Tift Merritt

Tender Branch

Tift Merritt


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

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