Billie Holiday – Strange Fruit (Ukulele)
Capo 3
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Am Em7 Am A9 Am E7 Southern trees bear a strange fruit Am Em7 Am A9 Am E7 Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Dm6 Fdim7 E7 Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze Am Em7 Asus A9 Am Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees
Am G E7 Am Em7 Am
Am Em7 Am A9 Am E7 Pastoral scene of the gallant south Am Em7 Fdim7 E7 The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth Am Em7 Dm6 Em7 A9 Am E7 Smell of mag - nolia sweet And fresh Fdim7 Dm6 Fdim7 E7 Then the sudden smell of burning flesh Am F Dm Dm7 E7 Here is the fruit for the crows to pluck Am E7 Gdim7 F E7 For the rain to gather for the wind to suck Gm6 A Amaj7 Gdim7 Fdim7 E7 For the sun to rot for the tree to drop Am A9 Am E7 Dm6 Gm6 E7 Am Here is a strange and bitter crop