--------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Idle Race - Sitting in My Tree --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: gutturalguitar Tuning: standard Sitting in My Tree (1968) (Jeff Lynne) From: "The Birthday Party" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ch /ch Ddim/G# (xxx131) ch /ch G5/D (xx0033) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | C | C I often sit alone up in a tree C waving to the ones that wave at me ch /ch | D | G5/D | CE I think well just how stupid can they be ch /ch | Dm | Ddim/G# | GGC waving to a man up in a tree C what they don't know is I am counting them C I even count the ladies and the men ch /ch | D | G5/D | CE I put the numbers in my little book ch /ch | Dm | Ddim/G# | GGC and only me can ever have a look FEm all I ask is a piece of mind GC which I lost somewhere down amongst the mess D all I want is for people to be kind DG and walk slower to be counted when they pass ch /ch | C | D | G5/D | CE I think well just how stupid can they be ch /ch | Dm | Ddim/G# | GGC waving to a man up in a tree C I know that I will have to stop my fun C when I meet a girl who I can not count on ch /ch | D | G5/D | CE maybe marry her and happy we would be ch /ch | Dm | Ddim/G# | GGC not counting but just sitting up a tree CE I put the numbers in my little book ch /ch | Dm | Ddim/G# | GGC and only me can ever have a look CE I think well just how stupid can they be ch /ch | Dm | Ddim/G# | GGC waving to a man up in a tree ch /ch | C | D | G5/D |