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