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Forever Autumn by Jeff Wayne feat. Justin Hayward


                Forever Autumn


Capo:no capo
 
Chords:
Dm
C
D#
Bb
Am
A#7
F
 
 
Dm                                C
  The Summer sun is fading as the year grows cold
Bb     Am     Bb               C
   And darker days are drawing near
Bb                              C     (pause)
  The winter winds will be much colder
               Dm
Now you're not here
 
I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky
And one by one they disappear.
I wish that I was flying with them
Now you're not here.
 
A#     F		D#		  Dm
Like a song through the trees you came to love me
A#      F         D#                Dm    A#7
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
 
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way
You always loved this time of year.
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
		  Dm		          C
'Cause you're not here. 'Cause you're not here.
		  Dm
'Cause you're not here.
 
Like a song through the trees you came to love me
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
 
A gentle rain falls softly on my weary eyes
As if to hide a lonely tear
My life will be forever autumn...
 
		  Dm		          C
'Cause you're not here. 'Cause you're not here.
		  Dm
'Cause you're not here.  (repeat and fade)
 


For three days I fought my way along roads packed with refugees,
The homeless, burdened with boxes and bundles containing their valuables.
All that was of value to me was in London.
By the time I reached their little red brick house, Carrie and her father were gone.
Forever Autumn
Journalist
The summer sun is fading as the year grows old,
And darker days are drawing near,
The winter winds will be much colder,
Now you're not here.
I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky
And one by one they disappear,
I wish that I was flying with them
Now you're not here.
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way,
You always loved this time of year
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
Fire suddenly leapt from house to house.
The population panicked and ran, and I was swept along with them, aimless and lost without Carrie. Finally, I headed eastward for the ocean and my only hope of survival: a boat out of England.
Journalist
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on the breeze you blew away...
A gentle rain falls softly on my weary eyes
As if to hide a lonely tear
My life will be forever autumn,
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
As I hastened through Covent Garden, Blackfriars and Billingsgate,
More and more people joined the painful exodus.
Sad, weary women, their children stumbling in the street with tears,
Their men bitter and angry, the rich rubbing shoulders with beggars and outcasts.
Dogs snarled and whined, the horse's bits were covered with foam,
And here and there were wounded soldiers, as helpless as the rest.
We saw tripods wading up the Thames,
Cutting through bridges as though they were paper.
Waterloo bridge, Westminster bridge, one appeared above Big Ben.
Ulla!
Never before in the history of the world,
Had such a mass of human beings moved and suffered together.
This was no disciplined march, it was a stampede,
Without order and without a goal, six million people unarmed and unprovisioned driving headlong.
It was the beginning of the rout of civilization, of the massacre of mankind.
A vast crowd buffeted me towards the already packed steamer.
I looked up enviously at those safely on board... straight into the eyes of my beloved Carrie.
At sight of me she began to fight her way along the packed deck to the gangplank.
At that very moment, it was raised,
And I caught a last glimpse of her despairing face as the crowd swept me away from her.
Journalist
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way
You always loved this time of year
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here




------------------

version 2 



Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo

Dm                                C
The Summer sun is fading as the year grows old
Bb     Am     Bb      F         C
And darker days are drawing near
Bb                              C     (pause)
The winter winds will be much colder
               Dm
Now you're not here
Dm                                      C
I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky
Bb      Am      Bb   F      C
And one by one they disappear.
Bb                          C
I wish that I was flying with them
                Dm
Now you're not here.
 
Bb     F                Eb                Dm
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me
Bb      F         Eb                Dm    Bb7
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
 
Dm                                      C
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way
Bb     Am     Bb      F         C
You always loved this time of year.
Bb                              C
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
                  Dm                      C
'Cause you're not here. 'Cause you're not here.
                  Dm
'Cause you're not here.
 
Bb     F                Eb                Dm
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me
Bb      F         Eb                Dm    Bb7
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
 
Dm                                 C
A gentle rain falls softly on my weary eyes
Bb  Am   Bb        F        C
  As if to hide a lonely tear
Bb                        C
My life will be forever autumn...
 
