Sweet Olive Tree
Langhorne SlimVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
There's a story I heard told
Comes from the banks where the odd sailboat goes
Now I don't know if its true but I say so
Surely in it you will recognize somebody that you know
There was a gal in New Orleans
She could be sweet but my friend she could be mean
Really with her there was very little in between
She kissed gentlemen's lips beneath the sweet olive trees
They never knew their woman
She never knew her man
I wanna know my woman
Want her to know her man
Well if you know you too many people
Your hearts bound to go bad
One dude she knew got sick with hurt
He overheard his baby's filth and dirt
So he hid a .22 beneath his shirt
Then went to pay a her a visit at the place in which she worked
Well if you find someone you love a lot
I'd recommend you give it everything you got
Either way you'll be sittin' pissin' in a pot
But at least it will be with someone you love and you trust
Nobody knows their woman
Nobody knows their man
I'd die to know my woman
Kill for her to know her man
Just want to take it beyond the initial shaking
Of my own sweaty nervous hand
Or else I might be bad
There are numerous walk-ups/walk-downs that are pretty obvious in the recording so I
include them.
Folk music isn't about being exactly precise, it's about taking an established tune
making it your own
so if you can figure out the different intricacies of the song, swell,
but if you can't, just do what you can and make it your own.
As always listen to the recording while you're playing along and feel free to embellish
chords with hammers and pulls and so forth.
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Readable chord sheet for Sweet Olive Tree by Langhorne Slim
[F] [G] [C] [F] [G] [C] [Am] [F] [G] [C] [F]There's a [G]story I heard[C] told [F]Comes from the b[G]anks where the [C]odd sailboat [Am]goes Now I d[F]on't know if its [G]true but I[C] say s[F]o Surely i[C]n it you will rec[G]ognize some[F]body that you k[C]now [F]There was a [G]gal in New [C]Orleans [F]She could be [G]sweet but my friend[C] she could be m[Am]ean Really w[F]ith her there was v[G]ery little [C]in betwe[F]en She k[C]issed gentlemen's [G]lips benea[F]th the sweet olive tr[C]ees [G]They never knew their woman [F] [C]She never knew her man [F]I wanna know my w[C]oman [F]Want her to know her[C] man Well if you know you [F]too many peo[C]ple Your he[Am]arts bound to go b[G]ad [F] [G] [C] [F] [G] [C] [Am] [F] [G] [C] [F]One dude she kn[G]ew got sick with hu[C]rt [F]He overhea[G]rd his baby's [C]filth and d[Am]irt So he [F]hid a [G].22 be[C]neath his shi[F]rt Then went to p[C]ay a her a v[G]isit at the pl[F]ace in which she work[C]ed Well if you [F]find someon[G]e you love a l[C]ot [F]I'd recomme[G]nd you give it e[C]verything you [Am]got Either [F]way you'll be [G]sittin' pissi[C]n' in a[F] pot But at le[C]ast it will be [G]with someone you l[F]ove and you tru[C]st [G]Nobody knows their woman [F] [C]Nobody knows their man [F]I'd die to know my wom[C]an Kill for he[F]r to know her m[C]an Just want to take i[F]t beyond the ini[C]tial shakin[Am]g Of my own sweaty nervous [G]hand Or else I might be bad [F] [G] [C] [F] [G] [C] [Am] [F] [G] [C] [C] [F] [C] There are numerous walk-ups/walk-downs that are pretty obvious in the recording so I include them. Folk music isn't about being exactly precise, it's about taking an established tune making it your own so if you can figure out the different intricacies of the song, swell, but if you can't, just do what you can and make it your own. As always listen to the recording while you're playing along and feel free to embellish chords with hammers and pulls and so forth.