Leaves That Are Green

(Intro) D D4D DsusD/C#Bm BsuBm | / / / /__/ | / / / / | A A7A A7 | / / / / | / / / / | (Verse 1) D Em A D Dsus2 I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song, D C/G C D Dsus2 I'm twenty-two now, but I won't be for long, G A Time hurries on, DCCCGADDDus2 And the leaves that are---- green---- turn to brown, DDDuD2 D/C# Bm Bmus2 And they wither with the wind, A A7 And they crumble in your hand! (Verse 2) D Em A D DDus2 Once my heart was filled with the love of a girl, D C/G C D Dsus2 I held her close, but she faded in the night, G A Like a poem I meant to write, DCCCGADDDus2 And the leaves that are---- green---- turn to brown, DDDuD2 D/C# Bm Bmus2 And they wither with the wind, A A7 And they crumble in your hand! (Verse 3) D Em A D Dsus2 I threw a pebble in a brook, D C/G C D Dsus2 And watched the ripples run a - way, G A And they never made a sound, DCCCGADDDus2 And the leaves that are---- green---- turn to brown, DDDuD2 D/C# Bm Bmus2 And they wither with the wind, A A7 And they crumble in your hand! (Verse 4) D Em A D Hello, hel - lo, hel - lo, hel - lo, D C/G C D Dsus2 Good -bye, good -bye, good -bye, good - bye, G A That's all there is, DCCCGA And the leaves that are---- green----... D DD/C#2 ...Turn to brown! Bm BsuBm A A7A A7 A7 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / ||