Fruit Tree

G E D E D E Am E C Fame is but a fruit tree F#m Am So very unsound E C It can never flourish D Am ‘til its stock is in the ground C So men of fame Am Can never find a way E C ‘til time has flown D E Em Far from their dying day Dm G Forgotten while you’re here E Em Am Remembered for a while Dm A much updated ruin G A E Am From a much outdated style Em Am Life is but a memory F#m Am Happened long ago E7 C Theatre full of sadness F#m D Am For a long forgotten show E C Seems so easy F#m Am Just to let it go on by E C ‘til you stop and wonder D E Why you never wondered why F E Safe in the womb Em Of an everlasting night Am E You'll find the darkness can Am Give the brightest light F E Em Safe in your place deep in the earth Am E Em That’s when they’ll know what you were really worth Am C Forgotten while you’re here E Em Remembered for a while Dm A much updated ruin A E D E Am From a much outdated style Em C Fame is but a fruit tree F#m Am So very unsound E C It can never flourish D Am ‘til its stock is in the ground C So men of fame Am Can never find a way E C ‘til time has flown D E Far from their dying day Am E Gm D Dm E Am E C Fruit tree, fruit tree C7 D Dm No-one knows you but the rain and the air E Don’t you worry Am They’ll stand and stare when you’re gone E Gm Fruit tree, fruit tree D Dm Open your eyes to another year E They’ll all know Am E That you were here when you’re gone