Chords for Marcus Foster, Old Birch Tree

_ I will tell all the crooked ones in my _ grave. _
_ _ [A] Save the _ eye, _ _ [Bb] save the _ eye. _
And I will cover all the winding paths on which you've
paved, _ _ _ _ _ [A] fallen _ [F] sky, _ _
_ [Bb] fallen sky.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
And if I [Eb] tie [Bb] up my troubles to the [F] old [Gm] birch tree,
and if I [Eb] don't jump [F] it down, [Bb] don't jump it [Eb] down.
_ [Bb] _
And I will throw all the stones in the shore,
breath, rage, and sing _ _ _ _ [A] till it's [F] _ dry, _ _
[Bb] till it's dry.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
And I will let all the ugly _ faces in the street _ _ _ _ _ [F] pass me
by, _ _ [Bb] pass me _ [Eb] by.
_ [Bb] _
But if you want [Eb] to send [Bb] away your sorrows,
then [F] save some [Gm] for me. _
I will keep them _ growing in [F] the _ ground. _
And if [Bb] I tie up my troubles to the old [Gm] birch tree,
and [Bb] if I _ don't jump [F] it down, don't jump [Bb] it down.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ And if you [Eb] want to send away [Bb] your _ sorrows,
then save [F] some [Gm] for me.
Well, I will keep them from growing [F] in the _ _ _ _ ground.
And if [Eb] I tie up [Bb] my troubles to the [F] old [Gm] birch tree,
and if [Bb] I [Eb] don't jump [F] it down, don't [Bb] jump it down.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ And if [Eb] I tie up [Bb] my troubles to the old [F] _ [Gm] birch tree,
_ _ _ and if I _ [Eb]
don't [Fm] jump it down, [Bb] don't jump it down.
_ _ _ And if [Eb] I don't jump [F] it down, don't jump [C] _
it _ _ [Bb] down.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _