Standard Tuning Capo: 1st Fret [INTRO] C5 D5 A5 F5 C5 D5 F5 G5 [VERSE 1] C5 D5 I saw the autumn leaves A5 F5 Peel up off the street C5 D5 Take wing on the balmy breeze F5 G5 And sweep you off your feet C5 D5 And you blushed as they scooped you up A5 F5 On sugar maple wings C5 D5 To gaze down on the city below F5 G5 Ablaze with wondrous things [CHORUS] A5 G5 F5 Downy feathers kiss your face G5 And flutter everywhere A5 G5 F5 Reality is a lovely place G5 But I wouldn't wanna live there C5 D5 A5 F5 I wouldn't wanna live there C5 D5 F5 G5 [VERSE 2] C5 D5 Weighed down by heavy lids A5 F5 And lunar lullabies C5 D5 I knew you were wide awake F5 G5 'Cause you smile with your eyes [CHORUS] A5 G5 F5 Downy feathers kiss your face G5 And flutter everywhere A5 G5 F5 Reality is a lovely place G5 But I wouldn't wanna live there [BRIDGE] C5 D5 From the green belt balcony A5 F5 The wildfires look so pretty C5 D5 Ponderosa canopy F5 G5 I'd never leave if it were up to me C5 D5 To the ruby redwood tree A5 F5 And to the velvet climbing ivy C5 D5 Painted all mahogany F5 G5 C5 I'd never leave if it were up to me (If it were up to me) F5 G5 With a starry brush F5 Paint the dusk venetian blue G5 'Cause in the evening hush C5 F5 You'll never believe the view G5 And when the leaves return F5 And their whisperings fill the night G5 They'll freeze and burn C5 Where fire and ice collide C5 D5 A5 F5 Where fire and ice collide C5 D5 F5 G5 [CHORUS 2 & 1] A5 G5 F5 Can you feel a silk embrace G5 In the satin air? A5 G5 F5 If we dissolve without a trace G5 Will the real world even care? A5 G5 F5 Downy feathers kiss your face G5 And flutter everywhere A5 G5 F5 Reality is a lovely place G5 But I wouldn't wanna live there C5 D5 A5 F5 I wouldn't wanna live there C5 D5 F5 G5 [OUTRO] C5 D5 I saw the autumn leaves A5 F5 Peel up off the street C5 D5 Take wing on the balmy breeze F5 G5 And sweep you off your feet...
