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Crooked Tree

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[Intro]
Dm Gm A# A
DmAll rise for Gmthe Honorable Judge BurrellA#  A  
DmThis court is called to Gmorder, A#These charges are seriousA  
DmStand up and face the benccGmh,  How A#do you plead, Sir? How do you Aplead?
[Verse 1]
(Shaggy)
DmGuilty as chargeGmd,the Judge decreedA#, stand up and face Athe bench
DmI have some words Gmto say to you beforA#e we recommenceA  
DmA list of crimes this Gmserious, I sA#wear I have not seenA  
DmIn all the years that GmI have serveA#d Her Majesty Amthe QuAeen
[Verse 2]
(Shaggy)
DmArson, murder, Gmblackmail, gA#rand larceny and theftA  
DmDrug dealing, human tGmrafficking, A#I ask the court, wAhats left?
DmAre there words of Gmmitigation, A#before I pass the sentAence?
DmAnything that you can Gmtell the cA#ourt to Aadd to your Dmdefense
[Verse 3]
(Sting)
A#I faced the court, Athought long and hard, Gmbefore I gave Freply
TEmhere's something that you need tA#o hear, from Ame before I dieA  
DmThe circumstances of mGmy birth were sA#omething short of Abliss
DmI have this from my Gmmother, it was tA#old to me like thiAs
[Verse 4]
(Sting)
DmThe day that I was Gmborn, she said, A#The Good Lord woke from slAumber
DmLooking around hiGms timber yard, HA#e found He had nAo lumber
DmApart from some old Gmtwisted branch, A#in shadows left to Alurk
HmHe pulled it out Hminto the light and A#set about his wAorks
[Verse 5]
(Sting)
DmShe told me that the Gmworld should not A#expect too much of Ame
DmWhen the Good Lord caGmrved my crooked A#soul, out of a Acrooked Dmtree
DmWhen the Good Lord caGmrved my crooked A#soul, out of a Acrooked Dmtree
[Verse 6]
(Shaggy)
SA#tand up and face the bAench
IGm've heard all you've got tFo say
That there Hm7look on your face says you're Gm7guilty
And A#now it's your judgmenAt day
[Verse 7]
(Sting)
DmI'm not asking foGmr forgiveness, I'A#m not proud of what I'Ave done
DmI did the things I Gmhad to do, like any A#other mothers sonA  
DmNone of us are perfGmect, so rA#emember what you Asee
DmWhen the Good Lord caGmrved my crooked A#soul, out of a Acrooked Dmtree
DmWhen the Good Lord caGmrved my crooked A#soul, out of a Acrooked Dmtree

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Crooked Tree

by Sting

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Gm7

[Intro]

Dm Gm A# A

All rise for the Honorable Judge Burrell

Dm Gm A# A

This court is called to order, These charges are serious

Dm Gm A# A

Stand up and face the bencch, How do you plead, Sir? How do you plead?

[Verse 1]

(Shaggy)

Dm Gm A# A

Guilty as charged,the Judge decreed, stand up and face the bench

Dm Gm A# A

I have some words to say to you before we recommence

Dm Gm A# A

A list of crimes this serious, I swear I have not seen

Dm Gm A# Am A

In all the years that I have served Her Majesty the Queen

[Verse 2]

(Shaggy)

Dm Gm A# A

Arson, murder, blackmail, grand larceny and theft

Dm Gm A# A

Drug dealing, human trafficking, I ask the court, whats left?

Dm Gm A# A

Are there words of mitigation, before I pass the sentence?

Dm Gm A# A Dm

Anything that you can tell the court to add to your defense

[Verse 3]

(Sting)

A# A Gm F

I faced the court, thought long and hard, before I gave reply

Em A# A A

There's something that you need to hear, from me before I die

Dm Gm A# A

The circumstances of my birth were something short of bliss

Dm Gm A# A

I have this from my mother, it was told to me like this

[Verse 4]

(Sting)

Dm Gm A# A

The day that I was born, she said, The Good Lord woke from slumber

Dm Gm A# A

Looking around his timber yard, He found He had no lumber

Dm Gm A# A

Apart from some old twisted branch, in shadows left to lurk

Hm Hm A# A

He pulled it out into the light and set about his works

[Verse 5]

(Sting)

Dm Gm A# A

She told me that the world should not expect too much of me

Dm Gm A# A Dm

When the Good Lord carved my crooked soul, out of a crooked tree

Dm Gm A# A Dm

When the Good Lord carved my crooked soul, out of a crooked tree

[Verse 6]

(Shaggy)

A# A

Stand up and face the bench

Gm F

I've heard all you've got to say

Hm7 Gm7

That there look on your face says you're guilty

A# A

And now it's your judgment day

[Verse 7]

(Sting)

Dm Gm A# A

I'm not asking for forgiveness, I'm not proud of what I've done

Dm Gm A# A

I did the things I had to do, like any other mothers son

Dm Gm A# A

None of us are perfect, so remember what you see

Dm Gm A# A Dm

When the Good Lord carved my crooked soul, out of a crooked tree

Dm Gm A# A Dm

When the Good Lord carved my crooked soul, out of a crooked tree

About Crooked Tree Chords by Sting

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