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Capo 2
APoor bottom Virginia
In the Dspring of '4E73
AWaltzin' to your Ma's 
Clawhammer Dbanjo meloE7dy
ATryin' to catch our breath
Beneath the Dlonesome maple E7tree
DShakin' and a Aweepin' 
You E7declared your love for Ame
ASooner than we'd crossed the 
Threshold Dof your cabin E7door
'AFore the blossoms fell 
Our country Dcalled you off to E7war
AI saw you to the station
And Dabove the engines E7roar
DShakin' and a Aweepin' 
Swore I'd E7wait forever Amore
DAnd then soldier Awho 
They Dmistook for Ayou
DBore the brunt of the Abattle and E7died
The misDguided Anews
Ended Dmy life E7too
For Dshakin' and a Aweepin' 
I E7became your brothers Abride
AHangin' out the washin' 
Of a Dboy I hardly E7knew
AHeavy with the promise 
Only Ddyin can unE7do
AYou crossed the prairie homeward
With your Dheart beat black and E7blue
DShakin' and a Aweepin' cause your 
E7Woman proved unAtrue
And at the Dbreak of Aday
Watched your Dbody Asway
From the Darm of an Aold maple E7tree
Cut the Dropes red Abraid
With the Dsame sweet E7blade
That Dshakin' and a Aweepin' 
Sent me E7swiftly home to Athee
Wakin' and a sleepin' by your E7side Aeternaly

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The Maple Tree

by Grey DeLisle

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 2

Poor bottom Virginia

D E7

In the spring of '43

Waltzin' to your Ma's

D E7

Clawhammer banjo melody

Tryin' to catch our breath

D E7

Beneath the lonesome maple tree

D A

Shakin' and a weepin'

E7 A

You declared your love for me

Sooner than we'd crossed the

D E7

Threshold of your cabin door

'Fore the blossoms fell

D E7

Our country called you off to war

I saw you to the station

D E7

And above the engines roar

D A

Shakin' and a weepin'

E7 A

Swore I'd wait forever more

D A

And then soldier who

D A

They mistook for you

D A E7

Bore the brunt of the battle and died

D A

The misguided news

D E7

Ended my life too

D A

For shakin' and a weepin'

E7 A

I became your brothers bride

Hangin' out the washin'

D E7

Of a boy I hardly knew

Heavy with the promise

D E7

Only dyin can undo

You crossed the prairie homeward

D E7

With your heart beat black and blue

D A

Shakin' and a weepin' cause your

E7 A

Woman proved untrue

D A

And at the break of day

D A

Watched your body sway

D A E7

From the arm of an old maple tree

D A

Cut the ropes red braid

D E7

With the same sweet blade

D A

That shakin' and a weepin'

E7 A

Sent me swiftly home to thee

E7 A

Wakin' and a sleepin' by your side eternaly

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