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The Easter Tree by June Tabor
The Easter Tree
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
Am
Rain falls upon the Easter Tree,
C
the squirrel shakes his head,
Am G
and shivers in his red and sodden fur.
Am
The wind and water flatten out his ears
Am G
and cause his streaming eyes to close.
Am C E Am
The smell of death is heavy in his nose.
[Verse 2]
Am
The sun dries out the Easter Tree,
C
the rabbit looks around,
Am G
sees a shadow on the ground and runs for home.
Am
The songbird finds a strange and novel perch,
Am G
to shout his challenge to the day.
Am C E Am
The hair beneath his feet is turning grey.
[Verse 3]
Am
A man hangs from the Easter Tree,
C
his death bed is a rope,
Am G
for strong nails have killed his hopes of climbing down.
Am
His jaws are locked in agony,
Am G
or open for the flies to come and go.
Am C E Am
His eyes are in the belly of the crow!
[Verse 4]
Am
A dog sits by the Easter Tree,
C
beneath the naked heels,
Am G
his master or his meal will surely fall!
Am
When the rope is broken by the wind,
Am G
or the rusty nails release their withered load,
Am C E Am
then the dog, well fed, continues down the road!
[Verse 5]
Am
Bones lie beneath the Easter Tree,
C
the skulls now full of sand,
Am G
could never understand the reason why.
Am
The thread of life was broken by a hand,
Am G
who never cared to know their names.
Am C E Am
They played and lost in someone else’s game.
[Verse 6]
Am
The leaves upon the Easter Tree,
C
are red with human blood,
Am G
since Justice chose the wood to make a sword.
Am
When a man was hanged at Tyburn Tree,
Am G
or crucified along the road to Rome,
Am C E Am
his blood and tears have stained.. the face.. of stone!
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