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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2087823,"song":"Cactus Tree","artist":"Judy Collins","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2087823-cactus-tree-chords-by-judy-collins/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2087823?type=chord","rating":4.76278,"votes":16,"content":"Judy Collins - Cactus Tree\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 5th Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]                                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere's a man who's been out sailing in a decade full of dreams[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd he takes her to a schooner and he treats her like a queen[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBearing beads from California with their amber stones and green[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe has called her from the harbour, he has kissed her with his freedom[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe has heard her off to starboard, in the breaking and the breathing[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOf the water weeds, and she was busy being free[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]                                                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere's a man who's climbed a mountain and he's calling out her name[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd he hopes her heart can hear three thousand miles, he calls again[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe can think her there beside him, he can miss her just the same[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe has missed her in the forest while he showed her all the flowers[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the branches sang the chorus as he climbed the scaly towers[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOf a forest tree, while she was somewhere being free[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]                                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere's a man who's sent a letter and he's waiting for reply[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe has asked her of her travels, since the day they said goodbye[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe writes, \"Wish you were beside me, we can make it if we try\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe has seen her at the office, with her name on all his papers[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThrough the sharing of the profits, he will find it hard to shake her[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFrom his memory, and she's so busy being free[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere's a lady in the city and she thinks she loves them all[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere's the one who's thinking of her, there's the one who sometimes calls[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere's the one who writes her letters with his facts and figures scrawl[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe has brought them to her senses, they have laughed inside her laughter[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow she rallies her defences, for she fears that one will ask her[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor eternity, and she's so busy being free[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]                                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere's a man who sends her medals, he is bleeding from the war[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere's a jouster and a jester and a man who owns a store[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere's a drummer and a dreamer, and you know there may be more[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe will love them when she sees them, they will lose her if they follow[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd she only means to please them and her heart is full and hollow[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLike a cactus tree, while she's so busy being free[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLike a cactus tree, being free[/tab]","plain_text":"Judy Collins - Cactus Tree\n\n\nCAPO: 5th Fret\n\n\n\n[Intro]\nC  G  C\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]","chords":["C","G","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}