The Green Leaves of Summer Chords by The Brothers Four
Tempo:
101.7 bpm
Chords used:
Ebm
Eb
Bb
Db
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ebm] [Eb] [Ebm]
[Eb]
[Ebm]
[Eb] Ooooooooh, Ooooooooh
A time [Bb] to be reaping, [Ebm] a time [Db] to be sowing.
[Gb] The green [Abm] leaves of summer [Fm] are [C]
calling [F] [Bb] me home.
[Eb] Twas so good [Abm] to be young then, [Db] in the [Gb] season of plenty,
[Ebm] When the catfish [F] were jumping [Ebm] as high [Bb] as the sky.
[Ebm] A time [Bb] just for planting, [Ab] a [Ebm]
time [Db] just for plowing,
[Gb] A time [Abm] to be courtin', [F] a girl [Bb] of your own.
[Eb] Twas so good [Abm] to be young then, [Db] to be close [Gb] to the earth,
[Ebm] And to stand [F] by your wife [Ebm] at [Ab] the [Bb] moment [Ebm] of [Eb]
birth.
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Ebm] A [Eb]
[Ebm] time [Eb] [Bb] to be reapin', [Ebm] a time to [Db] be sowin',
[Gb] A time just [Abm] for livin', [F] a [Bb] place for to die.
Twas [Eb] so good to [Abm] be young then, to be [Db] [Gb] close to the earth,
[Ebm] Now the green [F] leaves of summer [Ebm] are [Bb] callin' [Ebm] me home.
[Eb] Twas so good [Abm] to be young then, to be [Db] close [Gb] to the earth,
[Ebm] Now the green [Ab] leaves [F] of summer [Ebm] are [Bb] callin' [Ebm] me [Eb] home.
[Ebm] [Eb] [Ebm]
[Eb]
[Eb]
[Ebm]
[Eb] Ooooooooh, Ooooooooh
A time [Bb] to be reaping, [Ebm] a time [Db] to be sowing.
[Gb] The green [Abm] leaves of summer [Fm] are [C]
calling [F] [Bb] me home.
[Eb] Twas so good [Abm] to be young then, [Db] in the [Gb] season of plenty,
[Ebm] When the catfish [F] were jumping [Ebm] as high [Bb] as the sky.
[Ebm] A time [Bb] just for planting, [Ab] a [Ebm]
time [Db] just for plowing,
[Gb] A time [Abm] to be courtin', [F] a girl [Bb] of your own.
[Eb] Twas so good [Abm] to be young then, [Db] to be close [Gb] to the earth,
[Ebm] And to stand [F] by your wife [Ebm] at [Ab] the [Bb] moment [Ebm] of [Eb]
birth.
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Ebm] A [Eb]
[Ebm] time [Eb] [Bb] to be reapin', [Ebm] a time to [Db] be sowin',
[Gb] A time just [Abm] for livin', [F] a [Bb] place for to die.
Twas [Eb] so good to [Abm] be young then, to be [Db] [Gb] close to the earth,
[Ebm] Now the green [F] leaves of summer [Ebm] are [Bb] callin' [Ebm] me home.
[Eb] Twas so good [Abm] to be young then, to be [Db] close [Gb] to the earth,
[Ebm] Now the green [Ab] leaves [F] of summer [Ebm] are [Bb] callin' [Ebm] me [Eb] home.
[Ebm] [Eb] [Ebm]
[Eb]
Key:
Ebm
Eb
Bb
Db
Gb
Ebm
Eb
Bb
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] Ooooooooh, Ooooooooh_
A time [Bb] to be reaping, _ [Ebm] a time [Db] to be sowing.
[Gb] The _ green [Abm] leaves of summer _ [Fm] are [C]
calling [F] [Bb] me _ home.
[Eb] Twas so good [Abm] to be young then, [Db] in the _ [Gb] season of plenty,
[Ebm] When the catfish [F] were jumping [Ebm] as _ high [Bb] as the sky.
_ [Ebm] A time [Bb] just for planting, _ [Ab] a [Ebm]
time [Db] just for plowing,
_ [Gb] A time _ [Abm] to be _ courtin', [F] a _ girl [Bb] of your _ own.
[Eb] Twas so good [Abm] to be young then, [Db] to be close [Gb] to the earth,
[Ebm] And to stand [F] by your wife _ [Ebm] at [Ab] the [Bb] moment [Ebm] of _ _ [Eb] _ _
birth.
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ebm] A _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] time _ [Eb] [Bb] to be reapin', [Ebm] a time to [Db] be _ sowin',
[Gb] A time just [Abm] for _ livin', [F] a _ [Bb] place for to die.
Twas [Eb] so good to [Abm] be young then, to be [Db] _ [Gb] close to the earth,
[Ebm] Now the _ green [F] leaves of summer _ [Ebm] are [Bb] _ callin' [Ebm] me home.
_ [Eb] Twas so _ good [Abm] to be young then, to be _ [Db] close [Gb] to the earth,
[Ebm] Now the green [Ab] leaves [F] of summer [Ebm] are _ [Bb] callin' [Ebm] me _ _ [Eb] _ home.
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] Ooooooooh, Ooooooooh_
A time [Bb] to be reaping, _ [Ebm] a time [Db] to be sowing.
[Gb] The _ green [Abm] leaves of summer _ [Fm] are [C]
calling [F] [Bb] me _ home.
[Eb] Twas so good [Abm] to be young then, [Db] in the _ [Gb] season of plenty,
[Ebm] When the catfish [F] were jumping [Ebm] as _ high [Bb] as the sky.
_ [Ebm] A time [Bb] just for planting, _ [Ab] a [Ebm]
time [Db] just for plowing,
_ [Gb] A time _ [Abm] to be _ courtin', [F] a _ girl [Bb] of your _ own.
[Eb] Twas so good [Abm] to be young then, [Db] to be close [Gb] to the earth,
[Ebm] And to stand [F] by your wife _ [Ebm] at [Ab] the [Bb] moment [Ebm] of _ _ [Eb] _ _
birth.
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ebm] A _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] time _ [Eb] [Bb] to be reapin', [Ebm] a time to [Db] be _ sowin',
[Gb] A time just [Abm] for _ livin', [F] a _ [Bb] place for to die.
Twas [Eb] so good to [Abm] be young then, to be [Db] _ [Gb] close to the earth,
[Ebm] Now the _ green [F] leaves of summer _ [Ebm] are [Bb] _ callin' [Ebm] me home.
_ [Eb] Twas so _ good [Abm] to be young then, to be _ [Db] close [Gb] to the earth,
[Ebm] Now the green [Ab] leaves [F] of summer [Ebm] are _ [Bb] callin' [Ebm] me _ _ [Eb] _ home.
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _