Cant See The Forest For The Trees
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
G C A D G
[Verse 1]
G
I gave you some flowers and a card
D
I put a statue of you in my backyard
G C A
Well woman what’s it gonna take to get me on your mind
D G
I’m sending those smoke signals but you seem to be blind
[Chorus]
G
And I said, you can’t see the forest for the trees
D
You can’t see the honey for the bees
G
If it was a snake it would have bitten you
C A
I’m a-giving up on getting you
D G
You can’t see the forest for the trees
[Verse 2]
G
Well I wrote you a book of poetry
D
I thought that it might turn you on to me
G C A
I dressed up in a suit, and asked about my sense of rhyme
D G
You said you didn’t read it ‘cause you didn’t have the time
[Chorus]
G
And I said, you can’t see the forest for the trees
D
You can’t see the honey for the bees
G
If it was a snake it would have bitten you
C A
I’m a-giving up on getting you
D G
You can’t see the forest for the trees
[Interlude]
G C A D G
C A C A
G C A D G
[Verse 3]
G
Well I thought that I would give it one more try
D
I wrote your name up in letters in the sky
G C A
Well I asked you what you thought but to my agitation
D G
You told me that you thought it was a natural formation
[Chorus]
G
And I said, you can’t see the forest for the trees
D
You can’t see the honey for the bees
G
If it was a snake it would have bitten you
C A
I’m a-giving up on getting you
D G
You can’t see the forest for the trees
D G
You can’t see the forest for the trees
D G
You can’t see the forest for the trees
[Outro]
G C A D G
How to play Cant See The Forest For The Trees
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.