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Fruit Tree

Nick Drake

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Harlan L Thompson FRUIT TREE- Nick Drake TUNING: D A D G D G (capo 2nd fret) or C G C F C F (capo 4th fret) OPENING RIFF, RIFF 1 (2 times) RIFF 2 Fame is but a fruit tree, so very unsound RIFF 2 It can never flourish till its stalk is in the ground RIFF 2 So men of fame can never find a way RIFF 2 RIFF 1 Till time has flown far from their dying day Forgotten while you're here, remembered for a while A much updated ruin, from a much outdated style Life is but a memory, happened long ago Theater full of sadness for the long forgotten show Seems so easy just to let it go on by Till you stop and wonder why you never wondered why BRIDGE: Eb Gmaj9/D Safe in the womb of an everlasting night Eb Gmaj9/D You find the darkness can give the brightest light Eb Gmaj9/D Safe in your place deep in the earth Eb Gmaj9/D That's when they'll know what you're really worth Forgotten while you're here, remembered for a while A much updated ruin, from a much outdated style REPEAT VERSE 1 Fruit tree, fruit tree Noone knows you but the rain and the air Don't you worry They'll stand and stare when you're gone Fruit tree, fruit tree Open your eyes to another year They'll all know That you were here when you're gone OPENING RIFF (very rough guess): G ---------0-------------0-------------0-------------| D -------3---3---------3-------------4---4-----------| G -----0-------0-----0-------------2-------2---2-----| (repeat) D -0-3-----------3-2-------3-2-3-0-----------0-------| A ---------------------------------------------------| D -----------------------------------------------0---| RIFF 1 (simplest version): G ---------0---------------------------------| D -------0---4-------4-------4---------------| G -----0-------2---2---2---2---2---2---------| (repeat) D -0h2-----------0-------0-------0-----------| A -------------------------------------------| D -----------0-------0-------0---------------| RIFF 2: G -----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0---------- D ---------0---0-------------0---0-------------0---0-------------0---0-------- G -------3-------3---------3-------3---------3-------3---------3-------3------ D -----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0---- A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D -0-5---------------5-4---------------4-3---------------3-2------------------ FINAL SECTION (play like riff 2, but longer between changes): Dsus4addBb/G: 5 0 0 3 0 0 Dsus4addBb/F#: 4 0 0 3 0 0 Dsus4addBb/F: 3 0 0 3 0 0 Dsus4addBb/E: 2 0 0 3 0 0 Dsus4addBb/Eb: 1 0 0 3 0 0 Dsus4addBb: 0 0 0 3 0 0 OTHER CHORDS: Eb: 1 0 1 0 1 0 Gmaj9/D: 0 0 0 2 4 0 NOTE: This is pretty rough- I can't hear much under those strings. I was particularly unclear on the intro. I hope someone can fix this up a bit. (from Five Leaves Left, 1969)
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