FLAME TREES - COLD CHISEL
Transcribed by Steven Tait

[Intro]
      

[Verse 1]
             
 KIDS OUT DRIV

              
ING SATURDAY A

     
FTERNOON JUST 

PASS ME BY
             
 AND I`M JUST 

          
SAVOURING FAMI

LIAR SIGHTS
             
 WE SHARED SOM

          
E HISTORY THIS

 TOWN AND I
            
 AND I CANT ST

              
OP THAT LONG F

           
ORGOTTEN FEELI

       
NG OF HURT
             
 ITS TIME TO B

             
OOK A ROOM AND

          
 STAY THE NIGH

T

             
 NUMBER ONE IS

              
 TO FIND SOME 

           
FREINDS TO SAY

 "YOUR DOING W

ELL"
             
 AFTER ALL THI

             
S TIME YOU BOY

       
S LOOK JUST TH

E SAME
             
 NUMBER TWO IS

              
 THE HAPPY HOU

     
R IN ONE OF TW

O HOTELS
             
 SETTLE IN TO 

             
PLAY DO YOU "R

        
EMEMBER SO AND

 SO"
             
 NUMBER THREE 

             
IS NEVER SAY H

   
ER NAME

[Chorus]
             
 OH THE FLAME 

             
TREES WILL BLI

           
ND A WEARY DRI

VER
             
 AND THERES NO

              
THING ELSE COU

             
LD SET FIRE TO

      
 THIS TOWN
             
 THERES NO CHA

              
NGE THERES NO 

           
PACE EVERYTHIN

              
GS WITHIN ITS 


PLACE
              
 JUST MAKES IT

             
 HARDER TO BEL

             
IEVE  SHE WONT

 
 BE AROUND

[Verse 2]
             
 OH! WHO NEEDS

      
 THAT SENTIMEN

TAL BULLSHIT..

. ANYWAY
             
 TAKES MORE TH

              
AN JUST A MEMO

      
RY TO MAKE ME 

CRY
             
 AND I`M HAPPY

              
 JUST TO SIT H

            
ERE ROUND A TA

BLE WITH OLD F

RIENDS
             
 AND SEE WHICH

              
 ONE OF US CAN

              
 TELL THE BIGG

        
EST LIES

              
 AND THERES A 

             
GIRL, SHES FAL

              
LING IN LOVE N

              
EAR WHERE THE 

 
PIANOLA STANDS
             
 WITH A YOUNG 

              
LOCAL FACTORY 

              
AUTOWORKER   J

    
UST HOLDING HA

NDS
             
 AND I`M WONDE

              
RING IF HE`LL 

           
GO OR IF HE`LL

 
 STAY
           
 DO YOU REMEMB

            
ER NOTHING STO

              
PPED US ON THE

             
 FIELD IN OUR 

    
DAY

[Chorus]
             
 OH THE FLAME 

             
TREES WILL BLI

           
ND A WEARY DRI

VER
             
 AND THERES NO

              
THING ELSE COU

             
LD SET FIRE TO

      
 THIS TOWN
             
 THERES NO CHA

              
NGE THERES NO 

           
PACE EVERYTHIN

              
GS WITHIN ITS 


PLACE
              
 JUST MAKES IT

             
 HARDER TO BEL

             
IEVE  SHE WONT

 
 BE AROUND

             
 OH THE FLAME 

             
TREES WILL BLI

           
ND A WEARY DRI

VER
             
 AND THERES NO

              
THING ELSE COU

             
LD SET FIRE TO

      
 THIS TOWN
             
 THERES NO CHA

              
NGE THERES NO 

           
PACE EVERYTHIN

              
GS WITHIN ITS 


PLACE
              
 JUST MAKES IT

             
 HARDER TO BEL

             
IEVE  SHE WONT

 
 BE AROUND