Over the Treetops Chords

by A-Ha
KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays479

Over the Treetops by A-Ha is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords D, C, G, Em, Bm and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
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16
Speed
  			Intro: D C G 
       D C G 

C               D           Em 
 hey, beautiful farm on the top of the hill 
C           D 
 whenever I pass by 
     G          C 
 I'm thinking I will 
C                  Em 
 find someone like you 
Bm          D   
 goodbye avenue 
Am                Bm           C         
 and then I'll be yearning for this too 


Em        G        C 
 over the treetops fly 
Em            C 
 birds in the sky 
Em        G        C 
 over the treetops high 
Em           D 
 high in the sky 


C                 D 
 stop calling her restless 
     Em 
 she moves in the sun 
C                D 
 gets out of her bed past noon 
 G         C 
 closer to one 
C             Em    
 I follow her mind 
Bm            D 
 I follow her blind 
Am                  Bm          C 
 she leaves and I'm two steps behind 


Em        G        C 
 over the treetops fly 
Em            C 
 birds in the sky 
Em        G        C 
 over the treetops high 
Em           D 
 high in the sky 


 D           G 
 a trip is a fall 
 C 
 to fall is to trip 

 D           G 
 a trip is a fall 
 C 
 to fall is to trip 

 D           G 
 a trip is a fall 

Em G C Em C Em G C Em D 

C                D 
 she changes how she feels 
       Em 
 about things, that's okay 
C 
 it works for me 
 D         G            C 
 I think I like it that way 
C            Em 
 no thing is true 
Bm             D 
 some thing is false 
Am           Bm         C 
 address the child as a whole 


Em        G        C 
 over the treetops fly 
Em            C 
 birds in the sky 
Em        G        C 
 over the treetops high 
Em           D 
 high in the sky 

    	

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