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My Shady Tree
Written by Jeffrey Philip Nelson  June 2011 ©
Verse One: 
                        D   Bbmaug5                                Bm  Gm  
My family, they don’t hear me, or the cries of pain inside
                             D   Bbmaug5                              Bm  Gm  
Ive lost my mind to satan’s kind of power it makes me weak
Chorus:
So helDp me God from this stronghBmold, 
It sF#meems I cant move on my ownA7  
My shaBmdy tree has deserted me, F#m  
Left in Emthe hot sun to burn     A7sus4a---lA7one (3Drd Time through Repeat)
So helBmp me God from this strongF#mhold, 
It sEmeems I cant move on my ownA7  
My shadBmy tree has deserted me, F#m  
Left iEmn the hot sun to burn     A7sus4a---loA7neD  
Verse Two: 
                                 D   Bbmaug5                             Bm   Gm  
My mothers eyes see’s my disguise of hate that burns inside
                                        D   Bbmaug5                               Bm  Gm  
My strength is gone, from hate so wrong, that wells inside of me
Verse Three:
                       D   Bbmaug5                        Bm  Gm  
Dear family, I pray you see, I’m not so right inside
                            D   Bbmaug5                          Bm  Gm  
I’ll take the fall for every call, the judger deems on me

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My Shady Tree

by Jeffrey Philip Nelson

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Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

F#m

A7sus4

My Shady Tree

Written by Jeffrey Philip Nelson June 2011 ©

Verse One:

D Bbm Bm Gm

aug5

My family, they don’t hear me, or the cries of pain inside

D Bbm Bm Gm

aug5

Ive lost my mind to satan’s kind of power it makes me weak

Chorus:

D Bm

So help me God from this stronghold,

F#m A7

It seems I cant move on my own

Bm F#m

My shady tree has deserted me,

Em A7sus4 A7 D

Left in the hot sun to burn a---lone (3rd Time through Repeat)

Bm F#m

So help me God from this stronghold,

Em A7

It seems I cant move on my own

Bm F#m

My shady tree has deserted me,

Em A7sus4 A7 D

Left in the hot sun to burn a---lone

Verse Two:

D Bbm Bm Gm

aug5

My mothers eyes see’s my disguise of hate that burns inside

D Bbm Bm Gm

aug5

My strength is gone, from hate so wrong, that wells inside of me

Verse Three:

D Bbm Bm Gm

aug5

Dear family, I pray you see, I’m not so right inside

D Bbm Bm Gm

aug5

I’ll take the fall for every call, the judger deems on me

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