Time In A Tree
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
3rd traste
[Chorus]
C
I just want time in a tree
Am
I need a place just for me
F
Somewhere that I can be free
G Bdim
Keep the faith and just be
What you'll be
[Verse 1]
C
I guess rules are there to break
C
But I make mistakes
C
Like they were handed on a plate
F
And I try to leave sometimes, I'm standing in the way
G Bdim
I'm on the edge of crying all the time, 'cause I can't human right
[Verse 2]
C
What a state
C
I get wound up from the ground up
Am
And I don't know why
Am
Turn the sound up, drown the noise out
F
Swallow (whoa), don't cry
G
Got an anxious heart and it's stone made, can't take paper or heartbreak
Bdim
Did Billy Joel have self esteem?
Maybe Vienna wouldn't wait for me
[Chorus]
C
I just want time in a tree
Am
I need a place just for me
F
Somewhere that I can be free
G
Keep the faith and just be
What you'll be
[Verse 3]
C
Do you ever feel like you could live a real life?
Am
Like everybody else in the real world, you could be a real girl?
F
I could be a wizard, I could be an astronaut
You could write fiction, you could tame raptors
G Bdim
Most days I struggle and I get snappy
Fuck all that, I just wanna be happy
[Verse 4]
C
Swimming against the current, am I wrong?
Can you show me a warrant?
Am
Honestly, I'm a bomb, abhorrent
I'm on it, I get it, I've got it,
I wanna be ten again, just me and Sonic
F
and nobody telling me I should be more than I am
G
Back when I had a plan, I...
[Chorus]
C
I just want time in a tree
Am
I need a place just for me (for me)
F
Somewhere that I can be free (can be free)
G Bdim
Keep the faith and just be (just be)
What you'll be
[Bridge]
C Am
I seen things that I never should have seen
F
Said too many things I didn't mean
G
Hurt myself too many times to count
Bdim
I need to let it out
C Am
And just release been lying to myself too long
F
Been trying by myself too long
G
I can't relax, I'm too distracted
Bdim
I can't hack it, hmm
C
I'm needy, greedy
Love me, feed me
Am
Let's be a family
F
It will take a village to make a man of me
G
So why couldn't you love me
Bdim
It's all I need
[Chorus]
C
I just want time in a tree
Am
I need a place just for me
F
Somewhere that I can be free
G Bdim
Keep the faith and just be
What you'll be
[Outro]
C Am F G Bdim
How to play Time In A Tree
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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.