                  Dm                      C
'Cause you're not here. 'Cause you're not here.
                  Dm
'Cause you're not here.  (repeat and fade)


For three days I fought my way along roads packed with refugees,
The homeless, burdened with boxes and bundles containing their valuables.
All that was of value to me was in London.
By the time I reached their little red brick house, Carrie and her father were gone.
Forever Autumn
Journalist
The summer sun is fading as the year grows old,
And darker days are drawing near,
The winter winds will be much colder,
Now you're not here.
I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky
And one by one they disappear,
I wish that I was flying with them
Now you're not here.
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way,
You always loved this time of year
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
Fire suddenly leapt from house to house.
The population panicked and ran, and I was swept along with them, aimless and lost without Carrie. Finally, I headed eastward for the ocean and my only hope of survival: a boat out of England.
Journalist
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on the breeze you blew away...
A gentle rain falls softly on my weary eyes
As if to hide a lonely tear
My life will be forever autumn,
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
As I hastened through Covent Garden, Blackfriars and Billingsgate,
More and more people joined the painful exodus.
Sad, weary women, their children stumbling in the street with tears,
Their men bitter and angry, the rich rubbing shoulders with beggars and outcasts.
Dogs snarled and whined, the horse's bits were covered with foam,
And here and there were wounded soldiers, as helpless as the rest.
We saw tripods wading up the Thames,
Cutting through bridges as though they were paper.
Waterloo bridge, Westminster bridge, one appeared above Big Ben.
Ulla!
Never before in the history of the world,
Had such a mass of human beings moved and suffered together.
This was no disciplined march, it was a stampede,
Without order and without a goal, six million people unarmed and unprovisioned driving headlong.
It was the beginning of the rout of civilization, of the massacre of mankind.
A vast crowd buffeted me towards the already packed steamer.
I looked up enviously at those safely on board... straight into the eyes of my beloved Carrie.
At sight of me she began to fight her way along the packed deck to the gangplank.
At that very moment, it was raised,
And I caught a last glimpse of her despairing face as the crowd swept me away from her.
Journalist
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way
You always loved this time of year
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here



------------------

version 3



Capo:no capo

Intro:
|----5-3-5--3---------------------------------------------|
|---------6---5-6-3---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
         Dm                        C
The summer sun is fading as the year grows old,
 
 Bb     F      Bb      F           C
and darker days are drawing near,
 
         Bb                        C
the winter winds will be much colder,
 
         Dm
now you're not here.
 
 
         Dm                        C
I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky
 
 Bb     F      Bb      F           C
and one by one they disappear
 
         Bb                        C
I wish that I was flying with them,
 
         Dm
now you're not here
 
 
         Bb     F          C(?)             Dm
like the sun through the trees you came to love me
 
         Bb     F          C(?)             Dm(?)
like a leaf on a breeze you blew away
 
 
         Dm                        C
through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way
 
 Bb     F      Bb     F            C
you always loved this time of year
 
         Bb                        C
loose fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
 
         Dm
cos you're not here
 
         C
cos you're not here
 
         Dm
cos you're not here
 
 
         Bb     F          C(?)             Dm
like the sun through the trees you came to love me
 
         Bb     F          C(?)             Dm(?)
like a leaf on a breeze you blew away
 
 
         Dm                        C
a gentle rain falls softly on my weary eyes
 
 Bb    F    Bb    F    C
as if to hide a lonely tear
 
         Bb                        C
my life will be forever autumn
 
         Dm
cos you're not here
         C
cos you're not here          Repeat 3x



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version 4




Tuning:D A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Tempo = 111
 
Legend
L - tied note
h - hammer on/pull off
s - slide
v - brush up
^ - brush down
 
 
 
E ||---------------------------|----|----|----|--------------1-------------|
B ||-3-------------------------|----|----|----|--------3--------3----------|
G ||o2--0--2-----0-------------|----|----|----|-----2-----2--------2-------|
D ||o---------3-----2--3--0----|----|----|----|--0--------------------0----|
A ||---------------------------|----|----|----|--0-------------------------|
D ||-0-------------------------|----|----|----|--0-------------------------|
 
 
----|-----------3----------------|-----------0--3s------------|
----|-----------------1----------|--5--3s-1-----------1-------|
----|--------0-----------0-------|----------------------------|
----|-----2-----------------2----|----------------------------|
----|--3-------------------------|----------------------------|
----|----------------------------|----------------------------|
 
 
--1-------------------------|----------------------------|
-----------3--1-------------|----------------------------|
--------3-----2--2----------|--3--------3--2-----2-------|
-----3--------2-----2-------|--5-----5-----3--------3----|
--1--------------------0----|--5--5--------3--3----------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
 
 
--8--5----------------------|----|--------------1-------------|
--5--5-----8----------------|----|-----------3-----3----------|
-----------5-----7----------|----|--------3-----------3-------|
--------------------8-------|----|-----3-----------------3----|
----------------------------|----|--1-------------------------|
----------------------------|----|----------------------------|
 
