Strong Enough to Bend

(Intro)
 G   D   G   D   C   D   G

(Verse)
 G             D             G          D
There's a tree   out in the back yard
      C              D             G    D
That never has been broken by the wind
 G            D            G       D
And the reason it's still standin'
        C      D         G
It was strong enough to bend

(Verse)
     G     D               G        D
For years we have stayed together
    C     D  D7          G        D
As lovers        and as friends
         G    D               G      D
What we have     will last forever
          C                G
If we're strong enough to bend

(Bridge)
 A
When you say somethin' that you can't take back
 C
A big wind blows and you hear a crack
 A
When you say "Hey, well, I might be wrong,"
         D                           C
You can sway with the wind till the storm is gone
  D                           D7
(Sway with the wind till the storm is gone.)

(Chorus)
        G
Like a tree
         D
(Like a tree)
            G          D
Out in the back yard
      C              D             G      D
That never has been broken by the wind
     G
Our love
      D
(Our love)
             G      D
Will last forever
          C        D       G
If we're strong enough to bend

(Bridge)
 A
When you start thinkin' that you know it all
 C
A big wind blows and a branch will fall
 A
When you say "Hey, this job takes two,"
        D                           C
We can sway with the wind till the skies turn blue
  D                           D7
(Sway with the wind till the skies turn blue.)

(Chorus)
          G
Like the tree
           D
(Like the tree)
            G          D
Out in the back yard
      C              D             G      D
That never has been broken by the wind
     G
Our love
      D
(Our love)
             G        D
Will last forever
          C        D       G
If we're strong enough to bend
     G
Our love
      D
(Our love)
           G        D
Will last forever
          C        D       G
If we're strong enough to bend


Note: If you play this with a capo on the first fret, you can play along with Tanya's recording.