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You can pretty much figure out the finger picking for yourself, I personally
versions he holds the F at "Hills of Kentucky" for an extra measure. Enjoy!
Well a Crobin flew by my Fwindow
I thought iCt just might be Gyou
Judging from tChe colour of its breast
And the Fsound of its song
But IC'm just thGinking of Cyou
Cos Cyou're in sunny CaliFfornia
The Cfertile land John Steinbeck Gwrote,
But when I Ccame
not a Fsingle fertile patch
Could be Cspared for Gyou and CmeC7  
You see I waFnted to lGove you Cbaby
CBut neither you nor I'd been loved Gbefore
I thought I could chCange the C7world if I just Fheld you high enough
The truth Cis I couldn't hGold you up at aCll
I couldn't Amhold yoGu uFp
I couldn't hAmold yGou C5up
And I suGre ain't gonna hold you Cdown
*Solo* (same chords as verse)
Well I'm Cleaving
Walking back homFe
I don't cCare if it takes years or Gmore
But as I Cwalk through the hFills of Kentucky
The leaCves begin to turn rGed
And I thAmink oGf yFou
Yes, I thAmink oGf yCou
The prGettiest tree on the mCountain.

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Prettiest Tree On The Mountain

by Ben Sollee

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You can pretty much figure out the finger picking for yourself, I personally

versions he holds the F at "Hills of Kentucky" for an extra measure. Enjoy!

C F

Well a robin flew by my window

C G

I thought it just might be you

Judging from the colour of its breast

And the sound of its song

C G C

But I'm just thinking of you

C F

Cos you're in sunny California

C G

The fertile land John Steinbeck wrote,

But when I came

not a single fertile patch

C G C C7

Could be spared for you and me

F G C

You see I wanted to love you baby

C G

But neither you nor I'd been loved before

C C7 F

I thought I could change the world if I just held you high enough

C G C

The truth is I couldn't hold you up at all

Am G F

I couldn't hold you up

Am G C5

I couldn't hold you up

G C

And I sure ain't gonna hold you down

*Solo* (same chords as verse)

Well I'm leaving

Walking back home

C G

I don't care if it takes years or more

C F

But as I walk through the hills of Kentucky

C G

The leaves begin to turn red

Am G F

And I think of you

Am G C

Yes, I think of you

G C

The prettiest tree on the mountain.

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