Plain White T's - The Giving Tree: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "The Giving Tree" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn The Giving Tree ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Giving Tree" smoothly on your ukulele.

Fm                                     G#
All the leaves on the Giving Tree have fallen
              A#m          G#   D#
No shade to crawl in underneath
Fm
I've got scars from a pocket knife
       G#         A#m            G#  D#
Where you carved your heart into me

Chorus:
            C#         G#
If all you wanted was love
              D#     G#
Why would you use me up
       C#            D#              G#  G#7
Cut me down, build a boat, and sail away
           C#        G#      C7          Fm D#
When all I wanted to be was your giving tree
       C#            D#                  G#
Settle down, build a home, and make you happy?

I lie in the dead of night and I wonder
Whose covers you're between
And it's sad laying in his bed
You feel hollow, so you crawl home back to me

Chorus

A#m
Well, I see a trail that starts
C#                         G#
A line of broken hearts behind you
               D#
That lead you back to me
A#m
The once sad and lonely fool
C#                               D#
With nothing left but roots to show, oh oh

Chorus

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#m

Ukulele chord A#m

C#

Ukulele chord C#

C7

Ukulele chord C7

D#

Ukulele chord D#

Fm

Ukulele chord Fm

G#

Ukulele chord G#

G#7

Ukulele chord G#7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele 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 "The Giving Tree" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Giving Tree" by Plain White T's.