Strange Fruit Chords by Annie Lennox
Tempo:
90.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
Fm
Cm
C
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm] [B] [Abm]
[Dm] [Cm] [G]
[Cm] [Eb] Southern trees [Fm] bear a [C] strange [G] fruit
[Eb] Blood on the leaves [Fm] and blood [G] at the [Fm] roots
Black bodies swinging [D] in the sun
[G]
[Fm] Strange [G] fruit hanging [Cm] from the [Fm] poplar [Cm]
[C] [Eb] trees
Pastoral scene [Fm] of the [C] gallant
[G] souls
[Eb] The bulging [Fm] eyes and the [G] twisted [Fm] mouths
Scent of [D] magnolia sweet
[G] Then
[Ab] [G] the sudden smell [Cm] of [Fm] [Cm] burning flesh
[Abm]
[Dm] [Ab] [G]
[Cm] Here is a fruit [Fm] for the crows [C] to [G] pluck
[Cm] For the rain to gather, [Eb]
[Fm] for the wind [C] to [G] suck
[Fm] For the sun to rise, for [D] the tree [G] to drop
[Fm] Here [G] is a strange [Cm]
[Fm] and [Cm] bitter crop
[Eb] Southern trees [Fm] bear a [C] strange [G] fruit
[Cm] [Eb] Blood on the leaves [Fm] and blood [C] at the [G]
[Fm] roots
Black bodies swinging [Ab]
[D] in the sun [G]
breeze
[Ab] Strange [G] fruit hanging [Cm] from the [Fm] poplar [Cm] trees
[C]
[Dm] [Cm] [G]
[Cm] [Eb] Southern trees [Fm] bear a [C] strange [G] fruit
[Eb] Blood on the leaves [Fm] and blood [G] at the [Fm] roots
Black bodies swinging [D] in the sun
[G]
[Fm] Strange [G] fruit hanging [Cm] from the [Fm] poplar [Cm]
[C] [Eb] trees
Pastoral scene [Fm] of the [C] gallant
[G] souls
[Eb] The bulging [Fm] eyes and the [G] twisted [Fm] mouths
Scent of [D] magnolia sweet
[G] Then
[Ab] [G] the sudden smell [Cm] of [Fm] [Cm] burning flesh
[Abm]
[Dm] [Ab] [G]
[Cm] Here is a fruit [Fm] for the crows [C] to [G] pluck
[Cm] For the rain to gather, [Eb]
[Fm] for the wind [C] to [G] suck
[Fm] For the sun to rise, for [D] the tree [G] to drop
[Fm] Here [G] is a strange [Cm]
[Fm] and [Cm] bitter crop
[Eb] Southern trees [Fm] bear a [C] strange [G] fruit
[Cm] [Eb] Blood on the leaves [Fm] and blood [C] at the [G]
[Fm] roots
Black bodies swinging [Ab]
[D] in the sun [G]
breeze
[Ab] Strange [G] fruit hanging [Cm] from the [Fm] poplar [Cm] trees
[C]
Key:
G
Fm
Cm
C
Eb
G
Fm
Cm
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Abm] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ Southern trees [Fm] bear a _ _ [C] strange [G] fruit
[Eb] _ _ Blood on the _ leaves [Fm] and blood [G] at the _ [Fm] roots
_ Black bodies swinging _ [D] in the sun
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ Strange [G] fruit hanging _ _ [Cm] from the [Fm] poplar [Cm] _ _
[C] _ [Eb] trees
_ _ _ Pastoral scene _ [Fm] _ of the [C] gallant _
[G] souls
[Eb] _ The bulging _ _ [Fm] eyes and the [G] twisted _ _ [Fm] mouths
_ Scent of _ _ [D] magnolia sweet
_ [G] Then _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [G] the sudden _ smell [Cm] of [Fm] _ [Cm] burning _ _ flesh
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ Here is a fruit [Fm] for the _ crows [C] to _ [G] pluck
[Cm] _ For the rain to gather, _ [Eb]
[Fm] for the wind [C] to [G] suck _
[Fm] For the sun to rise, for [D] the tree _ [G] to drop _ _
[Fm] _ Here [G] is a strange [Cm] _
[Fm] and [Cm] bitter crop _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ Southern _ trees [Fm] bear a _ [C] strange [G] _ fruit
[Cm] _ _ [Eb] Blood on the _ leaves [Fm] and blood [C] at the [G] _ _
[Fm] roots
Black bodies swinging [Ab] _
[D] in the sun _ [G] _ _
breeze
_ [Ab] _ _ Strange [G] fruit hanging _ [Cm] from the [Fm] poplar _ _ [Cm] trees _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ Southern trees [Fm] bear a _ _ [C] strange [G] fruit
[Eb] _ _ Blood on the _ leaves [Fm] and blood [G] at the _ [Fm] roots
_ Black bodies swinging _ [D] in the sun
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ Strange [G] fruit hanging _ _ [Cm] from the [Fm] poplar [Cm] _ _
[C] _ [Eb] trees
_ _ _ Pastoral scene _ [Fm] _ of the [C] gallant _
[G] souls
[Eb] _ The bulging _ _ [Fm] eyes and the [G] twisted _ _ [Fm] mouths
_ Scent of _ _ [D] magnolia sweet
_ [G] Then _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [G] the sudden _ smell [Cm] of [Fm] _ [Cm] burning _ _ flesh
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ Here is a fruit [Fm] for the _ crows [C] to _ [G] pluck
[Cm] _ For the rain to gather, _ [Eb]
[Fm] for the wind [C] to [G] suck _
[Fm] For the sun to rise, for [D] the tree _ [G] to drop _ _
[Fm] _ Here [G] is a strange [Cm] _
[Fm] and [Cm] bitter crop _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ Southern _ trees [Fm] bear a _ [C] strange [G] _ fruit
[Cm] _ _ [Eb] Blood on the _ leaves [Fm] and blood [C] at the [G] _ _
[Fm] roots
Black bodies swinging [Ab] _
[D] in the sun _ [G] _ _
breeze
_ [Ab] _ _ Strange [G] fruit hanging _ [Cm] from the [Fm] poplar _ _ [Cm] trees _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _