Intro: Play lightly.
D9
E-5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-------------0-
B----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5--1h3p1-1-
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------2-
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------0-
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------x-
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------x-
Dm C
The sum-mer su is fad-ing as the year grows old.
Bb Am C Bb
And dark-er days are draw-ing near.
E-1--------------------------------8-5----------8-5----------1-
B-3-------------------------------------8--5---------8--5----3-
G-3------------------------------------------7------------7--3-
D-3----------------------------------------------------------3-
A-x------------------------------------------------------------
E-x------------------------------------------------------------
Bb C Am Am7 C
The Win-ter winds will be much cold-er.
E----------------------------------------------0-
B----------------------------------------------1-
G----------------------------------------------0-
D----------------------------------------------2-
A----------------------------------------------3-
E----------------------------------------------0-
C Dm
Now you're not here.
D9
E-5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-------------0-
B----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5--1h3p1-1-
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------2-
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------0-
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------x-
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------x-
Dm C
I watch the birds fly South a-cross the Au-tumn sky.
Bb Am C
And one by one they dis-ap-pear.
E-----------------------------8-5----------8-5---------
B----------------------------------8--5---------8--5---
G---------------------------------------7------------7-
D------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------
Bb C Am Am7 C Dm
I wish that I was fly-ing with them. Now you're not here.
Chorus:
Dm C Bbsus4 Bb Dm
Like a song through the trees you came to love me.
Bb C Bbsus4 Dm Bb Dm
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew a-wa-a-a-a-aaa-ay.
D9
E-5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-------------0-
B----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5--1h3p1-1-
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------2-
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------0-
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------x-
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------x-
Dm C
Through Au-tumn's gold-en gown we used to kick our way.
Bb Am C
You al-ways loved this time of year.
E-------------------------------------8-5--------5\8-5------------
B------------------------------------------8-----5\8----8----5----
G---------------------------------------------7------------7----7-
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
Bb C Am Am7 C
Those fall-ing leaves lie un-dis - turbed now.
C Dm Dm C C Dm
'Cause you're not here. 'Cause you're not here. 'Cause you're not here.
The orchestra comes in now. Follow along with the chords below. It's the same rhythm as the
song. Numbers indicate what fret to play the chord on. See chord diagrams.
Dm(5) C(3) Bb(6) Am(5) C(3)
Bb(1) C(3) Am(5) Am7(5) C(3) Dm
Dm C C Dm
Chorus:
Dm C Bbsus4 Bb Dm
Like a song through the trees you came to love me.
Bb C Bbsus4 Dm Bb Dm
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew a-wa-a-a-a-aaa-ay.
D9
E-5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-----------------0-
B----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5-6-3--1h3p1-1-
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-
Dm C
A gen-tle rain falls soft-ly on my wear-y eyes.
Bb Am C Am Am7 C Am Am7 Bb
As if to hide a lone-ly tear.
Bb C Am Am7 C
My life will be for-ev-er Au-tumn.
C Dm Dm C C Dm
'Cause you're not here. 'Cause you're not here. 'Cause you're not here.
E-----------------------------8\10vvvv-
B------------------5--6-5---6----------
G-5--7-5----7vvvv---------7------------
D---------8----------------------------
A--------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------
C Dm Dm C C Dm
"Cause you're not here. 'Cause you're not here. 'Cause you're not here.
E-----------------------------8\10vvvv-
B------------------5--6-5---6----------
G-5--7-5----7vvvv---------7------------
D---------8----------------------------
A--------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------
C Dm Dm C
'Cause you're not here. 'Cause you're not here. Fade out.
Chord diagrams:
Dm Am Am7 Bb C Bbsus4 D9 Dm(5) Am(5) Am7(5) C
xoo231 002210 02010 xx3331 032010 xx3341 zz0210 557765 577555 575555 xx5553
H = hammer on, p = pull off, vvv = vibrato, \ = slide up.
Tabbed from: The Best of the Moody Blues CD. 1996
