Verse 1 A5 F5 It was just before the moon hung A5 F5 Her weary heavy head in A5 F5 The gallows and the graves of A5 F5 The milky milky cradle A5 F5 His tears have turned to poppies A5 F5 A shimmer in the midnight A5 F5 A flower in the twilight A5 F5 A flower in the twilight Chorus A5 C5 And our screaming G5 E5 Is in his screaming A5 C5 G5 E5 Our screaming in the willow tree. Verse 2 A5 F5 They took him to the gallows A5 F5 He fought them all the way though A5 F5 And when they asked us how we knew A5 F5 His name A5 F5 We died just before him A5 F5 Our eyes are in the flowers A5 F5 Our hands are in the branches A5 F5 Our voices in the breezes Chorus A5 C5 And our screaming G5 E5 Is in his screaming A5 C5 G5 E5 Our screaming in the willow tree Verse 3 A5 F5 We're waiting by the willow A5 F5 Our milky milky cradle A5 F5 Our lockets long have rusted A5 F5 His picture worn and weathered A5 F5 Our hair is in the garden A5 F5 The roses in our toeses A5 F5 Our heart are in the blossoms A5 F5 Our eyes are in the branches Chorus x2 A5 C5 And our screaming G5 E5 Is in his screaming A5 C5 G5 E5 Our screaming in the willow tree