                                                            ^
--------------1-------------|--------------3-------------|--3---||
-----------3-----3----------|-----------1-----1----------|--1---||
--------2-----------2-------|--------0-----------0-------|--0--o||
-----3-----------------3----|-----2-----------------2----|--2--o||
--0-------------------------|--3-------------------------|--3---||
----------------------------|----------------------------|------||
 
                               ^
--------------3-------------|--3----|--1--1-----1----------------|
-----------1-----1----------|--1----|--3--3-----3----------------|
--------0-----------0-------|--0----|--2--0-----2-----0--2--0----|
-----2-----------------2----|--2----|--0--0-----0----------------|
--3-------------------------|--3----|--0--0-----0----------------|
----------------------------|-------|--0--0-----0----------------|
 
 
--1--1-----1----------------|----------------------------|
--3--3-----3----------------|--------3-----------1-------|
--2--0-----2-----0--2--0----|--------3-----------2-------|
--0--0-----0----------------|--3-----3-----3-------------|
--0--0-----0----------------|--1-----------3--------0----|
--0--0-----0----------------|-----------3----------------|
 
 
----------------------------|--1--1-----1----------------|----|
--------4-----------4-------|--3--3-----3----------------|----|
--------3-----3-----3-------|--2--0-----2-----0--2--0----|----|
--1-----1-----1-----1-------|--0--0-----0----------------|----|
--1--------1--------1--1----|--0--0-----0----------------|----|
----------------------------|--0--0-----0----------------|----|
 
 
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------3-----------1-------|--------4-----------4-------|
--------3-----------2-------|--------3-----3-----3-------|
--3-----3-----3-------------|--1-----1-----1-----1-------|
--1-----------3--------0----|--1--------1--------1--1----|
-----------3----------------|----------------------------|
 
                                                            ^
----------------------------|----------------------------|--1----|------||
--6L----6--5L----5--3L------|--3--1L----1----------------|--3----|------||
--5L----5--5L----5--3L------|--3--2L----2--3-----3-------|--2----|-----o||
--5L----5--5L----5--3L------|--3--2L----2--5-----5-------|--3----|-----o||
----------------------------|--------------5-----5-------|--1----|------||
----------------------------|----------------------------|-------|------||
 
                               ^       ^        ^           v
--------------3-------------|--3----|--1--------1-----------1----|
-----------1-----1----------|--1----|--3--------3-----------3----|
--------0-----------0-------|--0----|--2--------2-----------2----|
-----2-----------------2----|--2----|--0--------0-----------0----|
--3-------------------------|--3----|--0--------0-----------0----|
----------------------------|-------|--0--------0-----------0----|
 
  ^        ^           v       ^        ^           v
--1--------1-----------1----|--0--------0-----------0----|
--3--------3-----------3----|--1--------1-----------1----|
--2--------2-----------2----|--0--------0-----------0----|
--0--------0-----------0----|--2--------2-----------2----|
--0--------0-----------0----|--3--------3-----------3----|
--0--------0-----------0----|----------------------------|
 
  ^        ^           v       ^        ^           v
--0--------0-----------0----|--1--------1-----------1----|
--1--------1-----------1----|--3--------3-----------3----|
--0--------0-----------0----|--2--------2-----------2----|
--2--------2-----------2----|--0--------0-----------0----|
--3--------3-----------3----|--0--------0-----------0----|
----------------------------|--0--------0-----------0----|
 
  ^        ^           v
--1--------1-----------1----|
--3--------3-----------3----|
--2--------2-----------2----|
--0--------0-----------0----|
--0--------0-----------0----|
--0--------0-----------0----|
 
 
----------------------------------------------------|
--3-----1-----3-------------------------------------|
--2-----0-----2-----------------2-------------------|
--0-----0-----0-----------0--3--------------0L------|
--0-----0-----0-----------------------------0-------|
--------------------------------------------0-------|
 
 
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|--------1--1L----------1----|
-----------2----------------|--0-----0--0L----------0----|
--0--3-----------3--0--3----|--2-----2--2L----------2----|
----------------------------|--3-------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
 
 
-----------0--3s------------||---------------------------|
--5--3s-1-----------1-------||----------------3----------|
----------------------------||o------3--------2----------|
----------------------------||o------3-----3--------5L---|
----------------------------||-1--------0-----------5L---|
----------------------------||---------------------------|
 
