THE TREE OF LIFE
WORDS AND MUSIC BY
MARK STEVENS
SLOW 4
FINGER PICKED OPEN CHORDS
MARK STEVENS IS ONE OF "THE DOVELLS" (the 60's group that recorded "THE BRISTOL STOMP" ETC)
MY SON IS MY SOUL, THE BEAT IN MY HEART
THE LAST THING I SEE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS TO DARK
AND I CARRY HIS PICTURE WHEREVER I GO
LIKE MY DAD DID WITH ME / / / /
AND I WATCH AS HE PLAYS THROUGH THE LEAVES AND THE TREES
HOW HE RUNS WITH HIS FRIENDS AND SKINNED BOTH OF HIS KNEES
AND I HELD HIM AS HE CRIED AND I FELT THE PAIN GO
LIKE MY DAD DID WITH ME / / / / / / / /
OH I LOVE THAT BOY SO
BRIDGE
GOD ONLY KNOWS I LOVE THAT BOY SO
WE HAD HIM OUTTA LOVE DON'T YOU KNOW
BUT LIVIN WITHOUT THAT BOY
YOU KNOW IT'S KILLING ME EVERYDAY
AND ONE DAY HE'LL LOOK AT ME AND HERE'S WHAT I'LL SAY
VERSE
I'LL SAY I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE SPACE THAT WE SHARED
AND IF YOU EVER NEED ME I'LL ALWAYS BE THERE
I'LL HOLD YOU AND KEEP SO CLOSE TO MY HEART
LIKE MY DAD DID WITH ME / / / / / / / /
AND ONE DAY HE'LL BE JUST LIKE ME
HOLDING A SON OF HIS OWN
AND THE TREE OF LIFE WILL GO ON AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON
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