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Burning An Oak Tree by People's Blues of Richmond
Burning An Oak Tree
[Intro]
E Am E
[Verse]
Am
Didn't seem so profound when it hit me,
G
I'd burned everything down and stood around like a chimney,
F
and everything I found in the ashes around me
E
turned brown from the mud on the ground and the whiskey
Am
I'd poured all through the house to make the flames burn more quickly
G
Like the burn in my throat that made me this sickly.
F
But it take more takes more than fire to take down a chimney so I
E
laughed at the flames as they jumped up to get me.
[Chorus]
Am
It... puzzles me how
G
not everyone gets me
F
If it isn't clear now you can find out more quickly what I'm really about by burning an
E
oak tree I'm the fuel and the fire both
Am
struggling
G
struggling
F
struggling
E
I'm the fuel and the fire both struggling for victory!
[Verse 2]
Am
And it's hard to stay around, when everything that was with me has
G
burned to the ground, it turns and it hits me,
F
I hope I never go down, I hope history skips me and I
E
just stick around you'll have to leave here to miss me!
Am
'Cause I'm a metaphor, now, for a confused little city
G
Richmond's downtown, well it might never fix me
F
But I'll argue all night about who doesn't need pity.
E
I'll say, "these flames aren't so hot, ya know, they're really quite pretty!"
[Chorus]
Am
It... puzzles me how
G
not everyone gets me
F
If it isn't clear now you can find out more quickly what I'm really about by burning an
E
oak tree down. I'm the fuel and the fire both
Am
struggling
G
struggling
F
struggling
E
I'm the fuel and the fire both struggling for victory!
[Break]
Am G F E x4
[Chorus]
Am
Puzzles me how
G
not everyone gets me
F
If it isn't clear now you can find out more quickly what I'm really about by burning an
E
oak tree down. I'm the fuel and the fire both
Am
Struggling (Woo-oo, Wooooo)
G
Struggling (Woo-oo, Wooooo)
F
Struggling (Woo-oo, Wooooo)
E
I'm the fuel and the fire both struggling for victory!
Am
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