Verse
A E F#m C#m
Childhood came to me again
A E F#m C#m
The dust and cobwebs left a pain
D C#m G D
That ploughed the furrows of the dead
A E F#m C#m
And burning woodsmoke filled my head
A E F#m C#m
And autumn gold burnt out my eyes
D C#m G D
And left me with no alibis
A E F#m C#m
Naked as the stars I was
A E F#m C#m
Lonely as the sky and lost
D C#m G D
The fading light is treating still
A E F#m C#m
And always did and always will
A E F#m C#m
And all my life is contained in this
D C#m G D C#m
The key to each and every wish
F# C#m G# A E
Cried… cried! Yes I cried
D G# F# E B A F#m C#m
Oh so tears they rolled down and down and down ‘til I died
F# C#m G# A E D G# F#
Died… Died! Yes I died, oh so Lordy they buried me
E B A F#m C#
I went down and down ‘til I cried
C#m
Autumn spread the wings to fold me
C#m
Autumn spread the wings to hold me
[Verse]
F# B
And take me back
F#
Everyone would be there
A E
Their joy would fill the air
B F#
Everyone would be there
B
I could stay out at twelve
Turn around enjoying myself
E B
I’d run off quick the smoke was sick, I was there
B
I laughed out night away
In the colors of the smoke and flame
E B
The crackling wood, the noise was good, I was there
F#
And everybody was there
A E
Their laughter filled the air
B F# B E B E B E B
Everybody was there
F#
And everybody was there
A E
Their laughter filled the air
B F#
Everybody was there
Em
And Autumn returned
A Em D A E F#m C#m
Autumn returned Oh… oh…
A E F#m C#m
Childhood came to me again
A E F#m C#m
The dust and cobwebs left a pain
D C#m Em D
That ploughed the furrows of the dead
A E F#m C#m
And burning woodsmoke filled my head
F# C#m G# A E
Cried… cried! Yes I cried
D G# F# E B A F#m C#m
Oh so tears the rolled down and down and down ‘til I died
F# C#m G# A E D G# F#
Died… Died! Yes I died, oh so Lordy they buried me
E B A F#m
I went down and down ‘til I cried
C#m
Autumn spread the wings to fold me
A C#m
Autumn spread the wings to hold me