THE GREEN LEAVES OF SUMMER Tiomkin & Webster The Brothers Four
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Em B7 Em D7
^A ||: time ee to^be | reap^ing gg g^a | time ee to^be | sow^ing gg g^The |
||: time ee to^be | reap^ing gg g^a | time ee to^be | sow^ing gg g^The |
G Am F#7 B7
| Green nn Leaves^Of | Sum^mer rr r^are | call ll ing^me | home ee It^was |
| Green nn Leaves^Of | Sum^mer rr r^are | call ll ing^me | home ee It^was |
E7 Am D7 G
| good dd to^be | young^then nn in^the | sea aa son^of | plen^ty yy When^the |
| good dd to^be | young^then nn with^the | sweet tt smell^of | ap^ples ss And^the |
Em Am6 C7 B7
| cat tt fish^were | jump^ing gg g^as | high^as ss s^the | sky yy y^A |
| owl ll in^the | pine^tree ee e^a | wink^ing gg g^his | eye ee e^A |
Em B7 Em D7
| time ee just^for | plant^ing gg g^a | time ee just^for | plough^ing gg A |
| time ee just^for | plant^ing gg g^a | time ee just^for | plough^ing gg A |
G Am F#7 B7
| time ee to^be | court^ing gg g^a | girl ll of^your | own nn T'was^so |
| time ee just^for | liv^ing gg g^a | place ee for^to | die ee T’was^so |
E7 Am D7 G
| good dd to^be | young^then nn to^be | close ee to^the | earth hh And^to |
| good dd to^be | young^then nn to^be | close ee to^the | earth hh now^The |
Em Am6 Em Am6 B7
| stand dd by^your | wife^at tt t^the | mo oo ment^of |
| Green nn Leaves^Of | Sum^mer rr r^are | call ll ing^me |
Em Am6 B7 Em Am6 B7
1. | birth hh hh | / / / | / ~ / ~ | / / / | / ~ / ^A :||
Em E7 Am D7
2. | home ee T'was^so | good dd to^be | young^then nn to^be | close ee to^the |
G G+ Em Am6 Em Am6 B7
| earth hh now^The | Green n n Leaves^Of | Sum^mer rr r^are | call ll ing^me |
Em Am6 B7 Em Am6 B7 Em
| home ee ee | / / / | / ~ / ~ | / / / | / ~ / ~ | / / / ||
About this song:
The Green Leaves Of Summer is performed by The Brothers Four and written by Tiomkin & Webster.
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