Tuning: E A D G B E

MARK LANEGAN - THE CHERRY TREE CAROL album version - DARK MARK DOES CHRISTMAS ____________________________________ ____________________________________ The banjo on the recording is somewhere in the area of 1/3 of a fret sharp ____________________________________ ____________________________________ [CHORDS] Em Dsus2 Asus2 Bm11 G6 e|-0----0-----0------0----0-| b|-0----3-----0------3----0-| g|-0----2-----2------4----0-| d|-2----0-----2------4----0-| a|-2----------0------2----2-| e|-0----------------------3-| ____________________________________ [INTRO] Em Dsus2 Em Dsus2 Asus2 Em [VERSE ONE]

Joseph was an ^Dsus2old man, an old man was he When he ^Emmarried Virgin ^Bm11Mary, the ^Dsus2Queen of Gali^Emlee As Mary and ^Dsus2Joseph were walking one day To an ^Emorchard of ^G6cherry trees they ^Dsus2chanced for to ^Emstray ^Dsus2 ^Em And Mary said to ^Dsus2Joseph, so meek and so mild Pick ^Emme some cherries ^G6Joseph, for ^Dsus2I am with ^Emchild But Joseph flew ^Dsus2angry, so angry flew he Let the ^Emfather of your ^Bm11baby gather ^Dsus2cherries for ^Emthee ^Dsus2 ^Bm11 ^Dsus2 ^Em ^Dsus2 ^Em

[VERSE TWO]

When up spoke Lord ^Dsus2Jesus, from in his mother's womb Bow ^Emdown low ^G6cherry trees bow ^Dsus2down to the ^Emground And the cherry trees, they ^Dsus2bowed down, bowed low to the ground And ^EmMary gathered ^G6cherries while ^Dsus2Joseph stood a^Emround ^Dsus2 ^Em And Joseph took ^Dsus2Mary all upon his right knee Come ^Emtell me pretty ^Bm11baby when your ^Dsus2birthday shall ^Embe ^Dsus2 ^Em On the fifth day of ^Dsus2January my birthday shall be And the ^Emstars and the ^G6heavens shall ^Dsus2all bow down to ^Emme ^Dsus2 ^A ^Em

Mark Lanegan - The cherry tree carol