Leaves That Are Green tab by Paul Simon
Guitar Tab
Leaves That Are Green The Paul Simon Songbook, 1965 Capo 2nd fret Tuning: Standard Key: D Sounding Key: E This is an absolutely georgeous song. Paul Travis picks through most of it. Bar the first four strings at the second fret for the A6 chord. I've marked the 4th and 11th bars from the start of the verse. For the third verse, at the fourth bar play the first two beats only and at the 11th bar play the first two beats only. For the fourth verse, at the 11th bar, play the first two beats only. After the fourth verse, skip from % to the ending.
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D Em A6 e:|--0h2-------2----|--0h2-------2----|--0--------0-----|--2--------2-----| B:|--------3--------|--------3--------|-----------------|-------2---------| G:|------2-------2--|------2-------2--|-------0---------|-----2-----------| D:|--0-------0------|--0-------0------|-----2-------2---|-------------2---| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--0------0-------| E:|-----------------|-----------------|--0------0-------|-----------------| D e:|-----------0-----|--2--------0-----|--3----0h2p0-----|-----------0-----| B:|-------3---------|-------3---------|-----------------|--3----3---------| G:|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-------------2---|-----2-------2---| D:|--0------0-------|--0------0-------|--0--0-----------|--0------0-------| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D * D Em e:|--2--------0-----|--2--2------2----|-----------------|--0--------0-----| B:|-------3---------|-----3-----------|--3--------3-----|-----------------| G:|-----2-------2---|-----2--------2--|-------2---------|-------0---------| D:|--0------0-------|--0--0-----------|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---| A:|-----------------|-----0---0-------|--0------0-------|-----------------| E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--0------0-------| I was twenty one years when A6 4 D D e:|--2--------2-----|-----------0-----|--2--------0-----|--2--------2-----| B:|-------2---------|-------3---------|-------3---------|-------3---------| G:|-----------------|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---| D:|-----2-------2---|--0------0-------|--0------0-------|--0------0-------| A:|--0------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| I wrote this song I'm twenty two G D e:|--0h2-------2----|--3--------------|-----------0-----|--2--------2-----| B:|--------3--------|-----------0-----|-------3---------|-------3---------| G:|------2-------2--|-------0---------|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---| D:|--0-------0------|-----0-------0---|--0------0-------|--0------0-------| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:|-----------------|--3------3-------|-----------------|-----------------| now but I won't be for long 11 G Asus4 e:|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|--0--------------| B:|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-----| G:|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------2---------|-------2---------| D:|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---| A:|-----------------|-------------2---|--0------0-------|--0------0-------| E:|--3------3-------|--3------3-------|-----------------|-----------------| Time hurries on and the D C G A e:|--2--------2-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:|-------3---------|-----------------|-----------0-----|--2--------2-----| G:|-----2-------2---|------0----------|-------0---------|-------2---------| D:|--0------0-------|-----------------|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---| A:|-----------------|--3------3---0---|-mute------------|--0------0-------| E:|-----------------|-----------------|--3------3-------|-----------------| leaves that are green turn to D % e:|-----------0-----|--0h2-------0----|--0h2-------0----|--2--2------2----| B:|-------3---------|--------3--------|--------3--------|-----3-----------| G:|-----2-------2---|------2-------2--|------2-------2--|-----2-----------| D:|--0------0-------|--0-------0------|--0-------0------|--0--0--------0--| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-----------| E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| brown And they Bm e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:|--3--------2-----|--3--------2-----|--3--------2-----|--3--------3-----| G:|-------4---------|-------4---------|-------4---------|-------4---------| D:|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:|--2------2-------|--2------2-------|--2------2-------|--2------2-------| wither with the wind and they Asus4 e:|--0--------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|-----------------| B:|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|--2--------3-----| G:|-------2---------|-------2---------|-------2---------|-------2---------| D:|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---| A:|--0------0-------|--0------0-------|--0------0-------|--0------0-------| E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| crumble in your hand (return to * and repeat) Solo after second verse: D C G e:|------5---5------|--0h2-------0----|--0h2------------|-------3---------| B:|--5----------5---|--------3--------|-----------------|-----------------| G:|-----------------|------2-------2--|------2----------|-----------------| D:|----------2------|--0-------0------|--0--------------|-----0-------0---| A:|--0---0--------0-|-----------------|----------3s2p0--|---------0h2-----| E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--3--------------| D e:|-----2--0--------|--0h2-------0----|--3-----0h2p0----|-----2-----2-----| B:|-----------------|--------3--------|-----------------|--3--3-----------| G:|-----------2-----|------2-------2--|------2---0---2--|-----2-------2---| D:|--0--0-----------|--0-------0------|--0--------------|--0------0-------| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| % Ending (after fourth verse): G A D e:|--3--------------|--2--------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:|------------2----|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------| G:|-------0h2-------|--2--------------|-----------------|-----------------| D:|-----0---0----2--|--0--------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Lyrics: I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song. I'm twenty-two now but I won't be for long. Time hurries on, And the leaves that are green, turn to brown. And they wither with the wind, And they crumble in your hand. Once my heart was filled with the love of a girl. I held her close but she faded in the night. Like a poem I meant to write. And the leaves that are green turn to brown. And they wither with the wind, And they crumble in your hand. I threw a pebble in a brook, And watched the ripples run away. And they never made a sound. And the leaves that are green turn to brown. And they wither with the wind, And they crumble in your hand. Hello, hello, hello, hello. Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye. That's all there is. And the leaves that are green turn to brown. Words and Music by Paul Simon