Appletree Erykah Badu
[Em] [G] [Bm] [F]
[Intro]
[Em] [G]
I'd like to de[Bm]dicate this to all of the
[F]Creator's righteous children
[Em] I have some fo[G]od in my bag for you[Bm]
Not th[F]at edible food the food yo[Em]u eat?
No [G]I have some [Bm]food for thought
Since k[F]nowledge is infinite it has [Em]infinitely fell on [G]me
[Bm]So um[F]m
[Verse]
[Em]It was a stormy n[G]ight
[Bm]You know the kind where the [F]lightning strike
[Em] And I was [G]hangin' out wit some of my "[Bm]artsy" friends
[F]Ooh wee ooh wee ooh
The [Em]night was long the n[G]ight went on
[Bm]People coolin' out until the [F]break of dawn
[Em] Incense was [G]burnin' so I'm feelin r[Bm]ight a[F]ight
[Pre-Cborus]
See I [Em]picks my friends like I p[G]ick my fruit
&am[Bm]p; Ganny told me that when I [F]was only a youth
I d[Em]on't go 'round trying to [G]be what I'm not
I d[Bm]on't waste my time trying ta g[F]et what you got
I [Em]work at pleasin' me cause I [G]can't please you
And [Bm]that's why I d[F]o what I do
My s[Em]oul flies free like a [G]willow tree
Doo [Bm]wee doo wee do w[F]ee
[Cborus]
And[Em] if you don't want to [G]be down with me
You [Bm]don't want to pick from my [F]appletree
And [Em]if you don't want to [G]be down with me
Then you d[Bm]on't want to pick from my [F]appletree
And [Em]if you don't want to [G]be down with me
Then you d[Bm]on't want to pick from my [F]appletree
And [Em]if you don't want to [G]be down with me
You just [Bm]don't want to be [F]down
[Verse]
[Em]I have a [G]ho
[Bm]And I take it everywh[F]ere I go
[Em]Cause I'm planting [G]seeds
So I reaps What I [Bm]sow ya k[F]now
Oh [Em]on & o[G]n & on & on
My c[Bm]ipher keeps movin' like a [F]rollin' stone
[Em]I can't cont[G]rol the soul flowin' in [Bm]me
Ooh [F]wee
[Pre-Cborus]
See I [Em]picks my friends like I p[G]ick my fruit
&am[Bm]p; Ganny told me that when I [F]was only a youth
I d[Em]on't go 'round trying to [G]be what I'm not
I d[Bm]on't waste my time trying ta g[F]et what you got
I [Em]work at pleasin' me cause I [G]can't please you
And [Bm]that's why I d[F]o what I do
My s[Em]oul flies free like a [G]willow tree
Doo [Bm]wee doo wee do w[F]ee
[Cborus]
And[Em] if you don't want to [G]be down with me
You [Bm]don't want to pick from my [F]appletree
And [Em]if you don't want to [G]be down with me
Then you d[Bm]on't want to pick from my [F]appletree
And [Em]if you don't want to [G]be down with me
Then you d[Bm]on't want to pick from my [F]appletree
And [Em]if you don't want to [G]be down with me
You just [Bm]don't want to be [F]down
[Interlude]
[Em]Oh my [G]my my
[Bm]Oh my m[F]y my
[Em]Oh my my [G]my ah
[Bm]Oh my my my m[F]y my my my
Oh
[Pre-Cborus]
See I [Em]picks my friends like I p[G]ick my fruit
&am[Bm]p; Ganny told me that when I [F]was only a youth
I d[Em]on't go 'round trying to [G]be what I'm not
I d[Bm]on't waste my time trying ta g[F]et what you got
I [Em]work at pleasin' me cause I [G]can't please you
And [Bm]that's why I d[F]o what I do
My s[Em]oul flies free like a [G]willow tree
Doo [Bm]wee doo wee do w[F]ee
[Cborus]
And[Em] if you don't want to [G]be down with me
You [Bm]don't want to pick from my [F]appletree
And [Em]if you don't want to [G]be down with me
Then you d[Bm]on't want to pick from my [F]appletree
And [Em]if you don't want to [G]be down with me
Then you d[Bm]on't want to pick from my [F]appletree
And [Em]if you don't want to [G]be down with me
You just [Bm]don't want to be [F]down
[Em]Dow[G]n[Bm] [F]
[Em]Dow[G]n[Bm] [F]
[Em]Dow[G]n[Bm] [F]
[Em]Dow[G]n [Bm] [F]
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