Sweet Olive Tree Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

F G C

F G C Am

F G C

FThere's a Gstory I heardC told

FComes from the bGanks where the Codd sailboat Amgoes

 Now I dFon't know if its Gtrue but IC say sFo

 Surely iCn it you will recGognize someFbody that you kCnow

FThere was a Ggal in New COrleans

FShe could be Gsweet but my friendC she could be mAmean

 Really wFith her there was vGery little Cin betweFen

 She kCissed gentlemen's Glips beneaFth the sweet olive trCees

GThey never knew their woman F

CShe never knew her man

FI wanna know my wComan

FWant her to know herC man

 Well if you know you Ftoo many peoCple

 Your heAmarts bound to go bGad

F G C

F G C Am

F G C

FOne dude she knGew got sick with huCrt

FHe overheaGrd his baby's Cfilth and dAmirt

 So he Fhid a G.22 beCneath his shiFrt

 Then went to pCay a her a vGisit at the plFace in which she workCed

 Well if you Ffind someonGe you love a lCot

FI'd recommeGnd you give it eCverything you Amgot

 Either Fway you'll be Gsittin' pissiCn' in aF pot

 But at leCast it will be Gwith someone you lFove and you truCst

GNobody knows their woman F

CNobody knows their man

FI'd die to know my womCan

 Kill for heFr to know her mCan

 Just want to take iFt beyond the iniCtial shakinAmg

 Of my own sweaty nervous Ghand

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.