Chords with lyrics
FRUIT TREE- Nick Drake
TUNING: D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G (capo 2nd fret) or C majorC G+G C majorC FF C majorC FF (capo 4th fret)
OPENING RIFF, RIFF 1 (2 times)
RIFF 2
Fame is but a fruit tree, so ...
RIFF 2
It can never flourish till its ....
RIFF 2
So men of fame can ...
RIFF 2 RIFF 1
Till time has flown far ...
Forgotten while you're here, ....
Life is but a memory, happened ....
BRIDGE:
Eb MajorEb Gmaj9/D
Safe in the womb of an ...
Eb MajorEb Gmaj9/D
You find the darkness can ...
Eb MajorEb Gmaj9/D
Safe in your place ...
Eb MajorEb Gmaj9/D
That's when they'll know ...
Forgotten while you're here, .....
REPEAT VERSE 1
Fruit tree, fruit .....
Fruit tree, fruit .....
OPENING RIFF (very rough guess):
G+G ---------0-------------0-------------0-------------
D MajorD -------3---3---------3-------------4---4-----------
G+G -----0-------0-----0-------------2-------2---2----- (repeat)
D MajorD -0-3-----------3-2-------3-2-3-0-----------0-------
A augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------
D MajorD -----------------------------------------------0---
RIFF 1 (simplest version):
G+G ---------0---------------------------------
D MajorD -------0---4-------4-------4---------------
G+G -----0-------2---2---2---2---2---2--------- (repeat)
D MajorD -0h2-----------0-------0-------0-----------
A augmentedA -------------------------------------------
D MajorD -----------0-------0-------0---------------
RIFF 2:
G+G
-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0----------
D MajorD
---------0---0-------------0---0-------------0---0-------------0---0--------
G+G
-------3-------3---------3-------3---------3-------3---------3-------3------
D MajorD
-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0----
A augmentedA
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD
-0-5---------------5-4---------------4-3---------------3-2------------------
FINAL SECTION (play like riff 2, but longer between changes):
Dsus4addBb/G: 5 0 0 3 0 0 Dsus4addBb/F#: 4 0 0 3 0 0 Dsus4addBb/F: 3 0
0 3 0 0
Dsus4addBb/E: 2 0 0 3 0 0 Dsus4addBb/Eb: 1 0 0 3 0 0 Dsus4addBb: 0 0 0
3 0 0
OTHER CHORDS: Eb: 1 0 1 0 1 0 Gmaj9/D: 0 0 0 2 4 0
NOTE: This is pretty rough- I can't hear much under those strings. I
was particularly unclear on the intro. I hope someone can fix this up a bit.
(from Five Leaves Left, 1969)