This song can be played by strumming or by picking through the cords during the verses.
intro riff is played during the chorus as well, starting with the Dm in each chorus. 
fun!
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Intro and chorus riff:
   Dm (xx0231@1)               C (x32010@1)             Bb (x1333x@1)              AmE (x02210@1)|------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
B |------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
G |-------0-2-0------|-0-5-3-----0---|--------1-0------|---2-0-----2---|
D |-0-0-3-------3----|---------------|----0-3-----3----|-2-------------|
A |---------------3--|---------------|1-1-----------0--|---------------|
E |------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|

VERSE:
Dm (xx0231@1)                           CTime, (x32010@1)time, time, see what's become of me
       BbWhile (x1333x@1)I looked around
            AmFor (x02210@1)my possibilities
         CI (x32010@1)was so hard to please


CHORUS:
          Dm (xx0231@1)              CBut (x32010@1)look around, leaves are brown
        Bb (x1333x@1)      A7 (x02020@1)          DmAnd (xx0231@1)the sky is a hazy shade of winter


VERSE:
                   CHear (x32010@1)the salvation army band
BbDown (x1333x@1)by the riverside, it's bound to be a better ride
     AmThan (x02210@1)what you've got planned
           CCarry (x32010@1)your cup in your hand


CHORUS:
          Dm (xx0231@1)                  CAnd (x32010@1)look around you, leaves are brown now
        Bb (x1333x@1)      A7 (x02020@1)          DmAnd (xx0231@1)the sky is a hazy shade of winter


VERSE:
                CHang (x32010@1)on to your hopes, my friend
BbThat's (x1333x@1)an easy thing to say, but if your hopes should pass away
     AmThen (x02210@1)simply pretend
             CThat (x32010@1)you can build them again


CHORUS:
     Dm (xx0231@1)                 CLook (x32010@1)around, the grass is high
               Bb (x1333x@1)           A7 (x02020@1)             DmThe (xx0231@1)fields are ripe, it's the springtime of my life


BRIDGE:
Bb (x1333x@1)                          FAhhh, (133211@1)seasons change with the scenery
                  Cadd9Weaving (x32030@1)time in a tapestry
                     DmD7sus2 (xx0231@1)DmWon't (xx0231@1)you stop and remember    me
C (x32010@1) At any convenient time
BbFunny (x1333x@1)how my memory slips while looking over manuscripts
AmOf (x02210@1)unpublished rhyme
            CDrinking (x32010@1)my vodka and lime


CHORUS:
       Dm (xx0231@1)               CI (x32010@1)look around, leaves are brown now
        Bb (x1333x@1)      A7 (x02020@1)          DmAnd (xx0231@1)the sky is a hazy shade of winter


OUTRO:
      C (x32010@1)               BbLook (x1333x@1)around, leaves are brown
          A7 (x02020@1)                 DmThere's (xx0231@1)a patch of snow on the ground