Title: In the Branches Artist: The Builders and the Butchers Album: Salvation is a Deep Dark Well Tabbed by Daewooo This song is a lot of fun to go ham on, like the Builders and the Butchers do -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A They left angels singing in branches of a burning tree, 'Said it was all a game And your daddy got bent and twisted in the bed that he made, You'll end up the same A C He went down, down, down D He went down, down, down in the sugar and the corn C D He went down, down, down A He went down, down, down where the fire is born A C D F G A A C D Old man livin' on the cheap cigarettes, cherry pie and apple wine C He died in the house where his daddy died D You'll die in the house where your daddy died A C The AM crackin', the coming storms D The economy and crime C The grey brain matter swelled up tight D A free man's doing time this time A F They left angels singing in the branches of a burning tree 'Said it was all a game C D And your daddy got bent and twisted in the bed that he made You'll end up the same A C You went down, down, down D You went down, down, down in the sugar and the corn F G You're goin' down, down, down A You're goin' down, down, down where the fire is born A C Down, down, down D You're going down, down, down in the sugar and the corn F G Down, down, down A You're going down, down, down where the fire is born A C (intense strumming) G An eye for an eye to fight fire with fire D C It was hard to take sides, we were all burning alive A C D And my branches are waiting for you like arms C D A and my branches are waiting for you A C D And my branches are waiting for you like arms C D A and my branches are waiting for you A C Does the night time hold you tight? D Is your heart like a pound of steel? C D Will the darkness kill the light A closer to the bottom of a turn in? A C Does the night time hold you tight? D Is your heart like a pound of steel? C D Will the darkness kill the light A closer to the bottom of a turn in? A C Down, down, down D You're going down, down, down in the sugar and the corn F G Down, down, down A You're going down, down, down where the fire is born A C Down, down, down D You're going down, down, down in the sugar and the corn F G Down, down, down A You're going down, down, down where the fire is born A C D And my branches are waiting for you like arms F G A And my branches are waiting for you A C D F G A (just keep repeating indefinitely)