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Brett fingerpicks the song when he plays it, for the most part you should fingerpick the
two notes of a chord then play the rest of the chord together, but this doesn't go for
whole song so mess around with it until you find a way that sounds good to you. These 
should be about right, not sure if they're 100% accurate but they're pretty close.
is a great song, so have fun with it!
intro:  Em7   D   G   G   D  Em7  
D B C G D G
Oh bEm7aby won't you Dcome with Gme
I'll Gtell you where DI'm goiEm7ng
OEm7ver the meadow, Ddown by the sBtream
Under Cthe shadGe of a fig treDe
So Em7won't you come Galong
WonEm7't you come aloGng
WeGll, cDome with mGe
UndEm7erneath the sGhade
The Em7shade of a Gfig tree
AnEm7d it won't take long
It Gwon't take long
'TiEm7ll you'll be Gbeside Em7me
   GShake it Dmama, shakGe
  GShake me uDp in my trGee
Well, Gshake me uDp in my trGee
Oh Em7the sunlight stDreaks across the mGeadow
GComes speaking through the DcanoEm7py
The Em7shadow sDuggests the Bshape of my Cinterests
GUnder youDr fig Gleaf
So Em7won't you come Galong
WonEm7't you come aloGng
WeGll, cDome with mGe
UndEm7erneath the sGhade
The Em7shade of a Gfig tree
AnEm7d it won't take long
It Gwon't take long
'TiEm7ll you'll be Gbeside Em7me
   GShake it Dmama, shakGe
  GShake me uDp in my trGee
  GShake me Dup in my tGree
GMmmEm7  Em  
Alright
So Em7won't you come Galong
WonEm7't you come aloGng
WeGll, cDome with mGe
UndEm7erneath the sGhade
The Em7shade of a Gfig tree
And Em7it won't take long
It Gwon't take long
'TiEm7ll you'll be Gbeside mEm7e, baby
   GShake it Dmama, shaGke
   GShake me uDp in my tGree
Yes, Gshake me uDp in my tGree
UprEm7ooting's Dheavy on the Gtree
And Gnature has been Dgood to Em7thee
You'vEm7e been sittin' pDretty with your Bprudence and your Cpaw swingin'
I've bGeen barking uDp the Gwrong tree
So Em7won't you come Galong
WonEm7't you come aloGng
WeGll, cDome with mGe
UndEm7erneath the sGhade
The Em7shade of a Gfig tree
And Em7it won't, and Git won't
And Em7it won't take long
'TiGll you'll be Gbeside meEm7, baby
   GShake it Dmama, shaGke
   GShake me uDp in my tGree
Oh,  Gshake me uDp in my tGree
   GShake me uDp in my tGree

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Fig Tree

by Brett Dennen

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Em7

Brett fingerpicks the song when he plays it, for the most part you should fingerpick the

two notes of a chord then play the rest of the chord together, but this doesn't go for

whole song so mess around with it until you find a way that sounds good to you. These

should be about right, not sure if they're 100% accurate but they're pretty close.

is a great song, so have fun with it!

Em7 D G G D Em7

intro:

D B C G D G

Em7 D G

Oh baby won't you come with me

G D Em7

I'll tell you where I'm going

Em7 D B

Over the meadow, down by the stream

C G D

Under the shade of a fig tree

Em7 G

So won't you come along

Em7 G

Won't you come along

G D G

Well, come with me

Em7 G

Underneath the shade

Em7 G

The shade of a fig tree

Em7

And it won't take long

It won't take long

Em7 G Em7

'Till you'll be beside me

G D G

Shake it mama, shake

G D G

Shake me up in my tree

G D G

Well, shake me up in my tree

Em7 D G

Oh the sunlight streaks across the meadow

G D Em7

Comes speaking through the canopy

Em7 D B C

The shadow suggests the shape of my interests

G D G

Under your fig leaf

Em7 G

So won't you come along

Em7 G

Won't you come along

G D G

Well, come with me

Em7 G

Underneath the shade

Em7 G

The shade of a fig tree

Em7

And it won't take long

It won't take long

Em7 G Em7

'Till you'll be beside me

G D G

Shake it mama, shake

G D G

Shake me up in my tree

G D G

Shake me up in my tree

G Em7 Em

Mmm

Alright

Em7 G

So won't you come along

Em7 G

Won't you come along

G D G

Well, come with me

Em7 G

Underneath the shade

Em7 G

The shade of a fig tree

Em7

And it won't take long

It won't take long

Em7 G Em7

'Till you'll be beside me, baby

G D G

Shake it mama, shake

G D G

Shake me up in my tree

G D G

Yes, shake me up in my tree

Em7 D G

Uprooting's heavy on the tree

G D Em7

And nature has been good to thee

Em7 D B C

You've been sittin' pretty with your prudence and your paw swingin'

G D G

I've been barking up the wrong tree

Em7 G

So won't you come along

Em7 G

Won't you come along

G D G

Well, come with me

Em7 G

Underneath the shade

Em7 G

The shade of a fig tree

Em7 G

And it won't, and it won't

Em7

And it won't take long

G G Em7

'Till you'll be beside me, baby

G D G

Shake it mama, shake

G D G

Shake me up in my tree

G D G

Oh, shake me up in my tree

G D G

Shake me up in my tree

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