Chords for Erykah Badu - Apple tree
Tempo:
189.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
Am
Em
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m] [G#m] [G] I'd like to dedicate this to all of the [F] creator's righteous children.
[Em] [D] I [G#m] have some food [G] in my bag, please.
Not [F] that edible food, that food you [Em] eat.
No, [F#m] [G#m] I [G] have some food for thought.
[F] Since knowledge is infinite, [Em] it has [F#m] infinitely [G#m] fell [G] on me.
[F]
[Em] It was [D] a [B] stormy night.
[F#]
[F#m] You know the kind [Am] where the lightning strike.
[Em] [D] And [F#] I was hanging out with some of my [Bm] artsy friends.
[Am] Ooh, ooh, ooh, [E] ooh.
The night was [D] [B] long, but I ain't been [G]
home.
We were cooling down [Am] through the break of [Em] dawn.
[D] And [F#] this was burning, so I'm feeling right.
[Am] I [Em]
see a fix my [D] plans [B] like a fix [F#] of fruit.
My granny told me that when [Am] I was lonely.
[Em]
Don't go [D] home [F#] trying to be with the night.
I don't waste my time [Am] trying to get what you got.
The work it [D] pleases me, [B] it goes the game, [G] please you.
And that's why [Am] I do what I [Em] do.
[D] So flash me [B] like a [G] willow tree.
Do we, do we, [Am] do we.
[Em]
And if you [F#m] don't want to [F#] be down with me.
You don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] And if you [D] don't [F#m] want to be [G] down with me.
Then you don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[E] And if [D] you don't [B] want to be [Bm] down with me.
Then you don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] And if you [D] don't [B] want to be [G] down with me.
You just don't want to [Am] be down.
[Em] I [D] have [B] a [F#] hope.
And I take it [Am] everywhere I go.
[Em] [D] I'm [F#] planning to see [G] it so I reach what I sow.
You [Am] know.
[Em]
On [F#m] and on [G#m] and on [Bm] and on.
My flabby keys moving [Am] like a rolling stone.
[Em] I [D] [B] can't control [Bm] the soul.
Do we, [Am] do we, do we.
See I fix my [D] plans [B] like a fix [Bm] of fruit.
My granny told me that when [Am] I was lonely.
[D] Don't walk around [B] trying to be [G] with the night.
I don't waste my time [Am] trying to get what you got.
[Em] The work it pleases [D] me, [B] it goes the game, [Bm] please you.
And that's [Am] why I do what I [Em] do.
Soul flashy [D] [B] like a [G] willow tree.
We do, we [Am] do, we.
[Em]
And if you [D] don't [B] want to be [Bm] down with me.
You don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] And if you [D] don't [F#] want to be down with me.
You don't want to pick from [Am] my apple [Em] tree.
And if [D] you [B] don't want to be [G] down with me.
You don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] And if [D] you don't [B] want to be [G] down with me.
You just don't want to [Am] be down.
[Em] [D] [B] Oh my, [G]
[Am]
[Em] [D] [B] [F#] my, my.
[Am]
[Em] [D] [B] [G]
[Am]
[Em] [D] [G#m] [G]
Oh, oh, [Am] oh, oh.
[Em] Oh, I [D] fix my plans [B] like a fix [Bm] of fruit.
My granny told me that [Am] when I was lonely.
[Em] Don't walk [D] around [B] trying to be [G] with the night.
I don't waste my time [Am] trying to get what you got.
The work it [D] pleases me, [B] it goes the game, [Bm] please you.
And that's [Am] why I do what I do.
[Em] Soul flashy [D] [B] like a [G] willow tree.
We do, we [Am] do, we.
[Em] And if you [D] don't [F#] want to be down with me.
You don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] And if you [D] don't [B] want to be [F#] down with me.
[Am] You don't want [Em] to [D] [B] pick [Bm]
from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] And if [D] you don't [F#] want to be down with me.
You just don't want to [Am] be down.
[Em] [D] [B] [G]
Just don't want to [Am] be down. [B] Down.
[D] [B] [G]
[Am] Just don't want [Em] to be down.
[D] [B] [F#] Down.
[Am] Down.
[Em] [D] [B] Down.
[G]
[Am] Just don't want [Em] to be [D] down.
[F#]
[Am]
[Em] [D] [B] [F#]
Oh, [Am] you just don't want to be down.
[D] [B] Down.
[Bm]
Down.
