Glen Campbell - There was a tall oak tree

^N.CThere was a tall o^Aak tre^Ee ^A That loved the ^F#mbabblin' ^Abrook ^{E F#m}And the babblin' ^Abrook ^{E A}Loved the ^F#mmountain high^{A E F#m} And the mountain hi^Agh..... ^{E A} Loved the sky above ^F#m You know The ^BCreator looked down And ^Esaw everyt^E7hing was lo^Ave l^Dove lo^Ave

^N.CThen he took a ^Abone ^{E A} And a piece of mud ^{E A} He made a ^F#mman and a ^Awoman ^{E A} To be ^Eflesh and ^Ablood ^{E A} But then a^Elong came the ^Adevil ^{E A} From up out of the ground ^{E F#m} You know ^Bhe tempted woman And ^Ethat spread ^E7sin all ^Aaround ^{D A}

If she'd ^Dleft that apple^Bb On the apple tree There'd be no ^Ftears an ^Bbsorrow

But then along came Man ^{D# Bb} And burned the oak tree down ^{D# Bb} And now the babblin' brook ^{D# Bb} Well it's a solid ground ^{D# Bb} And the mountains high ^{D# Bb} They don't stand so high ^{Dm Gm} And there's a ^Ccloud of smoke That ^Fcovers up the ^F7clear blue ^Bbsky ^{D# Bb}

If she'd left that apple ^{B E B} On the apple tree ^{E B} There'd be no tears an sorrow ^{E B} We'd live ^Eeterna^Blly

Then along came ^CMan ^{F C} To burned the oak tree down ^{F C} And now the babblin' brook ^{F C} Lord it's solid ground ^{F C} And the mountains high ^{F C} Well they don't stand so high.^G..^Am... And there's a ^Dcloud of smoke That ^Fcovers up the ^F7clear blue ^Csky ^{F C}

There was a tall oak tree ^{F C} That loved a ^Fbabblin' ^Cbrook ^{F C} And the ^Fbabblin' ^Cbrook ^{G C}Loved the ^Fmountians ^Chigh.^G..^C.. And the ^FMountians ^Chigh ^{G C} They loved the ^Fsky ab^Cove ^{G C} Oh the Creator ^Glooked ^Cdown He saw ^Fnothin' but ^Clove ^{G C}

There ^Fwas a tall ^Coak tree ^{G C} There was a ^Ftall oak ^Ctree ^{G C} There was a ^Ftall oak ^Ctree ^{G C G C}