[Intro] Bb A7 Dm Am Dm Strange fruit hangin' from the poplar trees Dm Blood on the leaves Verse 1: Dm F I just need to clear my mind now Bb It's been racin' since the summertime A7 Now I'm holdin' down the summer now Dm And all I want is what I can't buy now F Cause I ain't got the money on me right now Bb And I told you to wait A7 Yeah I told you to wait Dm So I'mma need a little more time now F Cause I ain't got the money on me right now Bb And I thought you could wait A7 Yeah, I thought you could wait Bb These b**ches surroundin' me A7 Dm All want something out me Am Dm Then they talk about me Bb Would be lost without me A7 We could've been somebody Dm Thought you'd be different 'bout it Am Dm Now I know you not it
So let's get on with it Verse 2: Dm We could've been somebody F 'stead you had to tell somebody Bb Let's take it back to the first party A7 When you tried your first molly Dm And came out of your body F And came out of your body Bb Running naked down the lobby A7 And you was screamin' that you love me Dm Before the limelight tore ya F Before the limelight stole ya Bb Remember we were so young A7 When I would hold you Dm F Before the blood on the leaves Bb A7 I know there ain't wrong with me G Dm Something strange is happenin' Gm Dm Verse 3: Dm You could've been somebody F We could've ugh, we could've been somebody Bb Or was it on the first party A7 When we tried our first molly Dm And came out of our body F And came out of our body Bb Before they call lawyers A7 Before you tried to destroy us Dm F How you gon' lie to the lawyer? Bb A7 It's like I don't even know ya
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