Biography:
American singer-songwriter Dar Williams lives at the intersection of pop and folk. She fuses many genres (blues, rock, jazz), resulting in a rather organic sound. She has been making music for over a decade.
Her studio album My Better Self finds Dar at an unequivocally brazen crossroads. Reflecting on American politics, the disillusionment and apathy of youth, and the female experience, Dar makes no apology for her outspoken beliefs.
Her 2008 album, entitled Promised Land.
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Other songs:
- The Christians And The Pagans
- You're Aging Well
- After All
- Another Mystery
- Are You Out There
- Arrival
- As Cool As I Am
- Blue Light Of The Flame
- Book Of Love
- Bought And Sold
- Buzzer
- Closer To Me
- Crystal Creek
- Echoes
- Empire
- Family
- Farewell To The Old Me
- February
- Fishing In The Morning
- Flinty Kind Of Woman
- Here Tonight
- Holly Tree
- I Am The One Who Will Remember Everything
- I Had No Right
- I Have Been Around The World
- I Have Lost My Dreams
- I Saw A Bird Fly Away
- If I Wrote You
- Iowa
- It Happens Every Day
- Its Alright
- Mercy Of The Fallen
- Miss You Till I Meet You
- Party Generation
- Playing To The Firmament
- So Close To My Heart
- Southern California Wants To Be Western New York
- Spring Street
- Summer Child
- Summerday
- Teen For God
- The Babysitters Here
- The Beauty Of The Rain
- The Blessings
- The Business Of Things
- The Easy Way
- The Light And The Sea
- The Mercy Of The Fallen
- The Ocean
- The One Who Knows
- The Pointless Yet Poignant Crisis Of A Co
- The Tide Falls Away
- The Worlds Not Falling Apart
- This Earth
- Traveling Again Traveling I
- What Do You Hear In These Sounds
- What Do You Love More Than Love
- When I Was A Boy
- Your Fire Your Soul
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Dar Williams - Holly Tree
INTRO: Am
F
When the robin builds in the holly tree
Am F
It's a sign of life, its gentle victory
C Dm
Well, today as I set to go
C F
I saw a nest in a tree hollow
Am F
Oh Emily, you're a brave girl
Am F
With your husband gone to the other world
C Dm
Sing a song while I light the fire
C F
We'll be joined by a heavenly choir
Here's the tansy and the chamomile
Dm
A tea for you to drink
F
As the pain increases, oh
Dm
You only have to think
Em
About a baby, we'll save the baby
Am F
I placed a holly sprig by the doctor's door
Am F
He has done this well and many times before
C Dm
He'll be careful which way he goes
C F
But he's been kind to us farm widows
Am F
And this I heard, just the other day
Am F
That they came to buy, and you chose to stay
C Dm
Soon a child will help you reap and sow
C F
May he cast a long shadow
But you say the trials are coming
Dm
You have felt the gathering forces
F
And the galloping you hear
Dm
Is of one too many horses
F
But rest your head my darling girl
Dm
There won't be any danger
F
Any christian ever loved
Dm
An infant in a manger
Em
Saves the baby, save the baby
INSTRUMENTAL: Am F Am F C Dm C F Am
F
Now the pastor comes, shakes the farmer's hand
Am F
Says, “The earth will bear, like the promised land
C Dm
You have heard the stories down below
C F Dm Am C
But god will bless this farm hollow.”
F
Now the farmer's wife shudders
Dm
Pulls the shawl up to her shoulder
F
Every time she nears the hearth
Dm
She feels a little colder
Em
Where's the baby? There was a baby
OUTRO: Am F Am F C Dm C F Am
INTRO: Am
F
When the robin builds in the holly tree
Am F
It's a sign of life, its gentle victory
C Dm
Well, today as I set to go
C F
I saw a nest in a tree hollow
Am F
Oh Emily, you're a brave girl
Am F
With your husband gone to the other world
C Dm
Sing a song while I light the fire
C F
We'll be joined by a heavenly choir
Here's the tansy and the chamomile
Dm
A tea for you to drink
F
As the pain increases, oh
Dm
You only have to think
Em
About a baby, we'll save the baby
Am F
I placed a holly sprig by the doctor's door
Am F
He has done this well and many times before
C Dm
He'll be careful which way he goes
C F
But he's been kind to us farm widows
Am F
And this I heard, just the other day
Am F
That they came to buy, and you chose to stay
C Dm
Soon a child will help you reap and sow
C F
May he cast a long shadow
But you say the trials are coming
Dm
You have felt the gathering forces
F
And the galloping you hear
Dm
Is of one too many horses
F
But rest your head my darling girl
Dm
There won't be any danger
F
Any christian ever loved
Dm
An infant in a manger
Em
Saves the baby, save the baby
INSTRUMENTAL: Am F Am F C Dm C F Am
F
Now the pastor comes, shakes the farmer's hand
Am F
Says, “The earth will bear, like the promised land
C Dm
You have heard the stories down below
C F Dm Am C
But god will bless this farm hollow.”
F
Now the farmer's wife shudders
Dm
Pulls the shawl up to her shoulder
F
Every time she nears the hearth
Dm
She feels a little colder
Em
Where's the baby? There was a baby
OUTRO: Am F Am F C Dm C F Am
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