strange fruit
Annie Lennox
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Tom : Am
[Intro]
[Refrão]
Am C Em F G F E Am Am/C Dm7 E E7
Southern trees bear a strange fruit
Am Am/C Dm7 E E7
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root
Dm7/A F F/E F F7 E
Black bodies swingin' in the Southern breeze
F E Am Asus2 Am/E
Strange fruit hangin' from the poplar trees
[Próxima Parte]
Am Am/C Dm7 E E7
Pastoral scene of the gallant South
Am Am/C Dm7 E E7
The bulgin' eyes and the twisted mouth
Dm7/A F F/E F7 E
Scent of magnolias sweet and fresh
F E Am Asus2 Am/E
Then the sudden smell of burnin' flesh
Am C Em F G F E Am Am/C Dm7 E E7
Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck
Am Am/C Dm7 E E7
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck
Dm7/A Dm7/E F F7 E
For the sun to rot, for the tree to drop
F E Am Asus2 Am/E
Here is a strange and bitter crop
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