Biography:
Stereophonics is a Welsh rock band, formed in 1992 in Cwmaman, Wales, United Kingdom, by friends Kelly Jones (guitar/vocals), Stuart Cable (drums; died 2010) and Richard Jones (bass). Colloquially known to their fans as the 'Phonics or the Stereos, in the years preceding their popularity, they went through shifting line-ups and were known by a variety of names including "KDR", "Zephyr", "Silent Runner", "Blind Faith" and their most widely known pre-Phonics moniker "Tragic Love Company
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- A Thousand Trees
- Bartender And The Thief
- Billy Daveys Daughter
- Daisy Lane
- Dakota
- Don't Let Me Down
- Heart Of Gold
- Hurry Up And Wait
- Lady Luck
- Local Boy In The Photograph
- Maybe Tomorrow
- Nothing Compares To You
- Rooftop
- Same Size Feet
- She Takes Her Clothes Off
- Traffic
- 100Mph
- A Minute Longer
- All In One Night
- Angie
- As Long As We Beat The English
- Bartender And The Theif
- Been Caught Cheating
- Beerbottle
- Billy Davies Daughter
- Boy On A Bike
- Buy Myself A Small Plane
- Carrot Cake And Wine
- Caught By The Wind
- Cest La Vie
- Chances Are
- Chaos From The Top Down
- Check My Eyelids
- Chris Chambers
- Climbing The Wall
- Could You Be The One
- Cryin In Your Beer
- Dont Let Me Down
- Drive A Thousand Miles
- Drowning
- Elevators
- Everyday I Think Of Money
- Feel
- Fiddlers Green
- Fight Or Flight
- Forever
- Free Falling
- Geronimo
- Getaway
- Girl
- Goldfish Bowl
- Graffiti On The Train
- Half The Lies You Tell Aint True
- Handbags And Gladrags
- Hangbags And Gladrags
- Have A Nice Day
- Help Me
- I Got Your Number
- I Miss You Now
- I Stopped To Fill My Car Up
- I Wanna Get Lost With You
- I Wouldnt Believe Your Radio
- Im Alright
- Im Only Sleeping
- In A Moment
- In My Day
- Indian Summer
- Innocent
- Into The World
- Is Yesterday Tomorow Today
- Is Yesterday Tomorrow Today
- It Means Nothing
- Jayne
- Ladyluck
- Last Of The Big Time Drinkers
- Long Way Round
- Lyin To Myself Again
- Madame Helga
- Maybe
- Misty
- More Life In A Tramps Vest
- Moviestar
- Mr And Mrs Smith
- Mr Writer
- Nice To Be Out
- No Ones Perfect
- Not Up To You
- Nothing Compares 2 U
- Only The Names Have Been Changed
- Paranoid
- Pick A Part Thats New
- Poppy Day
- Positively 4Th Street
- Rainbows And Pots Of Gold
- Raymonds Shop
- Rewind
- Roll Up And Shine
- Shoeshine Boy
- Show Me How
- Since I Told You Its Over
- Song For The Summer
- Soul
- Step On My Old Size Nines
- Stone
- Stuck In A Rut
- Summertime
- Sunny
- Sunny Afternoon
- Superman
- Surprise
- T Shirt Suntan
- Taken A Tumble
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
- Thousand Trees
- Tie Me Up Tie Me Down
- Trouble
- Uppercut
- Vegas Two Times
- Video Games
- Watch Them Fly Sundays
- Whats All The Fuss About
- White Lies
- Wholl Stop The Rain
- Word Gets Around Part Two
- Would You Believe
- You Stole My Money Honey
- Youre My Star
- Youre My Star Live Acoustic
- Youre The One As Long As We Beat The English
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From: [email protected]
Artist: Stereophonics
Song: A Thousand Trees
Album: Word Gets around
please e-mail me your comments. cheers
Chords used:
G:320033
Am:00221
Bm:244322
C:032010
D:000232
The Kelly Jones riff
e|------------|
B|--1/0-------|
G|-------2/0--| This is played after C every two or so bars.
