Tuning: Standard Capo: For the 6-string, put the capo on the second fret. Leave the capo off for the 12-string. 6-string chords are listed first, with 12-string chords listed after the "/" Intro 6-string: Am G D C / Am G D x2 Intro 12-string: Bm A E D / Bm A E Am /Bm My roots are deeper than the bones of the others Em/F#m My colors that change with the sun Am/Bm My branches we're higher than anything on the hillside Em/F#m On the day that I watched them all come Am G D C / Am G D x2 Bm A E D / Bm A E x2 Some wear the color of the sky in the winter Some we're as blue as the night They came like a storm with the light of the morn And they fell through the whole day and night G/A D/E The colors flew high and they danced in the sky Em/F#m C/D As I watched them come over the hill G/A D/E Then to my wonder sticks that made thunder Em/F#m C/D Such a great number lay still When the light came again There was death on the wind As the buzzards made way for the worms And the little white trees that don't bend in the breeze For the ones that will never return Chorus Those that have fallen, come when I call ‘em And answer the best that they can But all they can see is what they used to be And that's all that they understand Chorus 2X