A5 E5 C5 There have been many tales G5 A5 G5 A5 Tainted by truth twisted by time? A5 E5 C5 Some choose to forget G5 C5 G5 C5 Yet it still weaves webs in their minds? C5 G5 And it seems like she's been here forever D5 A5 Her branches as black as the seas A5 E5 She's been through it all C5 G5 By the luck of the draw C5 G5 A5 She became the old hanging tree? A5 E5 C5 She asked for nothing G5 A5 G5 A5 Except maybe a little rain? A5 E5 C5 They used her strength G5 C5 G5 C5 To help them steal lives away? C5 G5 And she witnessed the sadness and sorrow D5 A5 To this day she still doesn't know why A5 E5 But her heart broke C5 G5 When they came with the rope C5 G5 A5 To declare her the old hanging tree? G5 C5 Life stranger then fiction E5 A5 Can make you want to cry D5 A5 Roots could never stop her F5 C5 G5 From reaching for the sky? A5 E5 C5 Those years have all past G5 A5 G5 A5 Lucky for us lucky for her? A5 E5 C5 Now, children play at her feet G5 C5 G5 C5 And in her arms she cradles birds? C5 G5 And it seems like she's been here forever D5 A5 Her branches as black as the seas A5 E5 She's been through it all C5 G5 By the luck of the draw C5 G5 A5 She became the old hanging tree? A5 E5 C5 G5 Yes somewhere in the back of her mind is the time A5 G5 E5 A5 she was known as the old hanging tree...
