Beneath the Tree
Chorus
Dm F
Brother mine, I dreamt both he and you were dead
C Bb
Seen so vivid in my mind
Dm F
‘Neath the tree your motionless bodies were spread
Am Dm
Don’t die husband mine
F C Gm Dm Am
Speak of him a traitor he sought out the enemy unknown
Speaking words of secrecy a path well hidden he was shown
Talk of shadows in the night of one last bitter fight then end
Foolish man made by love blind, see in this devious mind a friend
Chorus
F C Gm Dm Am
Speak of him a hero who would sister’s love pursue to kill
Gathered soldiers to his side and with a nation’s pride hearts filled
Brave the paths of lower isle, he would your home defile, betray
Duty and love held apart, yet for your sister’s heart best pray
Chorus
F C G m Dm Am
Under forest eaves he stands, Gan from the Caleb lands, your foe
Speaking words of ended pain, of death never again to know
Where inside a jaded heart can such a craving start? Begin?
Traitor now to your country, your virtue they will see as sin.
Chorus
F C Gm Dm Am
Face to face the two men meet, neither will now retreat. They close.
Far away divided love cries feeling the fall of their blows
Beneath the tree the two men lie, together wait to die, bereft
But healer comes to one man save, the other to the grave is left
Dm F
Brother mine, I dreamt both he and you were dead
C Bb
But while you live inside I die
Dm F
For my people will allow no tear be shed
Am Dm
That you have slain husband mine
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(OC Author - Fergal O'Brien)