Strange Fruit
Annie Lennox
RockMedium for beginners12 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Am
C
Em
F
G
E
Dm7Diagram coming soon
E7
A
F7Diagram coming soon
Asus2Diagram coming soon
EbDiagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Capo on 3rd fret Intro: Am C Em F G F E Am Am/C Dm7 E E7 Southern trees bear a strange fruit Am Am/C Dm7 E E7 Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Dm7/A F F/E F F7 E Black bodies swingin' in the Southern breeze F E Am Asus2 Am/E Strange fruit hangin' from the populair trees Am Am/C Dm7 E E7 Pastoral scene of the gallant South Am Am/C Dm7 E E7 The bulgin' eyes and the twisted mouth Dm7/A F F/E F7 E Scent of magnolias sweet and fresh F E Am Asus2 Am/E Then the sudden smell of burnin' flesh Am C Em F G F E Am Am/C Dm7 E E7 Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck Am Am/C Dm7 E E7 For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck Dm7/A Dm7/E F F7 E For the sun to rot, for the tree to drop F E Am Asus2 Am/E Here is a strange and bitter crop Am Am/C Dm7 E E7 Southern trees bear a strange fruit Am Am/C Dm7 E E7 Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Dm7/A Dm7/Eb Dm7/E F F/E F7 E Black bodies swingin' in the Southern breeze F E Am Asus2 Am/E Strange fruit hangin' from the populair trees
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Chord set
Am · C · Em · F · G · E · Dm7 · E7 · A · F7 · Asus2 · Eb
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.