 
----------------------------|--0----|---------------------------|||
----------------------------|--1----|---------------------------|||
-----3-----2----------------|--0----|-----------0--------------o|||
--5--5-----3-----3--0--3----|--2----|--------------3--2L----2--o|||
--5-------------------------|--3----|---------------------------|||
----------------------------|-------|---------------------------|||
 
 
-1--------1L----------1----|--1-------------------------|
-3--------3L----------3----|--3-------------------------|
o2--------2L----------2----|--2--------0----------------|
o0--------0L----------0----|--0-----------3--2L----2----|
-0--------0L----------0----|--0-------------------------|
-0--------0L----------0----|--0-------------------------|
 
 
--0--------0L----------0----|--0------------------------||
--1--------1L----------1----|--1------------------------||
--0--------0L----------0----|--0--------0--------------o||
--2--------2L----------2----|--2-----------3--2L----2--o||
--3--------3L----------3----|--3------------------------||
----------------------------|---------------------------||
 
 
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------3-----------1-------|--------4-----------4-------|
--------3-----------2-------|--------3-----3-----3-------|
--3-----3-----3-------------|--1-----1-----1-----1-------|
--1-----------3--------0----|--1--------1--------1--1----|
-----------3----------------|----------------------------|
 
 
--1--1-----1----------------|----|----------------------------|
--3--3-----3----------------|----|--------3-----------1-------|
--2--0-----2-----0--2--0----|----|--------3-----------2-------|
--0--0-----0----------------|----|--3-----3-----3-------------|
--0--0-----0----------------|----|--1-----------3--------0----|
--0--0-----0----------------|----|-----------3----------------|
 
 
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------4-----------4-------|--6L----6--5L----5--3L------|
--------3-----3-----3-------|--5L----5--5L----5--3L------|
--1-----1-----1-----1-------|--5L----5--5L----5--3L------|
--1--------1--------1--1----|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
 
                               ^               ^
----------------------------|--1----|-------|--1----|----||
--3--1L----1----------------|--3----|-------|--3----|----||
--3--2L----2--3-----3-------|--2----|-------|--2----|----||
--3--2L----2--5-----5-------|--3----|-------|--0----|----||
--------------5-----5-------|--1----|-------|--0----|----||
----------------------------|-------|-------|--0----|----||


For three days I fought my way along roads packed with refugees,
The homeless, burdened with boxes and bundles containing their valuables.
All that was of value to me was in London.
By the time I reached their little red brick house, Carrie and her father were gone.
Forever Autumn
Journalist
The summer sun is fading as the year grows old,
And darker days are drawing near,
The winter winds will be much colder,
Now you're not here.
I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky
And one by one they disappear,
I wish that I was flying with them
Now you're not here.
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way,
You always loved this time of year
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
Fire suddenly leapt from house to house.
The population panicked and ran, and I was swept along with them, aimless and lost without Carrie. Finally, I headed eastward for the ocean and my only hope of survival: a boat out of England.
Journalist
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on the breeze you blew away...
A gentle rain falls softly on my weary eyes
As if to hide a lonely tear
My life will be forever autumn,
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
As I hastened through Covent Garden, Blackfriars and Billingsgate,
More and more people joined the painful exodus.
Sad, weary women, their children stumbling in the street with tears,
Their men bitter and angry, the rich rubbing shoulders with beggars and outcasts.
Dogs snarled and whined, the horse's bits were covered with foam,
And here and there were wounded soldiers, as helpless as the rest.
We saw tripods wading up the Thames,
Cutting through bridges as though they were paper.
Waterloo bridge, Westminster bridge, one appeared above Big Ben.
Ulla!
Never before in the history of the world,
Had such a mass of human beings moved and suffered together.
This was no disciplined march, it was a stampede,
Without order and without a goal, six million people unarmed and unprovisioned driving headlong.
It was the beginning of the rout of civilization, of the massacre of mankind.
A vast crowd buffeted me towards the already packed steamer.
I looked up enviously at those safely on board... straight into the eyes of my beloved Carrie.
At sight of me she began to fight her way along the packed deck to the gangplank.
At that very moment, it was raised,
And I caught a last glimpse of her despairing face as the crowd swept me away from her.
Journalist
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way
You always loved this time of year
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here




------------------

version 5



Capo:no capo

Intro 
 
E----------------------------------------------|
B----10--8--10--6--8--5--6--3------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|

For three days I fought my way along roads packed with refugees,
The homeless, burdened with boxes and bundles containing their valuables.
All that was of value to me was in London.
By the time I reached their little red brick house, Carrie and her father were gone.
Forever Autumn
Journalist
The summer sun is fading as the year grows old,
And darker days are drawing near,
The winter winds will be much colder,
Now you're not here.
I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky
And one by one they disappear,
I wish that I was flying with them
Now you're not here.
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way,
You always loved this time of year
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
Fire suddenly leapt from house to house.
The population panicked and ran, and I was swept along with them, aimless and lost without Carrie. Finally, I headed eastward for the ocean and my only hope of survival: a boat out of England.
Journalist
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on the breeze you blew away...
A gentle rain falls softly on my weary eyes
As if to hide a lonely tear
My life will be forever autumn,
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
As I hastened through Covent Garden, Blackfriars and Billingsgate,
More and more people joined the painful exodus.
Sad, weary women, their children stumbling in the street with tears,
Their men bitter and angry, the rich rubbing shoulders with beggars and outcasts.
Dogs snarled and whined, the horse's bits were covered with foam,
And here and there were wounded soldiers, as helpless as the rest.
We saw tripods wading up the Thames,
Cutting through bridges as though they were paper.
Waterloo bridge, Westminster bridge, one appeared above Big Ben.
Ulla!
Never before in the history of the world,
Had such a mass of human beings moved and suffered together.
This was no disciplined march, it was a stampede,
Without order and without a goal, six million people unarmed and unprovisioned driving headlong.
It was the beginning of the rout of civilization, of the massacre of mankind.
A vast crowd buffeted me towards the already packed steamer.
I looked up enviously at those safely on board... straight into the eyes of my beloved Carrie.
At sight of me she began to fight her way along the packed deck to the gangplank.
At that very moment, it was raised,
And I caught a last glimpse of her despairing face as the crowd swept me away from her.
Journalist
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way
You always loved this time of year
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here




------------------

version 6


Capo:no capo

All chords relative to Capo - 5th fret
 
Intro: Am (I leave it to you to pick out the lead)
 
Am				G
The summer sun is fading as the year grows cold
F   Em      F               G
And darker days are drawing near
Em	   F		      G	      G
The winter winds will be much colder
               Am
Now you're not here.   (repeat intro)
 
I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky
And one by one they disappear.
I wish that I was flying with them
Now you're not here.
 
F      C		Bb		  Am
Like a song through the trees you came to love me
F      C         Bb                Am    F7
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...       (repeat intro)
 
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way
You always loved this time of year.
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
		  Am		          G
'Cause you're not here. 'Cause you're not here.
		  Am
'Cause you're not here.
 
Like a song through the trees you came to love me
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
 
A gentle rain falls softly on my weary eyes
As if to hide a lonely tear
My life will be forever autumn...
 
		  Am 		          G
'Cause you're not here. 'Cause you're not here.
		  Am
'Cause you're not here.  (repeat and fade)



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version 7



Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:5th fret
 
[Verse 1]
Am                              G
The summer sun is fading as the year grows old
F    C     Dm      C         G
And darker days are drawing near
F                             G
The winter winds will be much colder
               Am
Now you're not here.   (repeat intro)
 
[Verse 2]
Am                                     G
I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky
F   C      Dm       C    G
And one by one they disappear.
F                        G
I wish that I was flying with them
               Am
Now you're not here.
 
[Chorus]
F      C                Bb                Am
Like a song through the trees you came to love me
F      C         Bb                Am    Bbmaj7
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...       (repeat intro)
 
[Verse 3]
Am                                      G
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way
F   C      Dm         C       G
You always loved this time of year.
F                          G
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
                  Am                      G
'Cause you're not here. 'Cause you're not here.
                  Am
'Cause you're not here.
 
[Chorus]
F      C                Bb                Am
Like a song through the trees you came to love me
F      C         Bb                Am    Bbmaj7
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...       (repeat intro)
 
[Verse 4]
Am                               G
A gentle rain falls softly on my weary eyes
F  C     Dm     C      G
As if to hide a lonely tear
F                       G
My life will be forever autumn...
 