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|
Intro
G Am Bm C (x2)
Verse 1
G Am Bm C
Standing at the bus stop with my shopping in my hands
G Am Bm C
When im over hearing elder ladies as the rumours start to fly
G Am Bm
You can hear em in the schoolyard, in a scrapyard, in a chip shop,
C G Am Bm C
in a phone box, in the pool hall, at the shoe store, every corner turned around
Verse 2
G Am Bm C
It started with a schoolgirl, who was running, running home to her mum and dad
G Am Bm C
She told them she was playing, in the change room of her local football side
G Am Bm
They said tell us again, so she told them again, they said tell us the truth they
C
found it hard to believe
G Am Bm
cause he taught our steve, he even trained me, taught uncle John Who's a father of
C
three
Chorus
Am Bm C
But it only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches
Am C D
It only takes one match, to burn a thousand trees, a thousand trees
Verse 3
G Am Bm C
You see it in the classroom, in the swimming pool, where the matchstick men are made
G Am Bm C
In the scouts hall, at the football, where the wise we trust are paid
G Am
They all honur his name, he did alot for the game
Bm
He got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates
G Am Bm
But now there ripping them down, stamping the ground, picture gathers dust
C
behind the bar in the lounge
Chorus
Am Bm C
But it only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches
Am C D
It only takes one match, to burn a thousand trees, a thousand trees
Bridge
D C
Wake up, smell the rain
D C
Shake up he's back to stay
D C
He hasnt been on a holiday
D Am C D
His growing seeds dont believe why he's been, yeaah
G Am Bm C (x2)
Verse 4 (mellow)
G Am Bm C
Away in the schoolyard, change room, playing fields bathroom
G Am Bm C
Phonebox, office box, every corner turned around,
G Am
They keep doubting the flame, tossing the blame,
Bm C
He got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates,
G Am
But now there ripping them down, stamping the ground,
Bm C
Picture gathers dust behind the bar in the lounge
Chorus
Am Bm C
But it only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches,
Am C D
It only takes one match, to burn a thousand treees.
END
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
From: [email protected]
Artist: Stereophonics
Song: A Thousand Trees
Album: Word Gets around
please e-mail me your comments. cheers
Chords used:
G:320033
Am:00221
Bm:244322
C:032010
D:000232
The Kelly Jones riff
e|------------|
B|--1/0-------|
G|-------2/0--| This is played after C every two or so bars.
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|
Intro
G Am Bm C (x2)
Verse 1
G Am Bm C
Standing at the bus stop with my shopping in my hands
G Am Bm C
When im over hearing elder ladies as the rumours start to fly
G Am Bm
You can hear em in the schoolyard, in a scrapyard, in a chip shop,
C G Am Bm C
in a phone box, in the pool hall, at the shoe store, every corner turned around
Verse 2
G Am Bm C
It started with a schoolgirl, who was running, running home to her mum and dad
G Am Bm C
She told them she was playing, in the change room of her local football side
G Am Bm
They said tell us again, so she told them again, they said tell us the truth they
C
found it hard to believe
G Am Bm
cause he taught our steve, he even trained me, taught uncle John Who's a father of
C
three
Chorus
Am Bm C
But it only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches
Am C D
It only takes one match, to burn a thousand trees, a thousand trees
Verse 3
G Am Bm C
You see it in the classroom, in the swimming pool, where the matchstick men are made
G Am Bm C
In the scouts hall, at the football, where the wise we trust are paid
G Am
They all honur his name, he did alot for the game
Bm
He got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates
G Am Bm
But now there ripping them down, stamping the ground, picture gathers dust
C
behind the bar in the lounge
Chorus
Am Bm C
But it only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches
Am C D
It only takes one match, to burn a thousand trees, a thousand trees
Bridge
D C
Wake up, smell the rain
D C
Shake up he's back to stay
D C
He hasnt been on a holiday
D Am C D
His growing seeds dont believe why he's been, yeaah
G Am Bm C (x2)
Verse 4 (mellow)
G Am Bm C
Away in the schoolyard, change room, playing fields bathroom
G Am Bm C
Phonebox, office box, every corner turned around,
G Am
They keep doubting the flame, tossing the blame,
Bm C
He got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates,
G Am
But now there ripping them down, stamping the ground,
Bm C
Picture gathers dust behind the bar in the lounge
Chorus
Am Bm C
But it only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches,
Am C D
It only takes one match, to burn a thousand treees.
END
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