Plain White Ts - The Giving Tree

song : the giving tree
album : should’ve gone to bed ep
chords by : matthew cabigas

capo 1st fret

intro
Em G Am G F#m

Em G
all the leaves on the giving tree have fallen
D G F#
no shade to crawl in underneath
Em
i’ve got scars from a pocket knife
G Am Em D
where you carved your heart into me

C G
if all you wanted was love
D B G
why would you use me up
C D G
cut me down , build a boat , and sail away
C G B Em
when all i wanted to be was your giving tree
Em7 C D G
settle down , build a home , and make you happy?

Em G
i lie in the dead of night and i wonder
D G F#
whose covers you’re between
Em
and it’s sad laying in his bed
G D G D
you feel hollow , so you crawl home back to me

C G
if all you wanted was love
D B G
why would you use me up
C D G
cut me down , build a boat , and sail away
C G B Em
when all i wanted to be was your giving tree
Em7 C D G
settle down , build a home , and make you happy?
Am
well , i see a trail that starts
C G
a line of broken hearts behind you
D
that lead you back to me
Am
the once sad and lonely fool
C D D4 D
with nothing left but roots to show , oh oh

C G
if all you wanted was love
D B G
why would you use me up
C D G
cut me down , build a boat , and sail away
C G B Em
when all i wanted to be was your giving tree
Em7 C D G
settle down , build a home , and make you happy?

( one strum per chord )
C D G
settle down , build a home , and make you happy?