Roger Mcguinn

^E The glaciers near the ^D polar cap ^A have all begun to ^E melt
^E Temperatures are ^D on the rise ^A far from the southern ^E belt
^E Water levels ^D shifting tides ^A on every changing ^E land
^E Rain forests in the ^D Amazon ^A have vanished from our ^D ha ^A nd
^A And the trees are all ^E gone ^A yea you know it's all ^E wrong
^A And the trees are all ^D go ^A ne ^{D A E E D A E D A
E} The people want to ^D eat today ^A and so they clear the ^E land
^E Global warming ^D is a concept t ^A hey can't underst ^E and
^E But all the politi ^D cians now ^A they have no exc ^E use
^E The just hide behi ^D nd their power and ^A keep us from the ^D tru ^A th
^A And the trees are all ^E gone ^A yea you know it's all ^E wrong
^A And the trees are all ^D go ^A ne ^{D A E E D
B} Man has tried his suicide with ^E bigotry and ^A hate
^B But in the end he'll kill himself with ^E nothing but his ^D was ^A te
And the trees are all ^E gone ^{E D A E D A
E} What will finally ^D happen when the ^A farm lands turn to ^E dust
^E When only rich rece ^D ive the food ^A and nothing's left for ^E us
^E But all the politi ^D cians now ^A they have no ex ^E cuse
^E The just hide behind their ^D power and ^A keep us from the ^D tru ^A th
^A And the trees are all ^E gone ^A yea you know it's all ^E wrong
^A And the trees are all ^D go ^A ne ^{D A E E D A E D A E}
Copyright @ 1991 McGuinn Music(BMI) / April First Music(ASCAP)
From the "Back From Rio" CD