldest tree in our country, 2000 rings it shows.
It [C] sprouted at the time of Christ all those years ago.
[G] Nearby mines have come and gone, miracle it survived,
[C] Short-term greed all around (Stop)
Scars the mountain [G] sides.
The mountain [C] sides,
Yeah, scars the mountain [G] sides,
The mountain [C] sides.
[G] Way up high near Toolangi town, the Kalatha Giant [C] stands,
[G] 400 years it's been growing on Woiworung [C] land.
[G] Central Highlands mountain ash, precious as it comes,
[C] Cleansing air and water, alchemists of the sun,
But [G] as I sing these giant trees, Hercules of nature, are [C] being pulped into, (Stop)
Photocopy [G] paper,
Photocopy [C] paper
Into Photocopy [G] paper.
How [D] is that we let this happen, [C] it's a travesty,
[D] Out of sight out mind, we [C] cannot not let that be,
The [D] simple truth is that we can't [C] live, (Stop)
{soc}
Without the [G] trees
We can't live without the [C] trees
We can't live without the [G] trees,
We need the [C] trees, sing with me
[D] Oooh, [C] we need the trees
[D] Oooooh, [C] we need trees,
[D] Ooooh, [C] (Stop)
Gotta fight for the [G] trees.
{eoc}
[G]/// | [G]/ [G] [G] |[C]/// | [C]/ [Cadd9] [C] x 2
[G] Way up high in on Capitol Hill [G], a big house [C] stands, [C]
With [G] red and Green chambers [G], on Ngunnawal [C] land, [C]
Our [G] so-called leaders riding high, in their big charade,
They let [C] power plays and politics always win the day,
They can [G] dodge and weave and doublespeak as much as they please,
But [C] when will they face the fact [C] (stop):
We can't live
{soc}
Without the [G] trees
We can't live without the [C] trees
We can't live without the [G] trees,
We need the [C] trees, sing with me
[D] Oooh, [C] we need the trees
[D] Oooooh, [C] we need trees,
[D] Ooooh, [C] (stop)
Gotta fight for the [G] trees.
{eoc}
Walk among the [C] trees,
Miracles of [G] green.
Walk among the [C] trees,
Our future's in their [G] leaves,
Walk among the [C] trees,
Feel their presence, feel their [G] peace,
Walk among the [C] trees, One last time
[D] Oooh, [C] we need the trees
[D] Oooooh, [C] we need trees,
[D] Ooooh, [C] (Stop)
Gotta fight for the [G] trees.
