Tuning: Standard
Capo: 2nd Fret
AUTHOR:
Tab annotated by Richard Grosser
Intro:
E5 A5 B5 E5 E5 A5 B5 E5
Verse 1:
A5 D5 G5
From the dew-soaked hedge creeps a crawly caterpillar,
D5 C5 G5 D5 A5
When the dawn begins to crack, It's all part of my autumn almanac.
A5 D5 G5
Breeze blows leaves of a musty-coloured yellow,
D5 C5 G5 D5 A5
So I sweep them in my sack. Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac.
Verse 2:
E5 A5 B5 E5
Friday evenings, people get together,
A5 B5 E5
Hiding from the weather.
C#5 C#m7M C#5
Tea and toasted, buttered currant buns.
F#5 A5 Ab5
Can't compensate for lack of sun because the summer's all gone.
Chorus 1:
A5 D5
La-la-la-la-la. La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la.
G5 D5 C5 G5 D5 A5
Ohh! My poor rheumatic back. Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac.
A5 D5
La-la-la-la-la. La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la.
G5 D5 C5 G5 D5 A5
Ohh! My autumn almanac. Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac.
Verse 3:
G5 G5 C5 G5 G5 C5 G5
I like my football on a Saturday, Roast beef on Sundays, alright.
G5 G5 C5 G5 G5 C5 G5
I go to Blackpool for my holidays, Sit in the open sunlight.
Verse 3:
G5 G5 Eb5
This is my street, and I'm never gonna to leave it,
F5 F5 Bb5
And I'm always gonna to stay here.
Bb5 Bb5
If I live to be ninety-nine,
G5 G5 C5
'Cause all the people I meet,
C5 G5 C5
Seem to come from my street.
E5 A5
And I can't get away,
B5 E5 G5 F#5
Because it's calling me, (Come on home)
G5 A5 C5 B5
Hear it calling me, (Come on home)
Chorus 2:
A5 D5
La-la-la-la-la. La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la.
G5 D5
Ohh! My autumn Alman-yac.
C5 G5 D5 A5
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac.
A5 D5
La-la-la-la-la. La-la-la-la, La-la-la-la.
G5 D5
Ohh! My autumn Almanac.
C5 G5 D5 A5 G5
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
Coda:
G7(2) C5 G7(2) C5
Bop-bop-bopm-bop-bop, whoa! Bop-bop-bopm-bop-bop, whoa!
G7(2) C5 G7(2) C5
Bop-bop-bopm-bop-bop, whoa! Bop-bop-bopm-bop-bop, whoa!
(Repeat & Fade)
(End)