{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1456675,"song":"The Tree","artist":"Big Swamp Gospel","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11260126-the-tree-chords-by-big-swamp-gospel/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1456675?type=chord","rating":4.70326,"votes":4,"content":"[Paul]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe Spanish moss drapes the tree line so thick I can barely see[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe path in front of me, walking this morning[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUnderneath the sun, without a cloud to block out Heaven,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOr maybe up there is the devil. I'm not certain[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe Lord's Glory is Terrible, but Just, and I am ready[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTo go forth into battle as His weapon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I ain't seen a single soul since I came into Moss Bluff[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt makes me wonder what I've done to lose God's grace[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDown the road a great tree reaches up to rival Heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOr maybe up there is the devil, at least in this place[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe price for God's Protection is Heavy, but I will yield[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo I can go forth into battle with His shield[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA crowd gathers around down there beneath the mighty branches,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthe red leaves and blackened apples of the tree[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey sing and dance a twisted joy that's not a thing of heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt must be of the Devil, plain to see[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe flames of the Lord's Justice burn with Cruelty, but Precision[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nagainst all who deny they are His children[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo turn now to the Righteous path, for God will not be waiting[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nto grab your soul from Satan at the End Times[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe crowd scatters away, leaving just one man in the picture[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe breathes of darkness, sips of liquor red as wine[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I reach for the lord's sword, but there's nothing for me to grab[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nas the sky turns red and the sun goes black[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Tommy]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell preacher man, this must be the first day you've been in town[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf you need a guide to what's around, Hell, I'll oblige[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou see I wipe my ass with scripture, I spit on the gates of heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFool, you're talkin' to the Devil, are you blind?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSatan's Price is Terrible and collected without reason[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut drink here of this gin and you could meet him[/tab]","plain_text":"[Paul]\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Tommy]\n\n[Verse 5]","chords":["G","B","C","D","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}