Poison Tree Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]I was [Eb]angry [D]with my friend
I told my wrath, my wrath did end
[E]I was a[Ebm]ngry with my f[F#m]oe
I [D]told it [E]not, my [Ebm]wrath did [Eb]grow
[E]I w[D]as angr[E]y with[Abm] my foe[E]
[F#m]I told[D] it not, my wrat[E]h did grow[D]
[F#m][E][D][C#m][F#m][F#5][F#m]

[Verse 2]
[D]
[F#m]And I watere[D]d it in [F#m]fears[F#5][E]
[D]Night and morning with my tea[Em]rs[E][F#m]
[F]And I [D]sunned it [F#m]with s[E]miles
[F#m]And with so[F#5]ft dec[D]eitful wil[F]es[E][Em]
[F#m]And

[Verse 3]
it grew [E]both [Eb]day and n[F#m]ight[F][Em][E]
[F#m]Till it bore [D]an apple [F#m]bright[F][E]
[F#m]And my foe [E]be [D]held it [F#5]shine[F#m][E]
[D]And he knew tha[F]t it [D]was
[F#m]mine
[D][E][F]

[Verse 4]
[D]
[F#m]I was [D]angry with my friend
I told [E]my wrath, my [D]wrath [Eb]did [D]end[E]
I [D]was [Eb]angry [Ebm]with m[D]y f[F#m]oe
I [D]told it [Ebm]not, my wrath did grow
[D]I was a[E]ngry w[Abm]ith my f[E]oe[F#m]
I [D]told it not, my [Eb]wrath did [D]grow[F#m]

[Verse 5]
[D]And into my garden stole
When [E]the night had veiled the pole
[D]In the morning[Em], glad, I see
[D]My foe outstretched beneath
[E]the [D]tre[A]e[D][E][Abm][D][E]
I [Abm]was[D]

[Verse 6]
[E]angry with [G#m]my friend
[D#]I to[E#]ld my[E] wrat[D#]h, m[E]y wrath di[F#m]d end[G#m][E]
I [D]was angry with [E]my [G#m]foe[E]
[D]I told [D#]it no[E]t,[G#m] my wr[E]ath did grow

[Verse 7]
And [G#m]I watered it in fears
[E]Night [D]and morning with my tears
An[E]d I[D#] sunn[E]ed[G#m] it[D]
[E]with [A]smiles
[E]And with soft deceitful[D] wil[E]es[D#][D]
[E]And [D]it

[Verse 8]
grew [E]both day [E#]and [E]night
[D]Till [Am]it bo[D]re[E] an [G#m]apple bright[E]
And my foe beheld it [G#m]shine[Am][D][Am]
And he [D]knew [E]that it was [G#m]mine[E][E#]
[E]And int[F#m]o my g[D]arden stol[G#m]e[E]
When [D]the night had [E]veiled the
[G#m]pole[D][E][G#m][D]
[Bm]And [D]into

[Verse 9]
my garden [D#]stole
[D]When the [E]night had veiled the [D]pole
In the morning, [E]glad, I [D]see[E]
[F#m]My foe [E]outstretched [D#]be n[D]eath the t[E]ree

[Verse 10]
[D]I w[D#]as an[D]gry with my friend
[D#]I told [D]my wrath, my wra[D#]th did
[D]end[D#][D]
I was angry [D]with my foe
[D]I told it not, my wrath did grow

[Verse 11]
Outstretched beneath the tree!