a-ha - Forest For The Trees: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Forest For The Trees" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Bm A F#m I don’t live in a time G D Em Where the truth prevails Bm A F#m Things just seem to happen G D Em On an escalating scale Bm A F#m They play you for a fool G D Em To weaken your resolve Bm A F#m Drowning you in details G D Em To make you miss the whole Chorus: Bm F# D E Sunbeams and forget-me-nots Bm F# D E Beads of amber, parking lots Bm F# D E From your view you see a lot G D A What you really see G A7 Em Forest for the trees I don't live in a world Big on clarity The way it's coming at us So relentlessly Where does one thing end And the next one start And where to begin To keep it all apart Chorus: Sunbeams and forget-me-nots Keys are in the flowerpot A rider brings his horse to trot All is lost on me Forest for the trees Sunbeams and forget-me-nots Awoken by a rifle shot From your view you see a lot But never the whole piece Forest for the trees Bm F# D E We’re running out of movie-plots Bm F# D E Your stomach’s tied into a knot Bm F# D E Crackles as the needle drops G D A On a somber melody G D A A heartbreak elegy G D A Unsurprisingly G A7 Em Called ‘Forest for the trees’ You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A7  D  E  Em  F#  F#m  G  Bm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Forest For The Trees" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Forest For The Trees" by a-ha.