D F# C#m A E G A Bm D F# C#m A There is unrest in the forest; there is trouble with the trees E G A Bm For the Maples want more sunlight and the Oaks ignore their pleas D F# C#m A E G A Bm D A Bm F# G A Bm G D A The trouble with the Maples and they're quite convinced they're right A Bm G D A They say the Oaks are just too lofty and they grab up all the light. A Bm G D A But the Oaks can't help their feelings if they like the way they're made F# G A G F# E And they wonder why the Maples can't be happy in their shade
D F# C#m A There is trouble in the forest, and the creatures all have fled E G A Bm as the Maples scream Oppression and the Oaks just shake their heads D F# C#m A E G A Bm (it goes into a bunch of craziness here in 5/4 time that I'm going to leave out. Instead I play the D A Bm F# G progression again) A Bm G D A So the Maples formed a union and demanded equal rights A Bm G D A These Oaks are just too greedy, we will make them give us light A Bm G D A Now there's no more Oak oppression, for they passed a noble law F# G A
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for The Trees by Rush