crooked tree chords by Molly Tuttle
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Verse 1
(G major) Two trees in the forest
One was crooked, one was straight
(E minor) Crimson bark and emerald needles
Growing day by day
And (C major) though they looked so different
They enjoyed the rain the same
Side by (G major) side
A chickadee had told them
Of a darkness on the land
Spin (E minor) ning blades that came to visit
Carried by a man
And (C major) every other tree would see them
Cut down where they stand
By (G major) and by
Oh, can't you see? (E minor)
A crooked tree (C major) won't (G major) fit into
the mill ma (D major) chine
They're left to grow (E minor) wild an (C major) d free
(G major) Oh, I'd rather be a crooked (D major)
tree (G major) (E minor)
(G major) (C major) (G major)
The perfect trees were driven
Down the mountain to the mill
They turned (E minor) them into toothpicks
And twenty dollar bills
It seemed (C major) the more the people took
The more they needed still
In (G major) the end
The crooked trees were left there
After all the work was done
(E minor) Now they go for weeks
And never witness anyone (G major)
(C major) No one left to tell them if they're
Growing right or wrong
But the whisper (G major) ing wind
Oh, can't you see? (E minor)
A crooked tree (C major) won't (G major) fit into
the mill ma (D major) chine
They're left to grow (E minor) wild an (C major) d free
I'd (G major) rather be a crooked (D major) tree (G major)
(E minor)
(C major) (G major) (C major)
(G major) (C major)
(G major) People say I'm different
My way of life seems strange (D major)
I (E minor) took the road less traveled
Twists and turns along the way
But like (C major) the crooked tree
I'm growing stronger day by day
As the cloud (G major) s roll by
A river never wonders
Why it flows around the bend
A mountain (E minor) doesn't question
How it rose up from the land
(G major) So (C major) who am I to wish
I wasn't just the way I am
Who (G major) am I?
Oh, can't you see? (E minor)
A crooked (G major) tree (C major) won't (G major) fit into
the mill machine (D major)
They're left to grow (E minor) wild an (C major) d free
Oh, I'd (G major) rather be a crooked tree
(E minor) A (G major) crooked (C major) tree won't (G major) fit
into the mill ma (D major) chine
They're (E minor) left to grow wild an (C major) d free
I'd (G major) rather be a crooked (D major) tree (G major)
Oh, I'd rather be a (D major) crooked
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tree
(G major) (E minor) (G major)
(C major) (G major) (C major) (G major)
(E minor)
(C major)
crooked tree
Molly Tuttle
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