The Mountain Goats - Black pear tree

^A I dug a hole and ^Dfilled it up with co^Empost ^A Rested in the cool grass for a m^Dinute ^{E A} I saw the future in a ^Ddream last night^{E F#m A}There's nothing in it ^{D E}

^A I set the s^Dapling in the hole^{E A}Started gently tamping down the dirt^{D E A} I saw the future in a drea^Dm last night^{E F#m A}Somebody's gonna get hurt, s^Domebody's gonna get h^Eurt ^{F#m A} I hope it's not m^De ^{A D} But I susp^Aect it's going to ^Ehave to be^D

^A I dug my ^Dheels in for the winte^Er ^A And I waited for the s^Esus7now ^{E A} But something was stuck up in th^De clouds, something wa^Es stuck up there ^{F#m A} It couldn't let ^Dgo^E

^A And when the time came, ^DI could see it ^Ehappen ^ABlossoms black and sweet as Texas crude^{D E A} I saw the future f^Dlowering like a ruptured ^Evessel ^{F#m A}Somebody's gonna get sc^Drewed ^{E F#m A} It won't be me^{D A F#m} Some day ^AI am going to ^Ewalk out of here fre^De