Autumn
This tab works well for me playing and singing by myself, but Ben plays some
passing chords throughout the song on the piano, so its close but not perfect.
I play this song with an open E sound, so i play the E, A, B, and C#m chords like this:
EABCFDmaj7
e ||---0-----0-----0------0-------2--------2----------|
B ||---0-----0-----0------0-------2--------2----------|
G ||---1-----2-----4------6-------2--------2----------|
D ||---2-----2-----4------6-------4--------0----------|
A ||---2-----0-----2------4-------4--------0----------|
E ||---0-----0-----0------0-------2--------0----------|
Standard Tuning
Capo 3
Key: E
Intro:
E A F#m B x2
Verse 1
E A
So I knew a girl once
F#m B
She was the one I adored
E A
So I fell in love once
F#m B
With the girl that I mentioned before
Pre-Chorus:
E B
And I'm giving up slowly
E
Giving up slowly
A
Giving slowly love
E B
And so I'm giving up slowly
E
Giving up slowly
A
Learning how to love someone
Chorus:
E
So look what you did to me
A
Look what you did to me
C#m B
Look what you did to me autumn
E
I'm a leaf that's gone falling free
A
Beneath all the maple trees
C#m B
In front of your house to the bottom
Intro x1
Verse 2:
E A
So I watched the leaves fall
F#m B
All of the way to the ground
E A
And I knew that's what love was
F#m B
To die so that it could be found
Pre-Chorus:
E B
And they're giving up slowly
E
Giving up slowly
A
Giving slowly now
E B
And so they're giving up slowly
E
Giving up slowly
A
Learning how to love someone
Chorus:
E
They say look what you did to me
A
Look what you did to me
C#m B
Look what you did to me autumn
E
I'm a leaf that's gone falling free
A
Beneath all the maple trees
C#m B
In front of this house to the bottom
Bridge:
Dmaj7 A E
Well, winter's chill won't leave until
B
I let it lay me down
Dmaj7 A
And you can't see the spring
E
Til you're like the leaves
B
Here on the autumn ground
(flute interlude)
Pre-Chorus:
E B
And I'm giving up slowly
E
Giving up slowly
A
Giving slowly love
E B
And so I'm giving up
E
I'm give giving up
A
I'm give giving up, oh,
Chorus:
E
So look what you did to me
A
Look what you did to me
C#m B
Look what you did to me autumn
E
I'm a leaf that's gone falling free
A
Beneath all the maple trees
C#m B
In front of this house to the bottom
Outro:
E
Yeah winter's gone
A
and spring has come
F#m B
Love is here can't you see
E
Like the autumn leaves
A
Bring me to the spring
F#m B end on an E
Show me how to love someone
~HSH IV