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