Leaves Of Grass chords by Gordon Lightfoot

Chords with lyrics

Gordon Lightfoot - Leaves of Grass


CAPO: 4th Fret


INTRO:: C majorC Csus4Csus4 C majorC Csus4Csus4

VERSE 1::
  C majorC     G+G     C majorC
The leaves of grass will not pass on
           FF     G+G  C majorC
Though the millstones grind them into dust
          FF    G+G    C majorC
For the earth shall give new life to them
  FF    DmDm     G+G     C majorC   Csus4Csus4
But only the grass will grow once more

CHORUS::
    C majorC     G+G    C majorC     G+G
And the brave must fall to honour the names
    C majorC          DmDm  G+G
Of the ones who have gone before
    C majorC      FF    G+G    C majorC
And the earth shall give new life to them
  FF    DmDm     G+G     C majorC   Csus4Csus4 C majorC Csus4Csus4
But only the grass will grow once more


VERSE 2::
  C majorC      G+G     C majorC
If people could look into each other's eyes
         FF     G+G      C majorC
What a wonderful place this world would be
         FF       G+G   C majorC
All strife would end, we could start again
  FF      DmDm     G+G    C majorC  Csus4Csus4
And dreams like these must not pass on


CHORUS::
    C majorC     G+G     C majorC     G+G
But the brave keep falling to honour the names
    C majorC          DmDm  G+G
Of the ones who have gone before
    C majorC      FF    G+G    C majorC
And the earth shall give new life to them
  FF    DmDm     G+G     C majorC   Csus4Csus4 C majorC Csus4Csus4
But only the grass will grow once more

INSTRUMENTAL:: C majorC G+G C majorC  FF G+G C majorC  FF G+G C majorC FF DmDm G+G C majorC Csus4Csus4


CHORUS::
    C majorC     G+G     C majorC     G+G
And the brave keep falling to honour the names
    C majorC          DmDm  G+G
Of the ones who have gone before
    C majorC      FF    G+G    C majorC
And the earth shall give new life to them
  FF    DmDm     G+G     C majorC   Csus4Csus4 C majorC Csus4Csus4
But only the grass will grow once more


VERSE 3::
  C majorC     G+G     C majorC
The leaves of grass will not pass on
           FF     G+G  C majorC
Though the millstones grind them into dust
          FF    G+G    C majorC
For the earth shall give new life to them
  FF    DmDm     G+G     C majorC  Csus4Csus4 C majorC Csus4Csus4 C majorC Csus4Csus4 C majorC