G  C  F  G   C    F    Am

[Verse 1]
                  F                  Am
Autumn leaves are falling 'round us
               F         G       Am
Time to gather all those many thoughts
                       F
Of all the things that might have been
   Am               F  G   C
Or gained at such a cost


[Verse 2]
    Dm                 F       Em      C
For some of us there's endless hoping
    Dm           F          Em   C
For some of us a craziness, too
Dm           F      Em
Holding onto better reasons
C         Dm       G      F                G  C
Works for me and you, you know it's true


[Bridge]
             F                  G  C
And when the stakes are higher
                G
Never play with fire
F                Am
Leave it alone


[Verse 3]
                     F                   Am
I wandered through a country churchyard
                  F       G           Am
And wondered what kind of life they led
              F
Walked into a castle ruin
   Am              F     G   C
Of gentry that had fled


[Verse 4]
    Dm               F       Em      C
For some of them had endless hoping
Dm           F      Em   C
Some of them crazy, too
Dm           F      Em
Holding onto better reasons
      C     Dm    G        F    G
We'll never truly know, oh no


[Bridge]
C     F                 C         F           G
Those trees will tumble down on a stormy day
C         F                 C          F      Am
And those leaves will fade away, fade away


[Verse 5]
                      F                  Am
The autumn leaves are falling 'round us
                   F      G       Am
I'm here to gather all my many thoughts
                       F
Of all the things that might have been
       Am         F         C      G  Am
As the ground has turned to frost


[Outro]
F          G       Am   Dm
Leaves are falling down
F                 G       Am   Dm
Autumn leaves are falling down
F                 G       Am  Dm
Autumn leaves are falling