Title: Strange Fruit for David Artist: The Wave Pictures Album: Instant Coffee Baby Chords: E|--0----2----3----2----5----7----3--| B|--1----3----3----3----7----8----3--| G|--2----4----0----2----7----9----0--| D|--2----4----2----0----7----9----0--| A|--0----2----3---------5----7----2--| E|--------------------------------3--| Am Bm Cadd9 D D* Em G Intro |Am Bm Em |Am Bm Em | Verse 1

I was a ^Amyoung man,^Bm starving and ^Emdrinking And ^Amtrying,^Bm to become a ^Emwriter Am Bm Em D* And I remember that apartment, the smell of mice and dust And the old ^Amwoman with the pretty leg^Bms. All the ^Emkisses that I lost ^Bm to your neck.

Verse 2

I am a ^Amtennis player, ^Bmplaying on both sides of t^Emhe net. And I-I- ^AmI will ^Bmget you y^Emet Am Bm Em D* And I will turn you I will turn you like a tattooed pigskin And ^Amthis time you ^Bmwont forget my face^Em. Read my lips.

Chorus 1

A ^Gsculpure is a sculpture marme^Cadd9lade is marme^Glade And a ^Cadd9sculture of marme^Glade is a sculpture but it isn't marme^Dlade She said with ^Gyou inside me comes the ^Cadd9knowledge of my ^Gdeath But ^Cadd9I still had some ^Goranges left underneath the ^Dbed

I came to ^Amyou. I ^Bmcame to depend o^Emn you. I came u^Ampon you. I ^Bmcame upon your f^Emloor. Am Bm Em D* But the God should be left alone one musn't ^AmBang u^Bmpon the d^Emoor ^Bm

Verse 4

She said that for ^Ameverything that is ^Bmvisible there is a ^Emcopy that is hidden She said ^Amnothing takes on l^Bmight un^Emtil it has been eaten Am Bm Em D* I was working the hole with the sailor you wonder Why you ^Amdont get in^Bmvited to more ^Emparties. Read my lips.

Chorus 2

The Wave Pictures - Strange fruit for david