Forbidden Fruit Chords by The Band
Tempo:
103.4 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Am
Eb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Am]
[A] [D] I [A] [D]
[A] am lonesome out on Times Square, haven't got a dime, [D] ain't got [A] a prayer.
They never a slot [D] from this golden [A] calf.
People only want [D] what they [A] cannot have.
Forbidden [B] fruit, that's [D] the fruit that [A] you better not taste.
[D] [A] [B] Forbidden fruit, [D] you've got one life [A] that you better not waste.
How can I walk [D] with this ball [A] and chain?
How can I [D] land in this [A] hurricane?
Or is this part of [D] man's [A] evolution?
To be torn [D] between truth [A] and illusion.
[Eb] Forbidden fruit,
[G] [D] that's the fruit [A] that you better not taste.
[D] [A] [Eb] Forbidden fruit, [D] just watch out [A] for the sign of escape.
[D] [Am] [C]
[Bm] [D]
[E] [C]
[Bm] [D]
[E] [A] And a brother got caught in the well.
He ran off to [D] join the living [A] dead.
Then through the [D] mills he could cross [A] on the hill.
He's sold his [D] soul just [A] for a thrill.
[Eb] Forbidden fruit, [D] in hot pursuit.
[A] Out on a limb.
[D] [A] [Eb] Forbidden fruit, [D] your whole world [A] is closing in.
[D] [A] You've got the [D] picture but just [A] a drill.
Got me working [D] the graveyard [Am] shill.
I never went in [D] for no [Am] burglary.
But there's a [D] stranger inside of [A] me.
[Eb] Forbidden fruit, [D] don't you shoot [A] the whole works away.
[D] [A] [Eb] Forbidden fruit, [D] it's too [A] high of a price to [Am] pay.
[C]
[Bm] [D]
[A] [C]
[Bm] [D]
[Am] [A]
[Am] [A] I'm not a man, [D] it's just a [Am] faraway past.
[A] I'm
[D] [Am]
[A] [Eb]
[D] [Em] [Am] not a man, it's just [Eb]
a [D] faraway [Am] [A] [Am]
past.
I'm not a man, it's just a faraway past.
[A] How can you heal with [D] a [A] bad [Gbm] connection?
[A] You can see [D] when there's [A] no reception.
Keep your distance, [D] don't fool with [A] taboo.
Cause it'll [D] overtake you and I can [A] bet you.
[Ebm] Forbidden fruit,
[Eb] [D] that's the fruit [A] that you'd better not taste.
[D] [A] [Eb] Forbidden fruit, you've [D] got one life that you'd better [A] not waste.
[C]
[Bm] [D]
[Em] [C]
[Bm] [D]
[A] [G] [A] [Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [Am] [D] [A] [Am]
[D] [A] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[A] [D] I [A] [D]
[A] am lonesome out on Times Square, haven't got a dime, [D] ain't got [A] a prayer.
They never a slot [D] from this golden [A] calf.
People only want [D] what they [A] cannot have.
Forbidden [B] fruit, that's [D] the fruit that [A] you better not taste.
[D] [A] [B] Forbidden fruit, [D] you've got one life [A] that you better not waste.
How can I walk [D] with this ball [A] and chain?
How can I [D] land in this [A] hurricane?
Or is this part of [D] man's [A] evolution?
To be torn [D] between truth [A] and illusion.
[Eb] Forbidden fruit,
[G] [D] that's the fruit [A] that you better not taste.
[D] [A] [Eb] Forbidden fruit, [D] just watch out [A] for the sign of escape.
[D] [Am] [C]
[Bm] [D]
[E] [C]
[Bm] [D]
[E] [A] And a brother got caught in the well.
He ran off to [D] join the living [A] dead.
Then through the [D] mills he could cross [A] on the hill.
He's sold his [D] soul just [A] for a thrill.
[Eb] Forbidden fruit, [D] in hot pursuit.
[A] Out on a limb.
[D] [A] [Eb] Forbidden fruit, [D] your whole world [A] is closing in.
[D] [A] You've got the [D] picture but just [A] a drill.
Got me working [D] the graveyard [Am] shill.
I never went in [D] for no [Am] burglary.
But there's a [D] stranger inside of [A] me.
[Eb] Forbidden fruit, [D] don't you shoot [A] the whole works away.
[D] [A] [Eb] Forbidden fruit, [D] it's too [A] high of a price to [Am] pay.
[C]
[Bm] [D]
[A] [C]
[Bm] [D]
[Am] [A]
[Am] [A] I'm not a man, [D] it's just a [Am] faraway past.
[A] I'm
[D] [Am]
[A] [Eb]
[D] [Em] [Am] not a man, it's just [Eb]
a [D] faraway [Am] [A] [Am]
past.
I'm not a man, it's just a faraway past.
[A] How can you heal with [D] a [A] bad [Gbm] connection?
[A] You can see [D] when there's [A] no reception.
Keep your distance, [D] don't fool with [A] taboo.
