Strange Fruit — Billie Holiday
Chords and lyrics for Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday (key of Cm).
Verse 1
[Cm]Southern trees bear a [Ab7]strange [G7b9]fruit
[Cm]Blood on the leaves [Ab7]and blood [G7b9]at the root
[Fm]Black bodies swinging in the [Dm7b5]southern [G7b9]breeze
[Cm]Strange fruit hanging [Ab7]from the[G7b9] poplar trees
Verse 2
[Cm]Pastoral scene of the [Ab7]gallant [G7b9]south
[Cm]The bulging eyes and [Ab7]the [G7b9]twisted mouth
[Fm]Scent of magnolias, sweet and[Dm7b5] fresh[G7b9]
[Cm]Then the sudden smell [Ab7]of [G7b9]burning flesh
Verse 3
[Cm]Here is fruit for the [Ab7]crows to[G7b9] pluck
[Cm]For the rain to [Ab7]gather, for [G7b9]the wind to suck
[Fm]For the sun to rot, for the [Dm7b5]trees to [G7b9]drop
[Cm]Here is a strange and [Ab7]bitter [G7b9]crop
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