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Cm A# Gm G# x3 (powerchord)
Cm A# Gm Gm (powerchord)


Cm A#
Bitter branches
Cm A#
spreading out.
Cm A#
There's none more bitter
Cm A#
than the wood.
Gm       G#
Into the wide world,
Gm G#
it grows,
Cm A#
twisting under
Cm A#
soldier's feet,
Cm A#
standing in line
Cm A#
and the damp earth underneath.
Gm        G#
Holding up their rifles
Gm G#
high,
Gm              G#
holding their young wives
Gm        G#
who wave goodbye.


A# Cm x2 (powerchord)
G# Cm (powerchord)
Gm Gm (powerchord)


Cm A#
Hold up the clear glass
Cm A#
to look and see
Cm A#
soldiers standing
Cm A#
and the roots twist underneath.
Gm        G#
Their young wives with white hands
Gm        G#
wave goodbye.
Gm        G#
Their arms as bitter branches
Gm        G#
spreading into the world.
Cm A#
Wave goodbye,
Gm        G#
Wave goodbye.