Mark Lanegan – The Cherry Tree Carol (Guitar)

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album version - DARK MARK DOES CHRISTMAS ____________________________________ ____________________________________ The banjo on the recording is somewhere in the area of 1/3 of a fret sharp ____________________________________ ____________________________________ [CHORDS]
   Em  Dsus2 Asus2  Bm11  G6
e|-0----0-----0------0----0-|
b|-0----3-----0------3----0-|
g|-0----2-----2------4----0-|
d|-2----0-----2------4----0-|
a|-2----------0------2----2-|
e|-0----------------------3-|
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[INTRO] Em Dsus2 Em Dsus2 Asus2 Em [VERSE ONE]
              Dsus2
Joseph was an old man, an old man was he

        Em             Bm11      Dsus2        Em
When he married Virgin Mary, the Queen of Galilee

            Dsus2
As Mary and Joseph were walking one day

      Em         G6                Dsus2          Em    Dsus2 Em     
To an orchard of cherry trees they chanced for to stray

                 Dsus2
And Mary said to Joseph, so meek and so mild

     Em               G6          Dsus2     Em
Pick me some cherries Joseph, for I am with child

                Dsus2 
But Joseph flew angry, so angry flew he

        Em             Bm11        Dsus2        Em   Dsus2 Bm11 Dsus2 Em Dsus2 Em
Let the father of your baby gather cherries for thee 
[VERSE TWO]
                   Dsus2
When up spoke Lord Jesus, from in his mother's womb

    Em       G6               Dsus2       Em
Bow down low cherry trees bow down to the ground

                           Dsus2
And the cherry trees, they bowed down, bowed low to the ground

    Em            G6             Dsus2         Em    Dsus2 Em
And Mary gathered cherries while Joseph stood around

                Dsus2
And Joseph took Mary all upon his right knee

     Em             Bm11           Dsus2          Em Dsus2 Em
Come tell me pretty baby when your birthday shall be

                    Dsus2
On the fifth day of January my birthday shall be

        Em            G6            Dsus2           Em Dsus2 A Em
And the stars and the heavens shall all bow down to me