[Am] down,
[Em] down, [D] [F#]
down, [Am]
[Em] [D] [B] [Bm]
down, [Am] down,
[Em] down
[D] [B] [F#] [Am] [E]
[D] [F#m] [G]
[A]
[D] [F#]
[Em] [D] I [G#m] have some food [G] in my bag, please.
Not [F] that edible food, that food you [Em] eat.
No, [F#m] [G#m] I [G] have some food for thought.
[F] Since knowledge is infinite, [Em] it has [F#m] infinitely [G#m] fell [G] on me.
[F]
[Em] It was [D] a [B] stormy night.
[F#]
[F#m] You know the kind [Am] where the lightning strike.
[Em] [D] And [F#] I was hanging out with some of my [Bm] artsy friends.
[Am] Ooh, ooh, ooh, [E] ooh.
The night was [D] [B] long, but I ain't been [G]
home.
We were cooling down [Am] through the break of [Em] dawn.
[D] And [F#] this was burning, so I'm feeling right.
[Am] I [Em]
see a fix my [D] plans [B] like a fix [F#] of fruit.
My granny told me that when [Am] I was lonely.
[Em]
Don't go [D] home [F#] trying to be with the night.
I don't waste my time [Am] trying to get what you got.
The work it [D] pleases me, [B] it goes the game, [G] please you.
And that's why [Am] I do what I [Em] do.
[D] So flash me [B] like a [G] willow tree.
Do we, do we, [Am] do we.
[Em]
And if you [F#m] don't want to [F#] be down with me.
You don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] And if you [D] don't [F#m] want to be [G] down with me.
Then you don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[E] And if [D] you don't [B] want to be [Bm] down with me.
Then you don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] And if you [D] don't [B] want to be [G] down with me.
You just don't want to [Am] be down.
[Em] I [D] have [B] a [F#] hope.
And I take it [Am] everywhere I go.
[Em] [D] I'm [F#] planning to see [G] it so I reach what I sow.
You [Am] know.
[Em]
On [F#m] and on [G#m] and on [Bm] and on.
My flabby keys moving [Am] like a rolling stone.
[Em] I [D] [B] can't control [Bm] the soul.
Do we, [Am] do we, do we.
See I fix my [D] plans [B] like a fix [Bm] of fruit.
My granny told me that when [Am] I was lonely.
[D] Don't walk around [B] trying to be [G] with the night.
I don't waste my time [Am] trying to get what you got.
[Em] The work it pleases [D] me, [B] it goes the game, [Bm] please you.
And that's [Am] why I do what I [Em] do.
Soul flashy [D] [B] like a [G] willow tree.
We do, we [Am] do, we.
[Em]
And if you [D] don't [B] want to be [Bm] down with me.
You don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] And if you [D] don't [F#] want to be down with me.
You don't want to pick from [Am] my apple [Em] tree.
And if [D] you [B] don't want to be [G] down with me.
You don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] And if [D] you don't [B] want to be [G] down with me.
You just don't want to [Am] be down.
[Em] [D] [B] Oh my, [G]
[Am]
[Em] [D] [B] [F#] my, my.
[Am]
[Em] [D] [B] [G]
[Am]
[Em] [D] [G#m] [G]
Oh, oh, [Am] oh, oh.
[Em] Oh, I [D] fix my plans [B] like a fix [Bm] of fruit.
My granny told me that [Am] when I was lonely.
[Em] Don't walk [D] around [B] trying to be [G] with the night.
I don't waste my time [Am] trying to get what you got.
The work it [D] pleases me, [B] it goes the game, [Bm] please you.
And that's [Am] why I do what I do.
[Em] Soul flashy [D] [B] like a [G] willow tree.
We do, we [Am] do, we.
[Em] And if you [D] don't [F#] want to be down with me.
You don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] And if you [D] don't [B] want to be [F#] down with me.
[Am] You don't want [Em] to [D] [B] pick [Bm]
from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] And if [D] you don't [F#] want to be down with me.
You just don't want to [Am] be down.
[Em] [D] [B] [G]
Just don't want to [Am] be down. [B] Down.
[D] [B] [G]
[Am] Just don't want [Em] to be down.
[D] [B] [F#] Down.
[Am] Down.
[Em] [D] [B] Down.
[G]
[Am] Just don't want [Em] to be [D] down.
[F#]
[Am]
[Em] [D] [B] [F#]
Oh, [Am] you just don't want to be down.
[D] [B] Down.
[Bm]
Down.
