The Alamo(1960) - The Green Leaves of Summer Chords
Tempo:
138.6 bpm
Chords used:
Ebm
Eb
Bb
F
Abm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb]
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Ebm]
[Eb] [Ebm]
[Eb] A time to [Bb] be weakened, [Ebm] a time [Db] to be sullen.
[Gb] The green [Abm] leaves of summer [F] are calling [Bb] me home.
T [Eb]'was so good to [Abm] be young then, in the [Eb] [Gb] season of plenty,
[Ebm] When the catfish [F] were jumping [Ebm] as high [F] as the [Bb] sky.
[Ebm] A time [Bb] just for planting, [Eb] a time just [Db] for plowing,
[Gb] A time to [Abm] be courting.
[F] A girl [Bb] of your old, t'was [Eb] so good [Abm] to be young then,
To [F] be close [Gb] to the earth, [Ebm] and to [Eb] stand [F] by your wife
[Ab] At the [Bb] moment [Ebm]
of [Eb] birth.
[Ebm]
[Eb] [Ebm]
[Eb] [Ebm] A time [Bb] to be weepin', [Eb] a time to [Db] be sullen,
[Bb] A time just [Abm] for livin', [F] a place [Bb] for to die.
T'was [Eb] so good [Abm] to be young then, to [F] be close [Gb] to the earth,
[Ebm] Now the green [F] leaves of summer [Ebm] are [Bb] calling [Ebm]
me home.
[Eb] T'was so good [E] to [Abm] be young then, to be [Db] close [Gb] to the earth,
[Ebm] Now the green leaves [F] of summer [Ebm] are [Bb] calling [Ebm] me
[Eb] home.
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Ebm]
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Ebm]
[Eb] [Ebm]
[Eb] A time to [Bb] be weakened, [Ebm] a time [Db] to be sullen.
[Gb] The green [Abm] leaves of summer [F] are calling [Bb] me home.
T [Eb]'was so good to [Abm] be young then, in the [Eb] [Gb] season of plenty,
[Ebm] When the catfish [F] were jumping [Ebm] as high [F] as the [Bb] sky.
[Ebm] A time [Bb] just for planting, [Eb] a time just [Db] for plowing,
[Gb] A time to [Abm] be courting.
[F] A girl [Bb] of your old, t'was [Eb] so good [Abm] to be young then,
To [F] be close [Gb] to the earth, [Ebm] and to [Eb] stand [F] by your wife
[Ab] At the [Bb] moment [Ebm]
of [Eb] birth.
[Ebm]
[Eb] [Ebm]
[Eb] [Ebm] A time [Bb] to be weepin', [Eb] a time to [Db] be sullen,
[Bb] A time just [Abm] for livin', [F] a place [Bb] for to die.
T'was [Eb] so good [Abm] to be young then, to [F] be close [Gb] to the earth,
[Ebm] Now the green [F] leaves of summer [Ebm] are [Bb] calling [Ebm]
me home.
[Eb] T'was so good [E] to [Abm] be young then, to be [Db] close [Gb] to the earth,
[Ebm] Now the green leaves [F] of summer [Ebm] are [Bb] calling [Ebm] me
[Eb] home.
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Ebm]
Key:
Ebm
Eb
Bb
F
Abm
Ebm
Eb
Bb
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ A _ _ time _ to [Bb] be _ weakened, _ [Ebm] a time [Db] to be sullen.
_ _ [Gb] The green _ _ [Abm] leaves of summer _ [F] are _ calling _ [Bb] me home.
T [Eb]'was so _ good to [Abm] be young then, in the [Eb] _ _ _ [Gb] season of plenty, _
[Ebm] When the catfish _ [F] were jumping _ _ [Ebm] as _ high [F] as the [Bb] sky.
_ [Ebm] A time _ [Bb] just for planting, _ _ [Eb] a _ time just [Db] for plowing,
_ _ [Gb] A time _ to [Abm] be courting.
_ _ [F] A girl _ [Bb] of your _ old, t'was [Eb] so _ _ good [Abm] to be young then,
To [F] be _ _ close [Gb] to the _ earth, [Ebm] and to _ [Eb] stand [F] by your wife _
_ [Ab] At the _ [Bb] moment [Ebm]
of _ _ [Eb] birth. _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] A time _ [Bb] to be _ weepin', [Eb] a _ _ time to [Db] be sullen,
_ [Bb] A _ time just [Abm] for _ _ livin', [F] a _ _ place [Bb] for to die. _
T'was [Eb] so good _ [Abm] to be young then, to [F] be close [Gb] to the _ earth,
[Ebm] Now the green _ [F] leaves of summer _ [Ebm] are _ [Bb] _ calling [Ebm]
me _ home.
[Eb] T'was so _ good [E] to [Abm] be young then, to be [Db] _ _ close [Gb] to the earth,
_ [Ebm] Now the _ green leaves [F] of summer _ _ [Ebm] are _ [Bb] calling [Ebm] me _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] home.
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ A _ _ time _ to [Bb] be _ weakened, _ [Ebm] a time [Db] to be sullen.
_ _ [Gb] The green _ _ [Abm] leaves of summer _ [F] are _ calling _ [Bb] me home.
T [Eb]'was so _ good to [Abm] be young then, in the [Eb] _ _ _ [Gb] season of plenty, _
[Ebm] When the catfish _ [F] were jumping _ _ [Ebm] as _ high [F] as the [Bb] sky.
_ [Ebm] A time _ [Bb] just for planting, _ _ [Eb] a _ time just [Db] for plowing,
_ _ [Gb] A time _ to [Abm] be courting.
_ _ [F] A girl _ [Bb] of your _ old, t'was [Eb] so _ _ good [Abm] to be young then,
To [F] be _ _ close [Gb] to the _ earth, [Ebm] and to _ [Eb] stand [F] by your wife _
_ [Ab] At the _ [Bb] moment [Ebm]
of _ _ [Eb] birth. _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] A time _ [Bb] to be _ weepin', [Eb] a _ _ time to [Db] be sullen,
_ [Bb] A _ time just [Abm] for _ _ livin', [F] a _ _ place [Bb] for to die. _
T'was [Eb] so good _ [Abm] to be young then, to [F] be close [Gb] to the _ earth,
[Ebm] Now the green _ [F] leaves of summer _ [Ebm] are _ [Bb] _ calling [Ebm]
me _ home.
[Eb] T'was so _ good [E] to [Abm] be young then, to be [Db] _ _ close [Gb] to the earth,
_ [Ebm] Now the _ green leaves [F] of summer _ _ [Ebm] are _ [Bb] calling [Ebm] me _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] home.
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _