Written by Lewis Allen
Intro: Am G/B E7 Am Em7 Am Am G/B E7 Am Em7 Am Am Em7 Am A9 Am E7 Southern trees bear a strange fruit Am Em7 Am A9 Am E7 Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Bm5-/7 E7/9- Fdim E7 Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze Am Em7 Asus4 A9 Am Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees Interlúde: Am G/B E7 Am Em7 Am Am Em7 Am A9 Am E7 Pastoral scene of the gallant south Am Em7 Fdim E7 The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth Am Em7 Bm5-/7 Em7 A9 Am E7 Smell of magnolia, sweet and fresh E7/9- Bm5-/7 Fdim E7 Then the sudden smell of burning flesh Am Am7+ Dm Dm7 E7 Here is the fruit for the crows to pluck Am E7 Gdim F E7 For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck Em5-/7 A A7M Gdim Fdim E7 For the sun to rot, for the tree to drop Am A9 Am E7 Bm5-/7 Em5-/7 E7 Am Here is a strange and bitter crop