[Am] down,
[Em] down, [D] [F#]
down, [Am]
[Em] [D] [B] [Bm]
down, [Am] down,
[Em] down
[D] [B] [F#] [Am] [E]
[D] [F#m] [G]
[A]
[D] [F#]
Key:
D
Am
Em
B
G
D
Am
Em
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [G#m] _ _ [G] I'd like to dedicate this to all of the [F] creator's righteous children.
[Em] _ _ [D] I [G#m] have some food [G] in my bag, please.
Not [F] that edible food, that food you [Em] eat.
No, [F#m] _ [G#m] I [G] have some food for thought.
_ [F] Since knowledge is infinite, [Em] it has [F#m] infinitely [G#m] fell [G] on me.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Em] It was [D] a [B] stormy night.
[F#] _ _
[F#m] You know the kind [Am] where the lightning strike.
[Em] _ _ [D] And [F#] I was hanging out with some of my [Bm] artsy friends.
[Am] Ooh, ooh, ooh, [E] ooh.
The night was [D] [B] long, but I ain't been [G]
home.
We were cooling down [Am] through the break of [Em] dawn.
_ [D] And [F#] this was burning, so I'm feeling right.
_ [Am] _ I [Em]
see a fix my [D] plans [B] like a fix [F#] of fruit.
My granny told me that when [Am] I was lonely.
_ [Em] _
_ Don't go [D] home [F#] trying to be with the night.
I don't waste my time [Am] trying to get what you got.
The work it [D] pleases me, [B] it goes the game, [G] please you.
And that's why [Am] I do what I [Em] do.
[D] So flash me [B] like a [G] willow tree.
Do we, do we, [Am] do we.
[Em] _
_ And if you [F#m] don't want to [F#] be down with me.
You don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] And if you [D] don't [F#m] want to be [G] down with me.
Then you don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[E] _ And if [D] you don't [B] want to be [Bm] down with me.
Then you don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] _ And if you [D] don't [B] want to be [G] down with me.
You just don't want to [Am] be down. _ _
[Em] _ I [D] have [B] a _ [F#] hope.
_ And I take it [Am] everywhere I go.
[Em] _ _ [D] I'm [F#] planning to see [G] it so I reach what I sow.
You [Am] know.
_ [Em]
On [F#m] and on [G#m] and on [Bm] and on.
My flabby keys moving [Am] like a rolling stone.
[Em] _ I [D] [B] can't control [Bm] the soul.
Do we, [Am] do we, do we.
See I fix my [D] plans [B] like a fix [Bm] of fruit.
My granny told me that when [Am] I was lonely. _ _
[D] Don't walk around [B] trying to be [G] with the night.
I don't waste my time [Am] trying to get what you got.
[Em] The work it pleases [D] me, [B] it goes the game, [Bm] please you.
And that's [Am] why I do what I [Em] do.
Soul flashy [D] [B] like a [G] willow tree.
We do, we [Am] do, we.
_ [Em] _
_ And if you [D] don't [B] want to be [Bm] down with me.
You don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] And if you [D] don't [F#] want to be down with me.
You don't want to pick from [Am] my apple [Em] tree.
_ And if [D] you [B] don't want to be [G] down with me.
You don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] _ And if [D] you don't [B] want to be [G] down with me.
You just don't want to [Am] be down. _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] [B] Oh my, _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _ [F#] my, my.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [G#m] _ _ [G] _ _
_ Oh, oh, [Am] oh, oh.
[Em] Oh, I [D] fix my plans [B] like a fix [Bm] of fruit.
My granny told me that [Am] when I was lonely. _ _
[Em] Don't walk [D] around [B] trying to be [G] with the night.
I don't waste my time [Am] trying to get what you got.
The work it [D] pleases me, [B] it goes the game, [Bm] please you.
And that's [Am] why I do what I do.
[Em] Soul flashy [D] [B] like a [G] willow tree.
We do, we [Am] do, we. _
[Em] _ And if you [D] don't [F#] want to be down with me.
You don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] _ And if you [D] don't [B] want to be [F#] down with me.
_ [Am] You don't want [Em] to _ _ _ [D] _ [B] pick [Bm] _ _
_ _ from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] _ And if [D] you don't [F#] want to be down with me.
You just don't want to [Am] be down. _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _
Just don't want to [Am] be _ down. [B] Down.
_ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] Just don't want [Em] to be down.
[D] _ [B] _ _ [F#] Down.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ Down. _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] Down.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] Just don't want [Em] to be _ [D] down.
[F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
Oh, _ _ [Am] you just don't want to be down.
[D] _ [B] Down.
[Bm] _ _
_ Down.
