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This file is the author's own work & represents their interpretation of the song.
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Date: 20th Jan 2003         To: Majicat          From: DJ
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                  King of Trees
 by Cat Stevens (1974)

CAPO AT 3rd FRET ( Key of F )


(Abbreviated) Piano Intro

  D     A      D     A      D     A      D     A   
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  D    A/C#   Bm7   A/C#    D     A      D     A
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  D     A      D     A      D     A     C#m
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
     
Verse 1

D             A               C#m
  He was the king of trees, keeper of the leaves,
D               A            C#m
  A deep green god of young love stained memory,
Bm7                 A       F#m                    E
    We used to meet by him, far from the hustling town,
    D                                         D  A/D  
I loved you, now they’ve come to cut you down------, down!

  D     A/D    D    A/C#   Bm7       A
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |


Verse 2

D                A        C#m     
   He was the guardian of days we held the same,
D                A              C#m
   Beneath the shade, he gave shelter from the rain,
Bm                      A              F#m               E
   Oh, Lord, how it’s empty now, with nothing save the breeze,
    D                                         D  A/D   D  A/D
I loved you, now they’ve come to burn the leaves-------------, 
                  D   A/C#  Bm7  C
Don’t burn the leaves---------!



Verse 3

F             G                Em           D
  And if my mind breaks up in all so many ways,
F             G                   Em          D
  I know the meaning of the words,   ‘I love you’,
F             G             Em            D
  And if my body falls in-side an early grave.

      C#m            A             Bbm              Fm
The forest and the evergreen are coming to take me back,
    Bb  C#       F#             B
So slow-ly as I roll down the track,
      E7              A            E7               A
The forest and the evergreen are coming to take me back,
      E7              A            D                D    A/D
The forest and the evergreen are coming to take me back-----!,
        D   A/D                   D   A/C#  Bm7  A
Back, back,      please, take me back---------!


Verse 4
D             A              C#m
  He was the King of Trees, keeper of the glades,
D              A                C#m
  The way he lightened my life makes me so amazed,
Bm7                A       F#m          E
   We used to meet by him, many years a-go,
    D                                     D       A/D
I loved you, now they’ve come to lay the road, oh,woh-oh!
     D     A/D                 D  A/C#  Bm7   A
Oh, woh-oh----, don’t lay the ro---o---oad!

  D   A     D   A     D   A     D   A
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | x4
 
  D   A     D     A             D     A   
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

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Chords:

  D          A        C#m       Bm7       F#m       E
xx0232    x02220    x46654    x20202    244222   022100
   IRM      IMR      IRLMI     I M R    IRLIII    RLM

  A/D      Bm       C        F        G       Em       A/C#
xx0220   x24432   x32010   133211   320033   022000  x4222x
   IM     IRLMI    RM I    TRLMII   MI  RL    MR      LIIII

  Bbm      Fm        Bb       C#       F#      B       E7
x13331   133111    x13331   x46664   244322  x24442  022130
 IRLMI   IRLIII     IMRLI    IMRLI   IRLMII   IRLMI   MRIL

Fingering:  T= Thumb                
            I= Index finger
            M= Middle finger
            R= Ring finger
            L= Little finger

NB These suggested fingerings of the chords are shown as played with the left hand ( i.e. for a right handed

player.)
Where a row of ‘I’s is shown this indicates a barre chord and the Index finger lays across all strings at that fret.

All fret positions indicated are relative to the CAPO position. 

 


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