Cause it'll [D] overtake you and I can [A] bet you.
[Ebm] Forbidden fruit,
[Eb] [D] that's the fruit [A] that you'd better not taste.
[D] [A] [Eb] Forbidden fruit, you've [D] got one life that you'd better [A] not waste.
[C]
[Bm] [D]
[Em] [C]
[Bm] [D]
[A] [G] [A] [Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [Am] [D] [A] [Am]
[D] [A] [Am]
[G] [Am]
Key:
D
A
Am
Eb
C
D
A
Am
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] I [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ am lonesome out on Times Square, _ haven't got a dime, [D] ain't got [A] a prayer.
They never a slot [D] from this golden [A] calf.
_ People only want [D] what they [A] cannot have.
Forbidden [B] fruit, that's [D] the fruit that [A] you better not taste. _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ [B] Forbidden fruit, [D] you've got one life [A] that you better not waste. _ _
_ _ _ _ How can I walk [D] with this ball [A] and chain?
How can I [D] land in this [A] hurricane?
_ _ Or is this part of [D] man's [A] evolution?
_ To be torn [D] between truth [A] and illusion.
[Eb] Forbidden fruit, _
[G] [D] that's the fruit [A] that you better not taste. _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ [Eb] Forbidden fruit, _ [D] just watch out [A] for the sign of escape. _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ And a brother got caught in the well.
He ran off to [D] join the living [A] dead.
Then through the [D] mills he could cross [A] on the hill.
_ He's sold his [D] soul just [A] for a thrill.
[Eb] Forbidden fruit, _ [D] in hot pursuit.
[A] Out on a limb.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Eb] Forbidden fruit, [D] your whole world [A] is closing in. _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ You've got the [D] picture but just [A] a drill.
_ Got me working [D] the graveyard [Am] shill.
I never went in [D] for no [Am] burglary.
_ But there's a [D] stranger inside of [A] me.
[Eb] Forbidden fruit, _ [D] don't you shoot [A] the whole works away. _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ [Eb] Forbidden fruit, [D] it's too [A] high of a price to [Am] pay. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] I'm not a man, [D] it's just a [Am] faraway past.
[A] I'm _ _
_ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ not a man, it's just _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
a [D] faraway [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
past.
I'm not a man, it's just a faraway past.
[A] How can you heal with [D] a [A] bad [Gbm] connection?
[A] _ You can see [D] when there's [A] no reception.
_ _ Keep your distance, [D] don't fool with [A] taboo.
_ Cause it'll [D] overtake you and I can [A] bet you.
[Ebm] Forbidden fruit, _
[Eb] [D] that's the fruit [A] that you'd better not taste. _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ [Eb] Forbidden fruit, you've [D] got one life that you'd better [A] not waste. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] I [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ am lonesome out on Times Square, _ haven't got a dime, [D] ain't got [A] a prayer.
They never a slot [D] from this golden [A] calf.
_ People only want [D] what they [A] cannot have.
Forbidden [B] fruit, that's [D] the fruit that [A] you better not taste. _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ [B] Forbidden fruit, [D] you've got one life [A] that you better not waste. _ _
_ _ _ _ How can I walk [D] with this ball [A] and chain?
How can I [D] land in this [A] hurricane?
_ _ Or is this part of [D] man's [A] evolution?
_ To be torn [D] between truth [A] and illusion.
[Eb] Forbidden fruit, _
[G] [D] that's the fruit [A] that you better not taste. _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ [Eb] Forbidden fruit, _ [D] just watch out [A] for the sign of escape. _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ And a brother got caught in the well.
He ran off to [D] join the living [A] dead.
Then through the [D] mills he could cross [A] on the hill.
_ He's sold his [D] soul just [A] for a thrill.
[Eb] Forbidden fruit, _ [D] in hot pursuit.
[A] Out on a limb.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Eb] Forbidden fruit, [D] your whole world [A] is closing in. _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ You've got the [D] picture but just [A] a drill.
_ Got me working [D] the graveyard [Am] shill.
I never went in [D] for no [Am] burglary.
_ But there's a [D] stranger inside of [A] me.
[Eb] Forbidden fruit, _ [D] don't you shoot [A] the whole works away. _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ [Eb] Forbidden fruit, [D] it's too [A] high of a price to [Am] pay. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] I'm not a man, [D] it's just a [Am] faraway past.
[A] I'm _ _
_ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ not a man, it's just _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
a [D] faraway [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
past.
I'm not a man, it's just a faraway past.
[A] How can you heal with [D] a [A] bad [Gbm] connection?
[A] _ You can see [D] when there's [A] no reception.
_ _ Keep your distance, [D] don't fool with [A] taboo.
_ Cause it'll [D] overtake you and I can [A] bet you.
[Ebm] Forbidden fruit, _
[Eb] [D] that's the fruit [A] that you'd better not taste. _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ [Eb] Forbidden fruit, you've [D] got one life that you'd better [A] not waste. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [Am] _
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[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _