Fruits Of My Labor — Lucinda Williams
Chords and lyrics for Fruits Of My Labor by Lucinda Williams (key of G).
Intro
[G]
[Am] [C]
[G]
[Am] [C]
Verse 1
Baby, [G]see how I been living
Velvet [Am]curtains on the windows [C]to
Keep the [G]bright and unforgiving
[Am]Light from shining [C]through
Baby, [G]I remember all the things[C] we did
When [G]we slept together and the blue [C]behind your eyelids
[Am]Baby, sweet [C]baby
Verse 2
Traced your [G]scent through the gloom
'Til I [Am]found these purple [C]flowers
I was [G]spent, I was soon
[Am]Smelling you for [C]hours
[G]Lavender, [C]lotus blossoms too
[G]Water the dirt, [C]flowers last for you
[Am]Baby, [C]sweet baby
Bridge
[G]Tangerines and persimmons
And [Am]sugarcane[C]
Grapes[G] and honeydew melon
Enough[Am] fit for a [C]queen
[G]Lemon trees don't make[C] a sound
'Til [G]branches bend and fruit [C]falls to the ground
[Am]Baby, [C]sweet baby
Instrumental
[G]
[Am] [C]
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[Am] [C]
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[Am] [C]
Verse 3
Come to [G]my world and witness
The [Am]way things have [C]changed
'Cause I[G] finally did it, baby
I [Am]got out of La [C]Grange
Got in [G]my Mercury and [C]drove out west
Pedal [G]to the metal and my [C]luck to the test
[Am]Baby, [C]sweet baby
[Chorus] Play twice
I been [G]tryin' to enjoy
All the[Am] fruits of my [C]labor
I been [G]cryin' for you boy
But [Am]truth is my [C]savior
Baby, [G]sweet baby if it's [C]all the same
Take the[G] glory any day [C]over the fame
[Am]Baby, [C]sweet baby
Outro
[G]
[Am] [C]
[G]
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