Chords with lyrics
[Intro]
Bb majorBb A7A7 DmDm A minorAm DmDm
Strange fruit hangin' from the poplar trees
DmDm
Blood on the leaves
Verse 1:
DmDm FF
I just need to clear my mind now
Bb majorBb
It's been racin' since the summertime
A7A7
Now I'm holdin' down the summer now
DmDm
And all I want is what I can't buy now
FF
Cause I ain't got the money on me right now
Bb majorBb
And I told you to wait
A7A7
Yeah I told you to wait
DmDm
So I'mma need a little more time now
FF
Cause I ain't got the money on me right now
Bb majorBb
And I thought you could wait
A7A7
Yeah, I thought you could wait
Bb majorBb
These b**ches surroundin' me
A7A7 DmDm
All want something out me
A minorAm DmDm
Then they talk about me
Bb majorBb
Would be lost without me
A7A7
We could've been somebody
DmDm
Thought you'd be different 'bout it
A minorAm DmDm
Now I know you not it
So let's get on with it
Verse 2:
DmDm
We could've been somebody
FF
'stead you had to tell somebody
Bb majorBb
Let's take it back to the first party
A7A7
When you tried your first molly
DmDm
And came out of your body
FF
And came out of your body
Bb majorBb
Running naked down the lobby
A7A7
And you was screamin' that you love me
DmDm
Before the limelight tore ya
FF
Before the limelight stole ya
Bb majorBb
Remember we were so young
A7A7
When I would hold you
DmDm FF
Before the blood on the leaves
Bb majorBb A7A7
I know there ain't wrong with me
G+G DmDm
Something strange is happenin'
G minorGm DmDm
Verse 3:
DmDm
You could've been somebody
FF
We could've ugh, we could've been somebody
Bb majorBb
Or was it on the first party
A7A7
When we tried our first molly
DmDm
And came out of our body
FF
And came out of our body
Bb majorBb
Before they call lawyers
A7A7
Before you tried to destroy us
DmDm FF
How you gon' lie to the lawyer?
Bb majorBb A7A7
It's like I don't even know ya