The Gallows Tree

C/G C/G C/G Am G F Am F Am G F C/G C/G C/G Somewhere... in the South C/G Am Tumbleweed blows 'round the old court house G F Barn door squeaks, swingin' free Am F The old horned owl wears an awful scowl Am G Water runs deep down in Miller's Creek F C/G Nothing for me but the gallows tree C/G C/G Maybe... maybe someday C/G Am River will rise, wash the banks away G F Moon will shine, inspiring night Am F The crimson king will drop its leaves Am G Taking flight to the night F C/G Revealing me in the gallows tree C/G C/G Moonlight... sees a thing C/G Am And walks away like a newborn man G F Takes a turn never learns Am F It's born of sin in milky skin Am G Drownin' my eyes in its web of lies F C/G Obscuring me on the gallows tree Fiddle solo C/G C/G C/G Am G F Am F Am G F C/G C/G C/G The gallows... tree's light C/G Am Stretchin' wide in the autumn sky G F The ground may shake, but the night won't break Am F Forget me not or tell alright Am G Black is the hole, it is my soul F C/G Swingin' free on the gallows tree C/G C/G C/G Am G F Am F Am G F C/G