Strange Fruit Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][F][Fdim][F][Am][Bm][F][Esus4][E]
[Eaug][Am][F][Bdim][E][Am][Bm][F][E][Dm]
[C][F][Dm][Eaug]
[G#dim][Gsus4][F#dim][F][E][D][Am][C][Am][C][Bm][E][Am]

[Verse 1]
The Southern [Am]trees [F]bear a s[Bm]trange fru[E]it[Am]
Blood on the leaves,
[F]and blood at [Bm]the roots[E][Dm]
Black bodies [F]swinging in
the Southern [Eaug]breeze
[Gsus4]Strange fruit h[F#dim]anging fr[B]om the
[E]pop[D]lar [Am]trees

[Interlude 1]
[E][Em][Bm][E]

[Verse 2]
[Am]Pastoral scene[E] of the 'Gal[Am]lant
[Eaug]South'[G]
The bul[Am]ging [Bm]eyes and the
twis[E]ted [Am]mouth
Scent of [F]magnoli[Am]a,
sweet and [D]fresh[C]
Then the sud[Bm]den smell of
[F#dim]burn ing [F]flesh
[E][Bm]

[Verse 3]
[Am]
Here is a fruit for the [F#dim]crows to [F]plu[E]ck
For the [D]rain [Bm]to gather,
for the [F]wind [Am]to su[Eaug]ck
[E]For [Em]the sun [C]to rot,
for the tree [Dm]to dr[D]op[Dsus4][D][Bm][E][Bm]
Here is a [Am]strange [F]and bit[C]
[F]ter[Bsus4] crop[E]

[Outro 1]
[Am]