The Forks Of Cypress Cifras

THE FORKS OF CYPRESS
As recorded by Patterson Hood feat. Waxachatchee
(2025 release)
 
 
Capo 3rd fret
 
 
[Intro]
D  Cmaj7  G     Em
D
 
 
[Verse 1]
D                            G
Twilight in the field as the rains came pouring down
  Em                        D
I waited for your call then drove back into town
                                 G
Blood red and golden leaves were falling to the ground
Em                       D
Cinematic wet streets, reflect the clouds
 
 
[Chorus]
Bm         D           Gmaj7
Wait until morning and I will meet you there
Em                               D
Even when it’s storming, there’s sunlight in your hair
Bm                    D                 G
I’ll bask within your splendor and your scent upon the air
D                 C       G    Em    D
Past the Forks of Cypress
 
 
[Verse 2]
D                              G
We walk on the trails past the pond on fallen leaves
Em                              D
Where the panther saw his own reflection in my dreams
                         G
Watching us making love upon the cold hard ground
Em7                       D
Buried in the red clay so freshly plowed
 
 
[Chorus]
         Bm            D             G
Threw my coat onto the back seat and I drove back into town
Em7                               D
Past the Forks of Cypress and the road that wraps around
    Bm             D                 G
The bottomland and one lane bridge before the new highway
  Em                                   D             C  G   D/F# Em  D
A new life built among the ghosts that paved the way
 
 
[Bridge]
   Bm         D          G             D
No one better ask me and I would never tell
Em                               D
Something so forbidden that I’ll carry it to hell
    Bm                 D            G
And burn it down there with me with lips that speak profane
     Em                            D
Of a love that burned as hot as my secret shame
Bm                 D            G                   D
Falls that lead to winters into springs and summers green
    Em                           D                       D/F#
The one that shook me most, fertilized the ground serene
Bm             D      G            D         Em
Hazel eyes and blood, beckoning to speak thy name
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
D  C  G     Em    D
G    Em    D     G
Em   D  C  G   D/F# Em
D    G  D  Em    D
 
 
[Verse 3]
D                    G               D
My secret shame that haunts me in my dream
Em                               D
Stalking like the panther in the soybean
                     D/F#        G                 D/F#   Em
Ghosts that haunt me still as my bones rest in the field
     D                 C       G
Just past the Forks of Cypress
D                 C       G
Past the Forks of Cypress
D                 C       G
Past the Forks of Cypress
 
 
[Outro]
Em    D
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