Intro
G  C  F  G   C    F    Am 
 
Verse 1
                  F                  Am 
Autumn leaves are falling 'round us 
               F         G       Am 
Time to gather all those many thoughts 
                       F 
Of all the things that might have been 
   Am               F  G   C 
Or gained at such a cost 
 
Verse 2
    Dm                 F       Em      C 
For some of us there's endless hoping 
    Dm           F          Em   C 
For some of us a craziness, too 
Dm           F      Em 
Holding onto better reasons 
C         Dm       G      F                G  C 
Works for me and you, you know it's true 
 
Bridge
             F                  G  C 
And when the stakes are higher 
                G 
Never play with fire 
F                Am 
Leave it alone 
 
Verse 3
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I wandered through a country churchyard 
                  F       G           Am 
And wondered what kind of life they led 
              F 
Walked into a castle ruin 
   Am              F     G   C 
Of gentry that had fled 
 
Verse 4
    Dm               F       Em      C 
For some of them had endless hoping 
Dm           F      Em   C 
Some of them crazy, too 
Dm           F      Em 
Holding onto better reasons 
      C     Dm    G        F    G 
We'll never truly know, oh no 
 
Bridge
C     F                 C         F           G 
Those trees will tumble down on a stormy day 
C         F                 C          F      Am 
And those leaves will fade away, fade away 
 
Verse 5
                      F                  Am 
The autumn leaves are falling 'round us 
                   F      G       Am 
I'm here to gather all my many thoughts 
                       F 
Of all the things that might have been 
       Am         F         C      G  Am 
As the ground has turned to frost 
 
Outro
F          G       Am   Dm 
Leaves are falling down 
F                 G       Am   Dm 
Autumn leaves are falling down 
F                 G       Am  Dm 
Autumn leaves are falling