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Forever Autumn

by Justin Hayward

Written by: Wayne, Vigrass & Osborne

FOREVER AUTUMN Wayne, Vigrass & Osborne Justin Hayward Am G ||: / ~ ^The sum^mer sun n | nn is^fa a^ding^as^the | ^year grows ^old dd dd | ||: / ~ ^I watch^the birds s | ss fly^south h^a^cross^the | ^au tumn ^sky yy yy | F C Dm C G Dm G Dm | dd dd dd dd | / ~ And^dark er ^days | ss s^are draw^ing gg | near rr rr rr | near rr rr rr | | yy yy yy yy | / ~ And^one by ^one | ee e^they dis^ap pp | pear rr rr rr | near rr rr rr | F G | / ~ The^win ter ^winds | ss s^will be^much hh | ^c old ^er rr rr | | / ~ I^wish that ^I..|..I..I^was fly^ing gg | ^w ith ^them mm mm | Am 1. | / ~ ^Now youre^not tt | here ee ee ee | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| Am F C 2. | / ~ ^Now youre^not tt | here ee ee ee | ee ee ee ee | / Like^the sun^thru^the^trees | Bb Am F C | ss s^you came to | ^love ee ^me ee ee | ee ee ee ee | / Like^a leaf^on^a^breeze | Bb Am BbM7 Am | ee e^you blew a^way | yy yy yy yy | yy yy yy yy | yy yy yy yy | yy yy yy yy | / / / / | / / / / | Am | / / / / | / / / / | / ~ Thru^au tumn's ^gold | d en ^gown n^we^used^to | G F C Dm C | ^kick our ^way yy yy | yy yy yy yy | / ~ You^al ways ^loved | dd d^this ^time of ^year | G Dm G Dm F | rr rr rr rr | rr rr rr rr | / ~ ^Those ^fall en ^leaves | ss s^lie un dis | G6 G Am | ^turb ed ^now ww ww | ww w^cos youre not | here ee ee ee | / ~ ^cos youre not | G9 Am G (truncated) | h^e^r^e ee ee | ee e^cos youre not | t^here ee ee ee | ee ee ee ee | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | F C Dm C G Dm G Dm F C Bb | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / Like^the sun^thru^the^trees | ss s^you came to | Am F C Bb | ^love ee ^me ee ee | ee ee ee ee | / Like^a leaf^on^a^breeze | ee e^you blew a | Am BbM7 Am | way yy yy yy | yy yy yy yy | yy yy yy yy | yy yy yy yy | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Am G | / ~ A^gen tle ^rain | nn falls^soft t^ly^on^my | wea^ry y^eyes ss ss | ss / / / | F C Dm C G Dm G Dm F | / ~ as^if to ^hide | ee e^a lo^ne ly | tear rr rr rr | rr rr r^r=r rr | / ~ My^life will ^be | G6 G | ee e^for ^ev er ^au | u uu ^tumn nn nn | G Am G9 ||: / ~ ^Cos ^youre not ^here | ee ee ee ee | ee e^cos e^youre e^not | he^re ee ee ee | Am G F G Am | ee e^cos e^youre e^not | he^re ee ee ee | ee ee ee / | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// :|| repeat and fade

About this song:

Forever Autumn is performed by Justin Hayward and written by Wayne, Vigrass & Osborne. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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