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Song title:     English Trees
Album:          Time On Earth

Words and Music by Neil Finn
Copyright © 2007 Neil Finn

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (gavin_chart@hotmail.com)


NOTES:
This was transcribed from the CH Webcast on 17 March 2007.

In this key, the first chord is Ab, so I have Capo on 1 to make life easy.
Chord names are given as if no capo were used. Fingering is from
the capo position. The chords look easy enough with a capo but
watch the timing.

The last verse is sung through the solo. Not sure if that was the idea or
if they are still pretty loose. On the record it could be different...


VERSE:
G                   C
English trees in my garden
   G                  C
We planted seeds in a faraway land
Am             D/F#          Em        Am
In between the palms and the succulent grove


VERSE:
     G                        C
They lose their leaves in the winter
G                    C
Mark the seasons for him and for her
Am          D/F#        Em     Am
Once upon a time in the fallen snow
Am             D/F#       Am/E       Em
Up against the sky made a silhouette show


VERSE:
G                     C
England cries and she plays for him
    G                      C
Two chords entwined like a requiem
  Am          D/F#        Em        Am
Although it’s springtime, colour is new
   Am       D/F#         Am/E      Em
In Regent’s Park, I will mourn for you


BRIDGE:
      G       Gmaj7/F#    Em
And I must be wise    somehow
          G            Gmaj7/F#  C
‘Cause my heart’s been broken    down


Am                Am(maj7)
   It’s so far to fall
Fm                C
   And so hard to plan
Am                     Am(maj7)
   Nothing’s sadder, I know
Cm                     G    G7
   Than the passing of time


SOLO (over these chords):

Dm  G    F/A  Dm

Dm  G    F/A  C

F                  C   F
(Don’t forget me)
F                      C   F
(You won’t forget me)


F   C   F   C

F   C   F   Am   Em

Am  C    F    C   F   G   C/F  C/E  C

G   C/F  C/E  C   G   C   G   C


VERSE:
English trees in my garden
Summer’s missed you, my darling
And all your crimes are forgiven
Yeah, all your crimes are forgiven

      G       Gmaj7/F#    Em
And I must be wise    somehow

G                   C
English trees in my garden


CHORDS (fingering from the Capo):
G            320033
C            x32010
Am           x02210
D/F#         200232
Em           022000
Am/E         022210
Gmaj7/F#     2x4433
Am(maj7)     x02110
Cm           xx5543
G7           320001
Dm           xx0231
F/A          x03211
C/F          132010
C/E          032010