Capo: 2

Stu Larsen - The Black Tree --------------------------- www.stularsen.com Tuning: Drop D + Capo 2 Chords: ------- D: 000232 G/B: x2003x G/A: X0003x G: 50003x Intro (and main pattern during verses): --------------------------------------- D G/B G/A G e|-------------------------------------| B|-------(3)--------3-------3----------| G|--------2-------0-------0------------| D|------0-------0-------0-----------0--| A|----0-----0h2-------0----------0h2---| D|--0-------------------------5--------| Interlude: (main pattern continues as well) --------- D G/B G/A G e|--------------------2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0-------------------| B|----3---3---3---3-----------------------------------3---3---3---3---| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1: --------

^D Black tree, re^G/Bmember me, from th^G/Ae time when we used to^G talk? ^D How strange, t^G/Bhings have changed I don't ^G/Aknow you anym^Gore But you st^Dayed the same that's ^G/Bwhy I came, I ^G/Aneed your clarity^G 'Cause ^DI find peace as I ^G/Bsit beneath your ^G/Afamiliarity^G

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^D Black tree, re^G/Bmember me, I'm the ^G/Aone who moved aw^Gay ^D Yeah, I kno^G/Bw I've grown so ^G/Amuch since yester^Gday And it's b^Deen so long that it f^G/Beels wrong to ^G/Aask anything of ^Gyou But I^D'm more lost than I ^G/Bever was and I n^G/Aeed to know your t^Gruth

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^D Black tree, re^G/Bmember me^G/A, I hoped you m^Gight ^D I was sur^G/Be you saw me ru^Anning through the n^Gight So ^DI cried out, yeah, I sc^G/Breamed so loud for ^G/Ayou to rescue m^Ge But ^DI was found wit^G/Bhout a soun^G/Ad in your compan^Gy

Interlude D G/B G/A G

Compan^Dy, ^G/B yeah^G/A, ye^Gah

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^D Black tree re^G/Bmember me ^G/Afor the rest of t^Gime ^D When I g^G/Bo I now th^G/Aey'll lay me by you^Gr side 'Cause y^Dou stand tall, will you ^G/Bever fall^G/A, I know you never wil^Gl Oh, I^D'll be free for e^G/Bternit^G/Ay on the other si^Gde That old ^Dhill ^G/B ^G/A ^G x9

Stu Larsen - The black tree