Capo 3
Intro:
[Am] [C] [Em] [F] [G] [F] [E]
[Am] Southern trees b[Am/C]ear a st[Dm7]rang[E]e fru[E7]it
[Am] Blood on the leaves[Am/C] and bl[Dm7]ood at th[E]e ro[E7]ot
[Dm7/A] Black bodies sw[F]ingin' [F/E]in th[F]e S[F7]outher[E]n breeze
[F] Strange fr[E]uit hangin' fr[Am]om the p[Asus2]opulair tr[Am/E]ees
[Am] Pastoral scene[Am/C] [Dm7] of the gallant S[E]ou[E7]th
[Am] The bulgin' eye[Am/C]s [Dm7] and the twist[E]ed m[E7]outh
[Dm7/A] Scent of magn[F]ol[F/E]ias sw[F7]eet and fr[E]esh
[F] Then the s[E]udden smell[Am] of b[Asus2]urnin' fl[Am/E]esh
[Am] [C] [Em] [F] [G] [F] [E]
[Am] Here is a fruit f[Am/C]or the cr[Dm7]ows to pl[E]uc[E7]k
[Am] For the rain to gather, f[Am/C]or the w[Dm7]ind to s[E]uc[E7]k
[Dm7/A] For the sun t[Dm7/E]o r[F]ot, for the tr[F7]ee to dr[E]op
[F] Here [E]is a strang[Am]e and b[Asus2]itter cr[Am/E]op
[Am] Southern trees b[Am/C]ear a st[Dm7]rang[E]e fru[E7]it
[Am] Blood on the leaves[Am/C] and bl[Dm7]ood at th[E]e ro[E7]ot
[Dm7/A] Black bod[Dm7/Eb]ies [Dm7/E] sw[F]ingin' [F/E]in the S[F7]outher[E]n breeze
[F] Strange fruit h[E]angin' fr[Am]om the p[Asus2]opulair tr[Am/E]ees
Intro:
[Am] [C] [Em] [F] [G] [F] [E]
[Am] Southern trees b[Am/C]ear a st[Dm7]rang[E]e fru[E7]it
[Am] Blood on the leaves[Am/C] and bl[Dm7]ood at th[E]e ro[E7]ot
[Dm7/A] Black bodies sw[F]ingin' [F/E]in th[F]e S[F7]outher[E]n breeze
[F] Strange fr[E]uit hangin' fr[Am]om the p[Asus2]opulair tr[Am/E]ees
[Am] Pastoral scene[Am/C] [Dm7] of the gallant S[E]ou[E7]th
[Am] The bulgin' eye[Am/C]s [Dm7] and the twist[E]ed m[E7]outh
[Dm7/A] Scent of magn[F]ol[F/E]ias sw[F7]eet and fr[E]esh
[F] Then the s[E]udden smell[Am] of b[Asus2]urnin' fl[Am/E]esh
[Am] [C] [Em] [F] [G] [F] [E]
[Am] Here is a fruit f[Am/C]or the cr[Dm7]ows to pl[E]uc[E7]k
[Am] For the rain to gather, f[Am/C]or the w[Dm7]ind to s[E]uc[E7]k
[Dm7/A] For the sun t[Dm7/E]o r[F]ot, for the tr[F7]ee to dr[E]op
[F] Here [E]is a strang[Am]e and b[Asus2]itter cr[Am/E]op
[Am] Southern trees b[Am/C]ear a st[Dm7]rang[E]e fru[E7]it
[Am] Blood on the leaves[Am/C] and bl[Dm7]ood at th[E]e ro[E7]ot
[Dm7/A] Black bod[Dm7/Eb]ies [Dm7/E] sw[F]ingin' [F/E]in the S[F7]outher[E]n breeze
[F] Strange fruit h[E]angin' fr[Am]om the p[Asus2]opulair tr[Am/E]ees