C G Am Em
Childhood came to me again
C G Am Em
The dust and cobwebs left a pain
F Em A# F
That ploughed the furrows of the dead
C G Am Em
And burning woodsmoke filled my head
C G Am Em
And autumn gold burnt out my eyes
F Em A# F
And left me with no alibis
C G Am Em
Naked as the stars I was
C G Am Em
Lonely as the sky and lost
F Em A# F
The fading light is treating still
C G Am Em
And always did and always will
C G Am Em
And all my life is contained in this
F Em A# F Em
The key to each and every wish
A Em B C G
Cried… cried! Yes I cried
F B A G D C Am Em
Oh so tears they rolled down and down and down ‘til I died
A Em B C G F B A
Died… Died! Yes I died, oh so Lordy they buried me
G D C Am E
I went down and down ‘til I cried
Em
Autumn spread the wings to fold me
Em
Autumn spread the wings to hold me
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A D
And take me back
A
Everyone would be there
C G
Their joy would fill the air
D A
Everyone would be there
D
I could stay out at twelve
Turn around enjoying myself
G D
I’d run off quick the smoke was sick, I was there
D
I laughed out night away
In the colors of the smoke and flame
G D
The crackling wood, the noise was good, I was there
A
And everybody was there
C G
Their laughter filled the air
D A D G D G D G D
Everybody was there
A
And everybody was there
C G
Their laughter filled the air
D A
Everybody was there
Gm
And Autumn returned
C Gm F C G Am Em
Autumn returned Oh… oh…
C G Am Em
Childhood came to me again
C G Am Em
The dust and cobwebs left a pain
F Em Gm F
That ploughed the furrows of the dead
C G Am Em
And burning woodsmoke filled my head
A Em B C G
Cried… cried! Yes I cried
F B A G D C Am Em
Oh so tears the rolled down and down and down ‘til I died
A Em B C G F B A
Died… Died! Yes I died, oh so Lordy they buried me
G D C Am
I went down and down ‘til I cried
Em
Autumn spread the wings to fold me
C Em
Autumn spread the wings to hold me
