G C G D Em
G
There is a tree, flowers in spring.
Em G
White cherry buds, twenty-two rings.
Em G
I helped her grow, but have never seen
D Em
Carolina winter or Aberdeen.
G
From the Missisippi floodgates my body churned.
Em G
Up the river delta my mother yearned
Em G
to taste the sweetness of her pain
D Em
fallin' down in Carolina rain.
C G
And if I stay I'll stay today.
Em G
My body has followed in her wake.
C G
If I'm to go, I'll go away
D Em
to Aberdeen and there I'll wait.
D Em
G
She stayed by the sea hardened town.
Em G
Smell of fish watered down,
Em G
Taste of liquor on her mouth,
D Em
and her heart it wandered down to the south.
C G
And if I stay I'll stay today.
Em G
My body has followed in her wake.
C G
If I'm to go, I'll go away
D Em
to Aberdeen and there I'll wait.
G Em G Em G D Em
G
Her body is now hard from the years.
Em G
She's still as strong, still as fierce.
Em G
I've taken all she had to give
D Em
and given back the will to live.
C G
And if I stay I'll stay today.
Em G
My body has followed in her wake.
C G
If I'm to go, I'll go away
D Em
to Aberdeen and there I'll wait.
D Em
To Aberdeen and there I'll wait
D Em
To Aberdeen and there I'll wait
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