Billie Holiday - Strange fruit

^CmSouthern trees bear a ^Ab7strange ^G7b9fruit ^CmBlood on the leaves an^Ab7d blood ^G7b9at the root ^FmBlack bodies swinging in the ^Dm7b5southern ^G7b9breeze ^CmStrange fruit hanging ^Ab7from the^G7b9 poplar trees

^CmPastoral scene of the ^Ab7gallant ^G7b9south ^CmThe bulging eyes and t^Ab7he twist^G7b9ed mouth ^FmScent of magnolias, sweet and^Dm7b5 fresh ^{G7b9 Cm}Then the sudden smell ^Ab7of burni^G7b9ng flesh

^CmHere is fruit for the ^Ab7crows to^G7b9 pluck ^CmFor the rain to gather^Ab7, for th^G7b9e wind to suck ^FmFor the sun to rot, for the t^Dm7b5rees to d^G7b9rop ^CmHere is a strange and ^Ab7bitter c^G7b9rop