Marriage Tree
View chords used in this chart
[ Intro: A ]
(first part) (second part)
e-------------------------|---------------------|
b-------------------------|---------------------|
g-----------0-------------|---------------------|
d-----3---3---3-0h3---3---|---------------------|
a---3---0-----------3-----|---2---2h3---2h3-----|
e-------------------------|-----0-----0-----0---|
[ Intro: B ]
e-------------------------|---------------------|
b-------------------------|---------------------|
g-----------0-------------|---------------------|
d-----3---3---3-0h3---3---|-------2---------2---|
a---3---0-----------3-----|---2-------2-2-------|
e-------------------------|-----0---------0-----|
[fret position #3 ] [fret position #5 ]
e---------------------|-------------------------|
b---------------------|-------------------------|
g-------0---------0---|-------0------0----------| :) ..see the chord pattern?
d-----3---------2-----|-----5------4------------|
a---3---------3-------|---5------5--------------| :) ..easy huh?
e---------------------|-------------------------|
[fret position #10 ] [fret position #8 ]
e---------------------|-------------------------|
b---------------------|-------------------------|
g---------0-------0---|-------0------0----------| :) ..see the chord pattern?
d------10-------9-----|-----8------7------------|
a---10-------10-------|---8------8--------------| :) ..easy huh?
e---------------------|-------------------------|
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<pattern break-down - for you 'picky' types>
<the numbers represent the fret position for the chord pattern>
.intro: A
.intro: B
.fret: 3 - 5 - 3 - 5
.fret: 10 - 8 - 10 - 8
.fret: 5 - 3 - 5 - 3 - 5 - 3
.intro: A
.intro: B
.fret: 3 - 5 - 3 - 5
.fret: 10 - 8 - 5 - 3
.fret: 10 - 8 - 5 - 3
.fret: 10 - 8 - 5 - 3
.fret: 10 - 8 - 5 - 3
.intro: A -> (first part)
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---start---
<...fingerpicking guitar part defined above...>
like an old man in a dress
treat me like a twelve year old man
no more hearts
don't know what twenty is
don't know where the tree stands
only follow these hands
<...start strumming...>
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Em
F Em
F Em
F - G Em
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Em
at midnight i reach for the blind
A <open> B D Em
toward your head but don't touch it
i'll wish i had but when i'm dead
A <open> B D Em
at midnight i hit your song - it sings again
don't know what age is
don't know where the tree stands
A <open> B D Em
i only follow these hands
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F Em
F Em
F - G Em
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Em
i couldn't make you crazy if i tried
A <open> B D Em
we've been swinging around the tree - for how long now?
maybe she wants to be cared for
stay home a month here a month there
maybe take to their open roads
maybe take to their open roads
maybe take to their open roads
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A <open> B D Em
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at the marriage tree
at the marriage tree
at the marriage tree
---end---
How to play Marriage Tree
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.