THE TREE OF LIFE

WORDS AND MUSIC BY
MARK STEVENS

SLOW 4

FINGER PICKED OPEN CHORDS

MARK STEVENS IS ONE OF "THE DOVELLS" (the 60's group that recorded "THE BRISTOL STOMP" ETC)

D (xx0232@1)			Dmaj7MY (xx0222@1)SON IS MY SOUL, THE BEAT IN MY HEART
          D7 (xx0212@1) 							GTHE (320003@1)LAST THING I SEE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS TO DARK
		Gm (355333@1)					DAND (xx0232@1)I CARRY HIS PICTURE WHEREVER I GO
		Asus (x02230@1)		ALIKE (x02220@1)MY DAD DID WITH ME / / / /
		D (xx0232@1)						Dmaj7AND (xx0222@1)I WATCH AS HE PLAYS THROUGH THE LEAVES AND THE TREES
		D7 (xx0212@1)							GHOW (320003@1)HE RUNS WITH HIS FRIENDS AND SKINNED BOTH OF HIS KNEES
		Gm (355333@1)				DAND (xx0232@1)I HELD HIM AS HE CRIED AND I FELT THE PAIN GO
		AsusLIKE (x02230@1)MY DAD DID WITH ME / / / /    / / / /
		A7 (x02020@1)	DOH (xx0232@1)I LOVE THAT BOY SO


BRIDGE
G (320003@1)						DGOD (xx0232@1)ONLY KNOWS I LOVE THAT BOY SO
G (320003@1)							DWE (xx0232@1)HAD HIM OUTTA LOVE DON'T  YOU KNOW
	GBUT (320003@1)LIVIN WITHOUT THAT BOY
				D (xx0232@1)		BmYOU (x24432@1)KNOW IT'S KILLING ME EVERYDAY
	G (320003@1)						AAND (x02220@1)ONE DAY HE'LL LOOK AT ME AND HERE'S WHAT I'LL SAY

VERSE
				D (xx0232@1)			Dmaj7I'LL (xx0222@1)SAY I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE SPACE THAT WE SHARED
		D7 (xx0212@1)				GAND (320003@1)IF YOU EVER NEED ME I'LL ALWAYS BE THERE
Gm (355333@1)								DI'LL (xx0232@1)HOLD YOU AND KEEP SO CLOSE TO MY HEART
		AsusLIKE (x02230@1)MY DAD DID WITH ME / / / /  / / / /

		D (xx0232@1)				GAND (320003@1)ONE DAY HE'LL BE JUST LIKE ME
F# (244322@1)			GHOLDING (320003@1)A SON OF HIS OWN
  		D (xx0232@1)			Asus (x02230@1)				           DAND (xx0232@1)THE TREE OF LIFE WILL GO ON AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON
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