Tree Among Shrubs

[G]You [C]make no [Em]sound As [Bm]folks gather [Em]'round [Am]Like shadow [B7]hounds

[G]Eyes [C]seem un[Em]sound As [Bm]folks gather '[Em]round And [Am]please you a[B7]loud

And I [Em]now be[Am]lieve that no one a[D]sked

A[G]bout your secret [C]past The [Am]pain to match your [B7]strength

And I [Em]now be[Am]lieve that no one [D]thought

You [G]had a lonely [C]past The [Am]pain and strengths so [B7]vast

 

[G]From [C]mellow [Em]seas to [Bm]houses on [Em]wheels to [Am]slabs in West [B7]lands

Hand in [G]hand From [C]yellow [Em]billsTo [Bm]slabs in West [Em]lands Like [Am]bones in your [B7]hands

But I [Am]see a [C]tree that's standing high among the [D]shrubs

So [Am]only one [C]hand may rest its palm upon my [D]cheeks the only [B7]one

 

That I'll [Em]need To [Am]know why no one [D]asked

A[G]bout your secret [C]past The [Am]pain to match your [B7]strength

And I [Em]now be[Am]lieve that no one [D]thought

You [G]had a lonely [C]past And [Am]pain to match your [B7]vein When it [Em]rains