The Oak (song)

Adaptation of The Oak by Frank Gorga - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb2aoZr6bEM

Chords: Am G Em x4

Chorus The limbs, the veins, the head and the heart The earth, the roots, the leaves and the bark The limbs, the veins, the head and the heart The earth, the roots, the leaves and the bark

Chorus

Verse 1 For shelter and shade has the oak tree grown (The limbs, the veins, the head and the heart) The boat and cradle, the hearth and home (The earth, the roots, the leaves and the bark)

Verse 2 Tear the leaves and the crops will fail (The limbs, the veins, the head and the heart) Cut the branch and your ships won’t sail (The earth, the roots, the leaves and the bark)

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Verse 3 Arms so strong they hold the sky (The limbs, the veins, the head and the heart) Fell the tree and the heart won't die (The earth, the roots, the leaves and the bark)

Verse 4 What dies when the sea returns? (The limbs, the veins, the head and the heart) What grows when the black rain burns? (The earth, the roots, the leaves and the bark)

Chorus

Instrumental

Verse 5 For seven generations the oak trees grow (The limbs, the veins, the head and the heart) The roots reach deep to the rocks and bones (The earth, the roots, the leaves and the bark)

Chorus x2