Biography:
Judy Collins (born Judith Marjorie Collins on May 1, 1939, in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter known for the eclectic range of material she records (which has included folk, show tunes, pop, and rock and roll, as well as and standards) and for her social activism. Beginning in 1959, she was drawn to the music of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, and the traditional songs of the folk revival of the early 1960s. In 1968 she was awarded a Grammy for "Both Sides Now".
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Other songs:
- A Maid Of Constant Sorrow
- A Thousand Kisses Deep
- Aberdeen
- Albatross
- All The Pretty Horses
- Almost Free
- Amazing Grace
- Anathea
- And I Love Her
- Angel On My Side
- Angel Spread Your Wings
- Bard Of My Heart
- Belfast To Boston
- Big Sur
- Bird On The Wire
- Blowin In The Wind
- Blue Raincoat
- Bold Fenian Men
- Bonnie Ship The Diamond
- Born To The Breed
- Both Sides Now
- Bread And Roses
- Bright Morning Star
- Brother Can You Spare A Dime
- Bullgine Run
- Cactus Tree
- Carry It On
- Cats In The Cradle
- Che
- Cherry Tree Carol
- City Of Cities
- City Of New Orleans
- Come Away Melinda
- Cook With Honey
- Crow On The Cradle
- Daddy Youve Been On My Mind
- Dance Little Baby
- Democracy
- Dens Of Yarrow
- Deportee Plane Wreck At Los Gatos
- Desperado
- Diamonds And Rust
- Dorothy
- Dreaming
- Drifting Away
- Drink A Round To Ireland
- Early Morning Rain
- Elena
- Emilio
- Everything Must Change
- Fannerio
- Farewell
- Feels Like Home
- Fifth
- Fires Of Eden
- Fishermen Song
- Fortune Of Soldiers
- From A Distance
- Gaelic Lullaby
- Ghost Riders In The Sky
- Girls And Boys Come Out To Play
- Golden Slumbers
- Good Day Sunshine
- Good Night
- Grandaddy
- Great Selchie Of Shule Skerry
- Hallelujah
- Hard Times For Lovers
- Hey Jude
- Hey Nelly Nelly
- Hey Thats No Way To Say Goodbye
- Holly Ann
- Home Before Dark
- Houses
- How Can I Keep From Singing
- Hush Little Baby
- I Cant Cry Hard Enough
- I Choose Love
- I Know Where Im Going
- I See The Moon
- I Think Its Going To Rain Today
- Ill Be Seeing You
- Ill Follow The Sun
- Ill Never Say Goodbye
- In The Heat Of The Summer
- In The Hills Of Shiloh
- It Isnt Nice
- Joan Of Arc
- John Riley
- Judith
- Judy Collins
- Judy Collins 3
- Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues
- King David
- Kingdom Come
- Let You In
- Lets Pretend
- Lily Of The Valley
- Little Brown Dog
- Liverpool Lullaby
- Loch Lomond
- Long And Winding Road
- Lord Gregory
- Love Hurts
- Lullaby And Good Night
- Maid Of Constant Sorrow
- Mama Mama
- Marie
- Marieke
- Masters Of War
- Memory
- Minnie And Winnie
- Miracle River
- Morning Has Broken
- Morocco
- Mountain Girl
- Mr Tambourine Man
- My Bed Is A Boat
- My Ramblin Boy
- Night
- Nightingale I
- Norwegian Wood
- O Daddy Be Gay
- Oh Had I A Golden Thread
- Once I Was
- Only You
- Open The Door Song For Judith
- Pacing The Cage
- Pack Up Your Sorrows
- Pastures Of Plenty
- Penny Lane
- Pirate Ships
- Poor Immigrant
- Pretty Saro
- Priests
- Prothalamium
- Pure Imagination
- Queen Of The Night
- Races
- Raised On Rock And Roll
- Risk
- Run
- Safe In Bed
- Sailors Life
- Sally Go Round The Roses
- Salt Of The Earth
- Secret Gardens
- Secret Harbor
- Send In The Clowns
- Settle Down
- Shameless
- Shoot First
- Shule Aroon
- Silver Skies Blue
- Simple Gifts
- Since Youve Asked
- Sing Hallelujah
- Singing Lessons
- Sings Lennon And Mccartney
- Sisters Of Mercy
- Sleep Baby Sleep
- Slow Burn
- So Begins The Task
- So Early Early In The Spring
- Someday Soon
- Song For David
- Song For Duke
- Song For Martin
- Song For Sarajevo
- Sons Of
- Spanish Is The Loving Tongue
- Starmaker
- Stars
- Stars In My Eyes
- Strangers Again
- Sun Son
- Sunny Goodge Street
- Suzanne
- Sweet And Low
- Take This Longing
- Tell Me Who Ill Marry
- Ten Oclock All Is Well
- Test Of Time
- That Song About The Midway
- The Air That I Breathe
- The Bells Of Rhymney
- The Best Is Yet To Come
- The Blizzard
- The Blizzard Reprise
- The Coming Of The Roads
- The Dealer
- The Hostage
- The Land Of Nod
- The Last Thing On My Mind
- The Lovin Of The Game
- The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
- The Night Comes On
- The Patriot Game
- The Prickilie Bush
- The Rainbow Connection
- The Rest Of Your Life
- The Rising Of The Moon
- The Times They Are A
- The Weight
- The White Seals Lullaby
- Thirsty Boots
- Tim Evans
- Time Passes Slowly
- Tomorrow Is A Long Time
- True Stories And Other Dreams
- Turn Turn Turn
- Twelve Gates To The City
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- Voyager
- Wars Of Germany
