Tom: Am
INTRO: C Am7 F C Am G C
Am F C
Once I ran like the wildest horse
Am7 F G C
I reached up high and I clenched my fist
Am F C
What happened then goes just like this
G C
Oh, the tender branch is gonna fall
Am F C
I was young and I thought it brave
Am7 F G C
Fighting to find the mystery's face
Am F C
You got to give it a gentler chase
G C
'Cause, oh, the tender branch is gonna fall
G C E7
Oh, the tender branch is gonna fall
CHORUS:
Am F
Sometimes you fall up these stairs
Am F G E7
It's a long time 'fore you know
Am F
No matter where my heart is now
Am Em G
There's a long, long way to go
INSTRUMENTAL: C Am F C Am7 F G C Am F C G C
G C E7
Oh, the tender branch is gonna fall
CHORUS:
Am F
Sometimes you fall up these stairs
Am F G E7
It's a long time 'fore you know
Am F
No matter where my heart is now
Am Em G C
There's a long, long way to go
Am F C
There is a church in Saint-Sulpice
Am7 F G C
I've seen the pilgrims come to pray
Am F C
I lean in hard on that grace
G C
But, oh, the tender branch is gonna fall
G C
Oh, the tender branch is gonna fall
G C
Oh, the tender branch is gonna fall
