Cactus Tree

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[Chords]
D5 D6sus4D A7sus4/DD
Dmaj7(no3) * A7(no3)
D |--0-----0----------0----0-----0-------0------2----|
A |--0-----0----------0----0-----0-------0------0----|
F#|--3-----3----------1----0-----1-------3------1----|
D |--0-----0----------0----0-----2-------4------2----|
A |--5-----4----------2----0-----0-------0------0----|
D |--0-----0----------0----0-----0-------0-----------|
[Intro]
D5Dmaj7D6sus4
x2
[Verse 1]
D5 D6sus4
There's a man who's been out sailing in a decade full of dreams
D5 D6sus4 D A7sus4/DD
*
And he takes her to a schooner and he treats her like a queen
D5 D6sus4 D5 D6sus4
Bearing beads from California with their amber stones and green
D6sus4 D D6sus4 D
He has called her from the harbor, he has kissed her with his freedom
D6sus4 D D6sus4 A7
He has heard her off to starboard, in the breaking and the breathing
D A7sus4/D D Dmaj7 D6sus4 D D6sus4 D
Of the water weeds, while she's was busy being free
[Verse 2]
D5 D6sus4
There's a man who's climbed a mountain and he's calling out her name
D5 D6sus4 D A7sus4/DD
*
And he hopes her heart can hear three thousand miles, he calls again
D5 D6sus4 D5 D6sus4
He can think her there beside him, he can miss her just the same
D6sus4 D D6sus4 D
He has missed her in the forest while he showed her all the flowers
D6sus4 D D6sus4 A7
And the branches sang the chorus as he climbed the scaley towers
D A7sus4/D D Dmaj7 D6sus4 D D6sus4 D
Of a forest tree, while she was somewhere being free
[Verse 3]
D5 D6sus4
There's a man who's sent a letter and he's waiting for reply
D5 D6sus4 D A7sus4/DD
*
He has asked her of her travels, since the day they said goodbye
D5 D6sus4 D5 D6sus4
He writes "wish you were beside me, we can make it if we try"
D6sus4 D D6sus4 D
He has seen her at the office, with her name on all his papers
D6sus4 D D6sus4 A7
Through the sharing of the profits he will find it hard to shake her
D A7sus4/D D Dmaj7 D6sus4 D D6sus4 D
From his memory, and she's so busy being free
[Verse 4]
D5 D6sus4
There's a lady in the city and she thinks she loves them all
D5 D6sus4 D A7sus4/DD
*
There's the one who's thinking of her, there's the one who sometimes calls
D5 D6sus4 D5 D6sus4
There's the one who writes her letters with his facts and figures scrawl
D6sus4 D D6sus4 D
She has brought them to her senses, they have laughed inside her laughter
D6sus4 D D6sus4 A7
Now she rallies her defenses, for she fears that one will ask her
D A7sus4/D D Dmaj7 D6sus4 D D6sus4 D
For eternity, and she's so busy being free
[Verse 5]
D5 D6sus4
There's a man who sends her medals, he is bleeding from the war
D5 D6sus4 D A7sus4/DD
*
There's a jouster and a jester and a man who owns a store
D5 D6sus4 D5 D6sus4
There's a drummer and a dreamer, and you know there may be more
D6sus4 D D6sus4 D
She will love them when she sees them, they will lose her if they follow
D6sus4 D D6sus4 A7
And she only means to please them and her heart is full and hollow
D A7sus4/D D Dmaj7 D6sus4 D D6sus4 D
Like a cactus tree, while she's so busy being free
[Outro]
D A7sus4/D
Like a cactus tree
D6sus4 D D6sus4 D
Being free

Cactus Tree chords and lyrics

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

[Chords]
[Intro]
D5  Dmaj7  D6sus4      x2
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Verse 5]
[Outro]

Cactus Tree Chords by Joni Mitchell

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