- We Can Work It Out
- Wedding Song
- Weight Of The World
- Whales Nightingales
- When I Go
- Where Or When
- Who Knows Where The Time Goes
- Wild Mountain Thyme
- Yesterday
- You Cant Buy Love
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Judy Collins - Cactus Tree
CAPO: 5th Fret
[Intro]
C G C
[Verse 1]
F
There's a man who's been out sailing in a decade full of dreams
C F
And he takes her to a schooner and he treats her like a queen
C F C F
Bearing beads from California with their amber stones and green
C F C
He has called her from the harbour, he has kissed her with his freedom
F C F G
He has heard her off to starboard, in the breaking and the breathing
C F C
Of the water weeds, and she was busy being free
[Verse 2]
F
There's a man who's climbed a mountain and he's calling out her name
C F
And he hopes her heart can hear three thousand miles, he calls again
C F C F
He can think her there beside him, he can miss her just the same
C F C
He has missed her in the forest while he showed her all the flowers
F C F G
And the branches sang the chorus as he climbed the scaly towers
C F C
Of a forest tree, while she was somewhere being free
[Verse 3]
F
There's a man who's sent a letter and he's waiting for reply
C F
He has asked her of her travels, since the day they said goodbye
C F C F
He writes, "Wish you were beside me, we can make it if we try"
C F C
He has seen her at the office, with her name on all his papers
F C F G
Through the sharing of the profits, he will find it hard to shake her
C F C
From his memory, and she's so busy being free
[Verse 4]
F
There's a lady in the city and she thinks she loves them all
C F
There's the one who's thinking of her, there's the one who sometimes calls
C F C F
There's the one who writes her letters with his facts and figures scrawl
C F C
She has brought them to her senses, they have laughed inside her laughter
F C F G
Now she rallies her defences, for she fears that one will ask her
C F C
For eternity, and she's so busy being free
[Verse 5]
F
There's a man who sends her medals, he is bleeding from the war
C F
There's a jouster and a jester and a man who owns a store
C F C F
There's a drummer and a dreamer, and you know there may be more
C F C
She will love them when she sees them, they will lose her if they follow
F C F G
And she only means to please them and her heart is full and hollow
C F C
Like a cactus tree, while she's so busy being free
C F C
Like a cactus tree, being free
CAPO: 5th Fret
[Intro]
C G C
[Verse 1]
F
There's a man who's been out sailing in a decade full of dreams
C F
And he takes her to a schooner and he treats her like a queen
C F C F
Bearing beads from California with their amber stones and green
C F C
He has called her from the harbour, he has kissed her with his freedom
F C F G
He has heard her off to starboard, in the breaking and the breathing
C F C
Of the water weeds, and she was busy being free
[Verse 2]
F
There's a man who's climbed a mountain and he's calling out her name
C F
And he hopes her heart can hear three thousand miles, he calls again
C F C F
He can think her there beside him, he can miss her just the same
C F C
He has missed her in the forest while he showed her all the flowers
F C F G
And the branches sang the chorus as he climbed the scaly towers
C F C
Of a forest tree, while she was somewhere being free
[Verse 3]
F
There's a man who's sent a letter and he's waiting for reply
C F
He has asked her of her travels, since the day they said goodbye
C F C F
He writes, "Wish you were beside me, we can make it if we try"
C F C
He has seen her at the office, with her name on all his papers
F C F G
Through the sharing of the profits, he will find it hard to shake her
C F C
From his memory, and she's so busy being free
[Verse 4]
F
There's a lady in the city and she thinks she loves them all
C F
There's the one who's thinking of her, there's the one who sometimes calls
C F C F
There's the one who writes her letters with his facts and figures scrawl
C F C
She has brought them to her senses, they have laughed inside her laughter
F C F G
Now she rallies her defences, for she fears that one will ask her
C F C
For eternity, and she's so busy being free
[Verse 5]
F
There's a man who sends her medals, he is bleeding from the war
C F
There's a jouster and a jester and a man who owns a store
C F C F
There's a drummer and a dreamer, and you know there may be more
C F C
She will love them when she sees them, they will lose her if they follow
F C F G
And she only means to please them and her heart is full and hollow
C F C
Like a cactus tree, while she's so busy being free
C F C
Like a cactus tree, being free
