Cactus Tree

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Judy Collins - Cactus Tree
CAPO: 5th Fret
[Intro]
C G C
[Verse 1]
F
There's a man who's been out sailing in a decade full of dreams
C F
And he takes her to a schooner and he treats her like a queen
C F C F
Bearing beads from California with their amber stones and green
C F C
He has called her from the harbour, he has kissed her with his freedom
F C F G
He has heard her off to starboard, in the breaking and the breathing
C F C
Of the water weeds, and she was busy being free
[Verse 2]
F
There's a man who's climbed a mountain and he's calling out her name
C F
And he hopes her heart can hear three thousand miles, he calls again
C F C F
He can think her there beside him, he can miss her just the same
C F C
He has missed her in the forest while he showed her all the flowers
F C F G
And the branches sang the chorus as he climbed the scaly towers
C F C
Of a forest tree, while she was somewhere being free
[Verse 3]
F
There's a man who's sent a letter and he's waiting for reply
C F
He has asked her of her travels, since the day they said goodbye
C F C F
He writes, "Wish you were beside me, we can make it if we try"
C F C
He has seen her at the office, with her name on all his papers
F C F G
Through the sharing of the profits, he will find it hard to shake her
C F C
From his memory, and she's so busy being free
[Verse 4]
F
There's a lady in the city and she thinks she loves them all
C F
There's the one who's thinking of her, there's the one who sometimes calls
C F C F
There's the one who writes her letters with his facts and figures scrawl
C F C
She has brought them to her senses, they have laughed inside her laughter
F C F G
Now she rallies her defences, for she fears that one will ask her
C F C
For eternity, and she's so busy being free
[Verse 5]
F
There's a man who sends her medals, he is bleeding from the war
C F
There's a jouster and a jester and a man who owns a store
C F C F
There's a drummer and a dreamer, and you know there may be more
C F C
She will love them when she sees them, they will lose her if they follow
F C F G
And she only means to please them and her heart is full and hollow
C F C
Like a cactus tree, while she's so busy being free
C F C
Like a cactus tree, being free

Cactus Tree chords and lyrics

Free chords for Cactus Tree by Judy Collins. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Judy Collins - Cactus Tree
CAPO: 5th Fret
[Intro]
C  G  C
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Verse 5]

Cactus Tree Chords by Judy Collins

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Cactus Tree Chords · Judy Collins