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Cm Bb Gm Ab x3 (powerchord)
Cm Bb Gm Gm (powerchord)


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


Bb Cm x2 (powerchord)
Ab Cm (powerchord)
Gm Gm (powerchord)


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