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Black Pear Tree

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[Intro]
A  D E
A  D E
[Verse 1]
     AI dug a hole and Dfilled it up with coEmpost
     ARested in the cool grass for a mDinuteE  
     AI saw the future in a Ddream last nightE  
     F#m  AThere's nothing in itD  E  
[Interlude]
A  F#m D
A  F#m D
[Verse 2]
     AI set the sDapling in the holeE  
     AStarted gently tamping down the dirtD  E  
     AI saw the future in a dreaDm last nightE  
     F#m  ASomebody's gonna get hurt, sDomebody's gonna get hEurt
    F#m   AI hope it's not mDeA  
     DBut I suspAect it's going to Ehave to beD  
[Interlude]
A  F#m D
A  F#m D
[Verse 3]
     AI dug my Dheels in for the winteEr
     AAnd I waited for the sEsus7nowE  
     ABut something was stuck up in thDe clouds, something waEs stuck up there
    F#m   AIt couldn't let DgoE  
[Interlude]
A  F#m D
A  F#m D
[Verse 4]
     AAnd when the time came, DI could see it Ehappen
     ABlossoms black and sweet as Texas crudeD  E  
     AI saw the future fDlowering like a ruptured Evessel
     F#m  ASomebody's gonna get scDrewedE  
    F#m   AIt won't be meD  A  
     F#mSome day AI am going to Ewalk out of here freDe
[Outro]
A  F#m D
A  F#m D
A  F#m D
A  F#m D
A

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Black Pear Tree

by The Mountain Goats

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Esus7

[Intro]

A D E

[Verse 1]

A D E

I dug a hole and filled it up with compost

A D E

Rested in the cool grass for a minute

A D E

I saw the future in a dream last night

F#m A D E

There's nothing in it

[Interlude]

A F#m D

[Verse 2]

A D E

I set the sapling in the hole

A D E

Started gently tamping down the dirt

A D E

I saw the future in a dream last night

F#m A D E

Somebody's gonna get hurt, somebody's gonna get hurt

F#m A D A

I hope it's not me

D A E D

But I suspect it's going to have to be

[Interlude]

A F#m D

[Verse 3]

A D E

I dug my heels in for the winter

A Esus7 E

And I waited for the snow

A D E

But something was stuck up in the clouds, something was stuck up there

F#m A D E

It couldn't let go

[Interlude]

A F#m D

[Verse 4]

A D E

And when the time came, I could see it happen

A D E

Blossoms black and sweet as Texas crude

A D E

I saw the future flowering like a ruptured vessel

F#m A D E

Somebody's gonna get screwed

F#m A D A

It won't be me

F#m A E D

Some day I am going to walk out of here free

[Outro]

A F#m D

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