_ [Am] _ down, _
[Em] _ down, [D] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ down, _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ down, _ [Am] _ down, _
[Em] down
_ [D] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] I [G#m] have some food [G] in my bag, please.
Not [F] that edible food, that food you [Em] eat.
No, [F#m] _ [G#m] I [G] have some food for thought.
_ [F] Since knowledge is infinite, [Em] it has [F#m] infinitely [G#m] fell [G] on me.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Em] It was [D] a [B] stormy night.
[F#] _ _
[F#m] You know the kind [Am] where the lightning strike.
[Em] _ _ [D] And [F#] I was hanging out with some of my [Bm] artsy friends.
[Am] Ooh, ooh, ooh, [E] ooh.
The night was [D] [B] long, but I ain't been [G]
home.
We were cooling down [Am] through the break of [Em] dawn.
_ [D] And [F#] this was burning, so I'm feeling right.
_ [Am] _ I [Em]
see a fix my [D] plans [B] like a fix [F#] of fruit.
My granny told me that when [Am] I was lonely.
_ [Em] _
_ Don't go [D] home [F#] trying to be with the night.
I don't waste my time [Am] trying to get what you got.
The work it [D] pleases me, [B] it goes the game, [G] please you.
And that's why [Am] I do what I [Em] do.
[D] So flash me [B] like a [G] willow tree.
Do we, do we, [Am] do we.
[Em] _
_ And if you [F#m] don't want to [F#] be down with me.
You don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] And if you [D] don't [F#m] want to be [G] down with me.
Then you don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[E] _ And if [D] you don't [B] want to be [Bm] down with me.
Then you don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] _ And if you [D] don't [B] want to be [G] down with me.
You just don't want to [Am] be down. _ _
[Em] _ I [D] have [B] a _ [F#] hope.
_ And I take it [Am] everywhere I go.
[Em] _ _ [D] I'm [F#] planning to see [G] it so I reach what I sow.
You [Am] know.
_ [Em]
On [F#m] and on [G#m] and on [Bm] and on.
My flabby keys moving [Am] like a rolling stone.
[Em] _ I [D] [B] can't control [Bm] the soul.
Do we, [Am] do we, do we.
See I fix my [D] plans [B] like a fix [Bm] of fruit.
My granny told me that when [Am] I was lonely. _ _
[D] Don't walk around [B] trying to be [G] with the night.
I don't waste my time [Am] trying to get what you got.
[Em] The work it pleases [D] me, [B] it goes the game, [Bm] please you.
And that's [Am] why I do what I [Em] do.
Soul flashy [D] [B] like a [G] willow tree.
We do, we [Am] do, we.
_ [Em] _
_ And if you [D] don't [B] want to be [Bm] down with me.
You don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] And if you [D] don't [F#] want to be down with me.
You don't want to pick from [Am] my apple [Em] tree.
_ And if [D] you [B] don't want to be [G] down with me.
You don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] _ And if [D] you don't [B] want to be [G] down with me.
You just don't want to [Am] be down. _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] [B] Oh my, _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _ [F#] my, my.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [G#m] _ _ [G] _ _
_ Oh, oh, [Am] oh, oh.
[Em] Oh, I [D] fix my plans [B] like a fix [Bm] of fruit.
My granny told me that [Am] when I was lonely. _ _
[Em] Don't walk [D] around [B] trying to be [G] with the night.
I don't waste my time [Am] trying to get what you got.
The work it [D] pleases me, [B] it goes the game, [Bm] please you.
And that's [Am] why I do what I do.
[Em] Soul flashy [D] [B] like a [G] willow tree.
We do, we [Am] do, we. _
[Em] _ And if you [D] don't [F#] want to be down with me.
You don't want to pick from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] _ And if you [D] don't [B] want to be [F#] down with me.
_ [Am] You don't want [Em] to _ _ _ [D] _ [B] pick [Bm] _ _
_ _ from [Am] my apple tree.
[Em] _ And if [D] you don't [F#] want to be down with me.
You just don't want to [Am] be down. _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _
Just don't want to [Am] be _ down. [B] Down.
_ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] Just don't want [Em] to be down.
[D] _ [B] _ _ [F#] Down.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ Down. _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] Down.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] Just don't want [Em] to be _ [D] down.
[F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
Oh, _ _ [Am] you just don't want to be down.
[D] _ [B] Down.
[Bm] _ _
_ Down.
_ [Am] _ down, _
[Em] _ down, [D] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ down, _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ down, _ [Am] _ down, _
[Em] down
_ [D] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _