Wind And Strife

Intro: 
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D   A Asus4 A 



           D 
There’s an old oak tree, 
       G 
Down a dusty lane, 
D 
It’s branches low, 
     Asus4   A 
It’s hard in pain, 
Bm             Asus4      G 
It watched the years just come and go, 
         D                     Asus4 A 
Now it’s time of standing all alone. 


     G       D 
That old oak tree, 
          A     Bm 
Is givin’ up on life, 
     G             D 
Lost its . . . green . . ., 
                Asus4  A 
In the wind and strife, 
        D/F#   G       Bm 
But the roots run deep, 
               G       D/F#  Em 
And they still holdin’ on    strong, 
              Asus4      D 
Even when the rest feels gone. 


Interlude: 
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D  Asus4  A 


 
             D 
Used to be a place, 
                      G 
Where the world could meet, 
D                    Asus4      A  Asus2 A 
 A shady spot in the summer heat, 
        Bm         A 
But the laughter’s faded, 
    G      D/F#  Em 
The swings don’t creek, 
       D 
Now it stands in silence, 
Asus4     A 
Tired and weak, 



     G       D 
That old oak tree, 
          A     Bm 
Is givin’ up on life, 
     G             D 
Lost its . . . green . . ., 
                Asus4  A 
In the wind and strife, 
               G       Bm 
But the roots run deep, 
               G       D/F#  Em      Em 
And they still holdin’ on    strong, 
              Asus4      D 
Even when the rest feels gone. 


Interlude: 
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D  Asus4 



A          Bm              A       G 
Maybe it’s waiting for the rain to fall, 
        D/F#  Em                 Asus4 
Or soft sweet homes to hear it’s call, 
                Bm           A/C#   D 
‘Cause even the strong can’t stand alone, 
    G     D/F# Em7 
Sometimes they need, 
   Em7        Asus4 
To find their home. 



     G       D 
That old oak tree, 
          A     Bm 
Is givin’ up on life, 
     G             D 
Lost its . . . green . . ., 
                Asus4  A 
In the wind and strife, 
               G       Bm 
But the roots run deep, 
               G       D/F#  Em      Em 
And they still holdin’ on    strong, 
              Asus4      D 
Even when the rest feels gone. 


Outro: 
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           Em      D/F#               G 
Yeah, that old oak tree won’t see the spring, 
       Em           D/F#               G     A 
But it still stands proud through everything. 
Bm       D             G            Asus4 
 A quiet street in the world that’s fast, 
Bm              A                G   G 
Proof that even tired hearts can last. 
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