Bonnie "Prince" Billy – Willow Pine And Oak (Guitar)

Capo 5
Key
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Versions (2)

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Chords

[Intro] G [Verse 1]
G                                        Em7
We split folks into groups of threes and name them after kinds of trees.

     Am                              Dsus2
It’s how I like to look at folks: As willow trees, or pines or oaks.

G                             Em7
Willows are forgettable, they could be called a weed

    C/G                                   Am                   Dsus2
And time with them’s regrettable: they’ll suck you dry when you’re in need.

     G                                         Em7
They burst your pipes, and then their switches might be used to bust your britches.

C/G
 Willows aren’t my kind of tree.

        Am              Dsus2
They’re not a source of love for me.
[Verse 2]
G                                        Em7
We split folks into groups of threes and name them after kinds of trees.

     Am                              Dsus2
It’s how I like to look at folks: As willow trees, or pines or oaks.

G                               Em7
Pines give off a wondrous smell and they’re green throughout the year

       C/G                        Am           Dsus2
Make a bed of needles soft as hell and bolster christmas cheer.

    G                                       Em7
You bust their bark and they get sticky, embracing one is often tricky.

        C/G
They’re lonely and that’s what ain’t for me.

  Am                Dsus2
I need to love a stronger tree.
[Verse 3]
G                                        Em7
We split folks into groups of threes and name them after kinds of trees.

     Am                              Dsus2
It’s how I like to look at folks: As willow trees, or pines or oaks.

    G                           Em7
And so we find the able oak who changes colors, loses leaves.

C/G                                 Am
Strength and patience ain’t no joke; that’s what this man believes.

  G                                 Em7
I build a house, I build a chair, a table, bed, from that tree there.

   C/G
An oak grows slowly and provides.

    Am              Dsus2
It’s with an oak my love resides.

    Am              Dsus2
It’s with an oak my love resides.

    Am              F
It’s with an oak my love resides.
[Outro] G Em7 Am Dsus2 D