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Sweet Olive Tree

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Standard Tuning - Capo Four
Intro
F G C
F G C Am
F G C
FThere's a Gstory I heard Ctold
FComes from the bGanks where the Codd sailboat Amgoes
Now I dFon't know if its Gtrue but I Csay sFo
Surely iCn it you will recGognize someFbody that you kCnow
FThere was a Ggal in New COrleans
FShe could be Gsweet but my friend Cshe could be mAmean
Really wFith her there was vGery little Cin betweFen
She kCissed gentlemen's Glips beneaFth the sweet olive trCees
GThey never knew their womanF  
CShe never knew her man
FI wanna know my wComan
FWant her to know her Cman
Well if you know you Ftoo many peoCple
Your heAmarts bound to go bGad
F G C
F G C Am
F G C
FOne dude she knGew got sick with huCrt
FHe overheaGrd his baby's Cfilth and dAmirt
So he Fhid a G.22 beCneath his shiFrt
Then went to pCay a her a vGisit at the plFace in which she workCed
Well if you Ffind someonGe you love a lCot
FI'd recommeGnd you give it eCverything you Amgot
Either Fway you'll be Gsittin' pissiCn' in a Fpot
But at leCast it will be Gwith someone you lFove and you truCst
GNobody knows their womanF  
CNobody knows their man
FI'd die to know my womCan
Kill for heFr to know her mCan
Just want to take iFt beyond the iniCtial shakinAmg
Of my own sweaty nervous Ghand
F G C
F G C Am
F G C
 C   F   C(arpeggios)
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Sweet Olive Tree

by Langhorne Slim

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning - Capo Four

Intro

F G C

F G C Am

F G C

There's a story I heard told

F G C Am

Comes from the banks where the odd sailboat goes

F G C F

Now I don't know if its true but I say so

C G F C

Surely in it you will recognize somebody that you know

F G C

There was a gal in New Orleans

F G C Am

She could be sweet but my friend she could be mean

F G C F

Really with her there was very little in between

C G F C

She kissed gentlemen's lips beneath the sweet olive trees

G F

They never knew their woman

She never knew her man

F C

I wanna know my woman

F C

Want her to know her man

F C

Well if you know you too many people

Am G

Your hearts bound to go bad

F G C

F G C Am

F G C

One dude she knew got sick with hurt

F G C Am

He overheard his baby's filth and dirt

F G C F

So he hid a .22 beneath his shirt

C G F C

Then went to pay a her a visit at the place in which she worked

F G C

Well if you find someone you love a lot

F G C Am

I'd recommend you give it everything you got

F G C F

Either way you'll be sittin' pissin' in a pot

C G F C

But at least it will be with someone you love and you trust

G F

Nobody knows their woman

Nobody knows their man

F C

I'd die to know my woman

F C

Kill for her to know her man

F C Am

Just want to take it beyond the initial shaking

Of my own sweaty nervous hand

F G C

F G C Am

F G C

C F C

(arpeggios)

chords with hammers and pulls and so forth.

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