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Black Pear Tree

-tabbed by mike/howardfinkel

First, the tab of the EP version w/ piano + Kaki singing.
Then I'm going to give what I'm almost sure JD played live.

A D E
A D E

A                 D                       E
I dug a hole and filled it up with compost
A                                   D     E
Rested on the cool grass for a minute
A                 D                   E
I saw the future in a dream last night
F#m    A                    D        E
       There’s nothing in it

A    F#m   D
A    F#m   D

I set the suckling in the hole (?)
Started gently tapping down the dirt (?)
I saw the future in a dream last night
Somebody’s gonna get hurt, somebody’s gonna get hurt
F#m    A                   D     A
         I hope it’s not me
F#m        A               E         D
But I suspect it’s going to have to be

A    F#m   D
A    F#m   D

I dug my heels in for the winter
And I waited for the snow
But something’s stuck up in the clouds
Something was stuck up there
It couldn’t let go

And when its time came I could see it happen
Blossoms black and sweet as Texas crude
I saw the future flowering like a ruptured vessel
Somebody’s gonna get screwed
It won’t be me
Someday I am going to walk out of here free

John's live version

E A B
E A B

E                 A                       B
I dug a hole and filled it up with compost
E                                   A     B
Rested on the cool grass for a minute
E                 A                   B
I saw the future in a dream last night
C#m    E                    A        B
There’s nothing in it

E    C#m   A
E    C#m   A

I set the suckling in the hole (?)
Started gently tapping down the dirt (?)
I saw the future in a dream last night
Somebody’s gonna get hurt, somebody’s gonna get hurt
C#m    E                   A     E
         I hope it’s not me
C#m        E               B         A
But I suspect it’s going to have to be

E    C#m   A
E    C#m   A

I dug my heels in for the winter
And I waited for the snow
But something’s stuck up in the clouds
Something was stuck up there
It couldn’t let go

And when its time came I could see it happen
Blossoms black and sweet as Texas crude
I saw the future flowering like a ruptured vessel
Somebody’s gonna get screwed
It won’t be me
Someday I am going to walk out of here free