Apropos of nothing in particular. I was just feeling happy, and I had a train journey to fill. The result is unreconstructed sap. At the time I was relieved that I hadn't written another angstful piece of depression!
A MIDI file (4Kb) and GIF of the manuscript (7Kb) of this song are available.
D A D
They say there's a tree in the forest,
G A7 D
They call it the Mystery Tree.
G A D B
They say that the shade of its branches becomes
E A
A beautiful, strange place to be.
D A D
It's a magical kingdom of shadows
G A7 D
Where light is a tale-spinner true,
G A D Bm
Where every last story that's ever been told
Em A D
Is waiting for me and for you
D A D D7
Won't you come with me?
G A
To the shade of the Mystery Tree?
D B
Every leaf is a story that's waiting to tell
E A
Of love and excitment, of heaven and hell.
D A D D7
We can laugh and play
G A
From dawn 'til the end of the day.
D D7 G G7
In the shadows of twilight I wish you would be
D A D
Here with me 'neath the Mystery Tree.
Every leaf on that tree is a story,
A tale of enchantment and love.
The birds and the crickets all sing their new songs
From the sun-dappled branches above.
All the shadows are actors a-miming,
Their plays are all messages too,
And now in some deeply mysterious way
They're telling of my love for you.
Won't you come with me?
To the shade of the Mystery Tree?
Every leaf is a story that's waiting to tell
Of love and excitment, of heaven and hell.
We can laugh and play
From dawn 'til the end of the day.
In the shadows of twilight I wish you would be
Here with me 'neath the Mystery Tree.
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Key D
Time 3/4
@ Verse
d | f g a | g e c | e D | R
d | b b b | g a b | A. | R
a | b b b | g a b | a a g | F
f | e #g b | d' b #g | A. | R
d- e- | f g a | g e c | e D | R
d | b b b | g a b | A. | R
a | b b b | g a b | a a g | F
f | g g a | g f e | D. | r
@ Chorus
d e | F. | E. | D. | R
d- d- | g g g | g a b | E. | R
d- e- | f f f | f e d | f f f | F
f | e e e | e f #g | b a a | a
d e | F. | E. | D. | R
d | g. g- g | g a b | E. | R
d- e- | f f f | f e d | g g a | b
c' b | a d g | f. a`- e | D. ||