[Outro]
                  Am                      G
'Cause you're not here. 'Cause you're not here.
                  Am
'Cause you're not here.  (repeat and fade)




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version 8



Capo:no capo
  
Intro: Dm
 
Dm                              C             Cadd9
The summer sun is fading as the year grows old
Bb  F/A    Gm      F        C    Gm C Gm
and darker days are drawing near
Bb                            Cadd9
the winter winds will be much colder
 
            Dm
Now your not here
 
Dm                                    C          Cadd9
I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky
Bb  F/A    Gm       F  C    Gm C Gm
and one by one they dissapear
Bb                       Cadd9
i wish that i was flying with them
 
              Dm
Now your not here
 
Bb     F/A              Eb/G              Dm
Like a song through the trees you came to love me
Bb     F/A         Eb/G             Dm C Bb Am Eb7
like a leaf on the breeze you blew away
 
Dm
 
Dm                                     C        Cadd9
Through autumns golden gown we used to kick our way
Bb  F/A    Gm         F       C   Gm C Gm
you always loved this time of year
Bb                        Cadd9
those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
 
             Dm
Cos your not here
             Cadd9
Cos your not here
             Dm
Cos your not here
 
|Dm |Dm |C |Cadd9
|Bb F/A|Gm F|C Gm|C Gm
|Dm |Dm |Cadd9|Cadd9
|Dm |Dm |Cadd9 C|Cadd9 C
|Dm |Dm |
 
Bb       F/A              Eb/G              Dm
Like the song through the trees you came to love me
Bb     F/A         Eb/G             Dm C Bb Am Eb7
like a leaf on the breeze you blew away
 
Dm
 
Dm                               C         Cadd9
A gentle rain falls softly on my weary eyes
Eb  F/A  Gm     F     C    Gm C Gm
as if to hide a lonely tear
Bb                     Cadd9
my life will be forever autumn
 
              Dm
Cos your not here
             Cadd9
Cos your not here
             Dm
Cos your not here
 
Bb Dm
 
 
 
Chords:
       E B G D A E
Dm:    1 3 2 0 x x
Cadd9: 0 3 0 2 3 x
Bb:    1 3 3 3 1 x
F/A:   1 1 2 3 0 x
Gm:    1 1 1 3 3 1
Eb/G:  1 2 1 3 4 1
Eb7:   3 3 3 1 x x
 



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version 9




Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo

[Intro]
Dm
 
[Verse]
Dm                              C               Bb
The summer sun is fading as the year grows old
    F/A       Gm    F       C    Gm   C  Gm  Bb
And darker days are drawing near
Bb                            C
The winter winds will be much colder
               Dm
Now you're not here
 
[Verse]
Dm                                     C            Bb
I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky
    F/A      Gm     F       C    Gm   C  Gm  Bb
And one by one they disappear
Bb                       C
I wish that I was flying with them
               Dm
Now you're not here
 
[Chorus]
Bb         F/A                 Eb/G          Dm       Bb
  Like the sun through the trees you came to love me
       F/A            Eb/G           Dm   Ebmaj7
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away
 
[Interlude]
Dm
 
[Verse]
Dm                                      C            Bb
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way
    F/A        Gm     F           C Gm  C Gm  Bb
You always loved this time of year
                             C6     C
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
 
[Refrain]
                 Dm
Cause you're not here
                 Cadd9
Cause you're not here
                 Dm
Cause you're not here
 
[Instrumental]
Dm    C    Bb F/A  Gm  F  C  Gm  C Gm
Bb    C    Dm      Cadd9     Dm
 
[Chorus]
Bb         F/A                 Eb/G          Dm       Bb
  Like the sun through the trees you came to love me
       F/A            Eb/G        Dm   Ebmaj7
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away
 
[Interlude]
Dm
 
[Verse]
Dm                               C            Bb
A gentle rain falls softly on my weary eyes
   F/A      Gm   F     C    Gm   C  Gm   Bb
As if to hide a lonely tear
                         C6 C
My life will be forever autumn
 
[Outro]
C                    Dm
Cause you're not here
                 Cadd9
Cause you're not here
                 Dm
Cause you're not here
 
Dm C
Bb  C Dm
(repeat and fade)




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version 10




Capo:5th fret
standard tuning
 
Theres two funky chords justin throws in when he plays it. I don't really know either of
official names
 
G* 3       F2  1
   0h1         1
   0           0
   0           2
   2           2
   3           1
 
INTRO
 
 
Part 1                  Part 2
e----0----------------|-----------------0---------|--------|
G----1-1-3-0-1---0----|---------------1--------1--|--------|
B----2---------2---0--|-X-4---------2--------0----|-X-4----|
D----2----------------|-----------2--------2------|--------|
A----0----------------|---------0-----------------|--------|
E---------------------|---------------------------|--------|
 
 
Am                             G
 
The summer sun is fading s the year grows old
 
F       Am     Dm       C       G    G*  G
 
    and darker days are drawing near
 
 
F          F2                 G   G*  G(ring)
the winter winds will be much colder
 
                  INTRO 1
now you're not hear
 
Chorus
 
F        C               Bb                    (INTRO 1 optional)
 
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me
 
F      C         Bb              Am   Am7  Cmaj   Dm
 
like a leaf on a breeze you blew awayyyyyy
 
 
the rest of it repeats.


