Mountain Goats - Four new trees

^DThe first new tree is tall and good ^GIt gives hard ^Adark ^A*brown burning wood ^DWhen winter comes it stands right outside ^GWith its ^Ablossom-laden ^A*arms spread wide

^DThe second new tree gives out sweet sticky fruit ^GAnd it took a long t^Aime ^A*to take root ^DSometimes we thought it had given up the spirit ^GBut now it makes me happy ^Awhen I'm just ^A*standing near it

^DThe third new tree stands just west of the barn ^GHis best branches grow thicker than my arm ^DI will water him every day ^GAnd I will chase all the termites away

But the ^Dfourth new ^Gtree ^Dis my ^Genemy Yeah, the ^Dfourth new ^Atree s^Dhouldn't be here The ^Dfourth new ^Gtree Sets its te^Dndrils through the water mains and ^Gtries to poison me

^DHis leaves are thick ^AAlways falling ^Dand pure