It seems like [F]people are like [Bb]trees
with a heart that [F]grows like a [Dm]sapling from a [C]seed
they always [Bb]reach for the sun[F]light
[Bb]   for the [F]sunlight with their [C]leaves
but [Bb]once a seed is [F]planted
it seems a [C]tree can only [F]grow [C7]        [F]        [F]        [C7]        [F]  

There are [F]ceder that still [Dm]grow up [C]even when they’ve [F]fallen down
and [F]folks that grow like [Dm]oaks [C]nothing seems to [F]slow them down

There are noble douglas fir twenty-five feet around
and patient juniper that stay close to the ground

[F]Sometimes people change but they [C]usually seem [Bb]   to stay the [F]same
[F]people change their names but their [C]habits [Bb]   they [C]remain
so [Am]don’t fool your[F]self, if you [C]want something to [Gm]change
it’s gonna [Dm]take something to [Am]make it[Bb]   [F]change

Because [F]people are like [Bb]trees
with a heart that [F]grows like a [Dm]sapling from a [C]seed
they always [Bb]reach for the sun[F]light
[Bb]   for the [F]sunlight with their [C]leaves
but [Bb]once a seed is [F]planted
it seems a [C]tree can only [F]grow [C7]        [F]        [F]        [C7]        [F]  

There are shining maple shoots, with tiny leaves and tender roots
they're quick to learn and keen to fruit, but no match for a careless boot

Things that come upon the young ones are seldom easily undone
hearts can grow and overcome, but they always know where they started from

[F]Sometimes people change but they [C]usually seem [Bb]   to stay the [F]same
[F]people change their names but their [C]habits [Bb]   they [C]remain
so [Am]don’t fool your[F]self, if you [C]want something to [Gm]change
it’s gonna [Dm]take something to [Am]make it[Bb]   [F]change

Because [F]people are like [Bb]trees
with a heart that [F]grows like a [Dm]sapling from a [C]seed
they always [Bb]reach for the sun[F]light
[Bb]   for the [F]sunlight with their [C]leaves
but [Bb]once a seed is [F]planted
it seems a [C]tree can only [F]grow [C7]        [F]        [F]        [C7]        [F]  

Some are stout and some are slender, some grow straight and other benter
some are solid wood, others are soft at the centre

but a little sunlight and a little water, a little shelter from the weather
just a little love, can really really matter

Because [F]people are like [Bb]trees
with a heart that [F]grows like a [Dm]sapling from a [C]seed
they always [Bb]reach for the sun[F]light
[Bb]   for the [F]sunlight with their [C]leaves
but [Bb]once a seed is [F]planted
it seems a [C]tree can only [F]grow [C7]        [F]        [F]        [C7]        [F]