CG
The autumn leaves they rush outside my window
CGD
Like they've got something so important they must do
CGDEm
Sara will be home now any minute
AmD
She likes her third grade class and looks so much like you
Verse 2CG
I struck a match to light the furnace in the hallway
CGD
I could smell the summer dust burning in the vent
CGDEm
It's just another thing that brings your memory back to me
AmEmD
I think Sara knows I'm troubled by that scent she reads my mind, Hey
ChorusGGCD
I'm just fine until the end of September
GEmCD
Then I remember losing you October '89
GGCAm
But if I live in the past, there's no future
GDCCGCG
I'm looking forward to leaving October behind
Verse 3
There's a girl I really like down at the office
Me and Sara asked her out for New Year's Eve
It made me cry when I told her all about us
But Sara says there's nothing wrong with me
It just takes time
ChorusGGCD
I'm just fine until the end of September
GEmCD
Then I remember losing you October '89
GGCAm
But if I live in the past, there's no future
GDGD
I'm looking forward to leaving October behind
EmAm
All things work for good
DG
Has become my favorite VerseDEmAm
Sara told me that they would
CC
But when the nights get cold
DGEmDCEmAm
And the leaves turn rust and go ld
D
That's when your memory hurts
ChorusGGCD
I'm just fine until the end of September
GEmCD
Then I remember losing you October '89
GGCAm
But if I live in the past, there's no future
GDGA
I'm looking forward to leaving October be-hind
CCG
I'm looking forward to leaving October behind
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.