D               F#               Cm#              A

There is unrest in the forest; there is trouble with the trees

        E                 G       A       Bm

For the Maples want more sunlight and the Oaks ignore their pleas

    A                Bm                 G      D                A

The trouble with the Maples and they're quite convinced they're right

A                              Bm             G       D        A

They say the Oaks are just too lofty and they grab up all the light.

A                             Bm                G        D           A

But the Oaks can't help their feelings if they like the way they're made

          F#                             G               A

And they wonder why the Maples can't be happy in their shade

         D               F#              Cm#              A

There is trouble in the forest, and the creatures all have fled

        E             G          A        Bm

as the Maples scream Oppression and the Oaks just shake their heads

    A                Bm           G        D     A

So the Maples formed a union and demanded equal rights

   A                     Bm              G      D           A

These Oaks are just too greedy, we will make them give us light

    A               Bm                        G        D     A

Now there's no more Oak oppression, for they passed a noble law

          F#                        G                  A

And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, axe, and saw