For three days I fought my way along roads packed with refugees,
The homeless, burdened with boxes and bundles containing their valuables.
All that was of value to me was in London.
By the time I reached their little red brick house, Carrie and her father were gone.
Forever Autumn
Journalist
The summer sun is fading as the year grows old,
And darker days are drawing near,
The winter winds will be much colder,
Now you're not here.
I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky
And one by one they disappear,
I wish that I was flying with them
Now you're not here.
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way,
You always loved this time of year
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
Fire suddenly leapt from house to house.
The population panicked and ran, and I was swept along with them, aimless and lost without Carrie. Finally, I headed eastward for the ocean and my only hope of survival: a boat out of England.
Journalist
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on the breeze you blew away...
A gentle rain falls softly on my weary eyes
As if to hide a lonely tear
My life will be forever autumn,
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
As I hastened through Covent Garden, Blackfriars and Billingsgate,
More and more people joined the painful exodus.
Sad, weary women, their children stumbling in the street with tears,
Their men bitter and angry, the rich rubbing shoulders with beggars and outcasts.
Dogs snarled and whined, the horse's bits were covered with foam,
And here and there were wounded soldiers, as helpless as the rest.
We saw tripods wading up the Thames,
Cutting through bridges as though they were paper.
Waterloo bridge, Westminster bridge, one appeared above Big Ben.
Ulla!
Never before in the history of the world,
Had such a mass of human beings moved and suffered together.
This was no disciplined march, it was a stampede,
Without order and without a goal, six million people unarmed and unprovisioned driving headlong.
It was the beginning of the rout of civilization, of the massacre of mankind.
A vast crowd buffeted me towards the already packed steamer.
I looked up enviously at those safely on board... straight into the eyes of my beloved Carrie.
At sight of me she began to fight her way along the packed deck to the gangplank.
At that very moment, it was raised,
And I caught a last glimpse of her despairing face as the crowd swept me away from her.
Journalist
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way
You always loved this time of year
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here




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version 11




Capo:5th fret
 
Intro
      Am
E|--0-----0-----------------------------------------|
B|--1--3-----1--3--0--1-----------------------------|
G|--2--------------------2--------------------------|
D|--2-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0-----------------------------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------------Repeat x4----|
 
 
 
Verse 1 - The summer sun is fading as the year grows old...
                Am
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1--0-------1--0--------1--0-----1------------------------------------3--------|
G|----0----------0-----------0--------0-----------2---------2---4p2----0---2--2--2p0---|
D|----------------------------------------------0---------0----------------------------|
A|--0-----------------------------------------2---------2------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------3---------3----------3---------------------|
 
            and darker days are drawing near...
        F       Em              C         Am    G          Am    G
E|---------------------------------x-----3--0--------------3--0-------------|
B|------------------------------1--1-----1--1---3----------1--1---3---------|
G|-----------2---------------0-----0-----2--2------2-------2--2------2------|
D|--------3------2--------2--------2-----2--2---------3----2--2---------3---|
A|-----3---------2-----3-----------3------------2-----------------2---------|
E|--1------------0--0--------------0------------3-----------------3---------|
 
 
            the winter winds will be much colder...
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------3-----|
G|-----------2----------2----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----|
D|--------3----------3----------3-----------3-----------0---------0-----0---|
A|-----3----------3----------3-----------3-----------2---------2---------2--|
E|--1----------1----------1-----------1-----------3---------3-------------3-|
 
Now you're not here...
 
 
E|--13--12--13------12-----------------------------|
B|--15----------15-----13--15----------------------|
G|--14-------------------------15------------------|
D|--12---------------------------------------------|
A|--0----------------------------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------------Repeat x4---|
 
 
 
Verse 2 - I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky...
                Am
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1--0-------1--0--------1--0-----1-----------------------------------|
G|----0----------0-----------0--------0-----------2---------2-------2-------2|
D|----------------------------------------------0---------0------0--------0--|
A|--0-----------------------------------------2---------2-----2--------2-----|
E|------------------------------------------3---------3----------------------|
 
 
           and one by one they disappear...
        F       Em              C         Am    G          Am    G
E|---------------------------------x-----3--0--------------3--0-------------|
B|------------------------------1--1-----1--1---3----------1--1---3---------|
G|-----------2---------------0-----0-----2--2------2-------2--2------2------|
D|--------3------2--------2--------2-----2--2---------3----2--2---------3---|
A|-----3---------2-----3-----------3------------2-----------------2---------|
E|--1------------0--0--------------0------------3-----------------3---------|
 
          I wish that I was flying with them...
        F           F           F           F
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------3-----|
G|-----------2----------2----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----|
D|--------3----------3----------3-----------3-----------0---------0-----0---|
A|-----3----------3----------3-----------3-----------2---------2---------2--|
E|--1----------1----------1-----------1-----------3---------3-------------3-|
 
 
Am
 
Now you're not here...
 
 
 
 
F      C                Bb                Am
Like a song through the trees you came to love me
F      C         Bb                Am    F7
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
 
 
 
E|--13--12--13------12-----------------------------|
B|--15----------15-----13--15----------------------|
G|--14-------------------------15------------------|
D|--12---------------------------------------------|
A|--0----------------------------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------------Repeat x4---|
 
 
 
Verse 3 - Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way...
                Am
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1--0-------1--0--------1--0-----1-----------------------------------3-----------|
G|----0----------0-----------0--------0-----------2---------2---2h4p2--2--0--2-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------0---------0------------------------------|
A|--0-----------------------------------------2---------2--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------3---------3----------------------------------|
 
          You always loved this time of year...
        F       Em              C         Am    G          Am    G
E|---------------------------------x-----3--0--------------3--0-------------|
B|------------------------------1--1-----1--1---3----------1--1---3---------|
G|-----------2---------------0-----0-----2--2------2-------2--2------2------|
D|--------3------2--------2--------2-----2--2---------3----2--2---------3---|
A|-----3---------2-----3-----------3------------2-----------------2---------|
E|--1------------0--0--------------0------------3-----------------3---------|
 
          Loose fallen leaves lie undisturbed now...
        F           F           F           F
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------3-----|
G|-----------2----------2----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----|
D|--------3----------3----------3-----------3-----------0---------0-----0---|
A|-----3----------3----------3-----------3-----------2---------2---------2--|
E|--1----------1----------1-----------1-----------3---------3-------------3-|
 
 
 
Cause you're not here.....
 
   Am
E|-------|
B|--1----|
G|--2----|
D|--2----|
A|-------|
E|-------|
 
Cause you're not here.....
 
 
E|-------|
B|-------|
G|--2----|
D|--0----|
A|--2----|
E|--3----|
 
Cause you're not here.....
 
   Am
E|-------|
B|--1----|
G|--2----|
D|--2----|
A|-------|
E|-------|
 
 
 
Am  G  F  Em  F  G      F  G    Am  G Am
 
 
 
F      C                Bb                Am
Like a song through the trees you came to love me
F      C         Bb                Am    F7
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...       (repeat intro)
 
 
 
Verse 4 - a gentle rain falls softly on my weary eyes...
                Am
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1--0-------1--0--------1--0-----1-----------------------------------3-----------|
G|----0----------0-----------0--------0-----------2---------2---2h4p2--2--0--2-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------0---------0------------------------------|
A|--0-----------------------------------------2---------2--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------3---------3----------------------------------|
 
           As if to hide a lonely tear...
        F       Em              C         Am    G          Am    G
E|---------------------------------x-----3--0--------------3--0-------------|
B|------------------------------1--1-----1--1---3----------1--1---3---------|
G|-----------2---------------0-----0-----2--2------2-------2--2------2------|
D|--------3------2--------2--------2-----2--2---------3----2--2---------3---|
A|-----3---------2-----3-----------3------------2-----------------2---------|
E|--1------------0--0--------------0------------3-----------------3---------|
 
           My life will be forever autumn...
        F           F           F           F
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------3----3--|
G|-----------2----------2----------2-----------2-----------2----------2-----|
D|--------3----------3----------3-----------3-----------0---------0------0--|
A|-----3----------3----------3-----------3-----------2----------------------|
E|--1----------1----------1-----------1-----------3----------------------3--|
 
 
 
Am G Am
 
 
cos you're not here x 6
 
 
SOLO
 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4--5--4--2-2-----4--5--4--2-2/14-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Outro - Am G Am

For three days I fought my way along roads packed with refugees,
The homeless, burdened with boxes and bundles containing their valuables.
All that was of value to me was in London.
By the time I reached their little red brick house, Carrie and her father were gone.
Forever Autumn
Journalist
The summer sun is fading as the year grows old,
And darker days are drawing near,
The winter winds will be much colder,
Now you're not here.
I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky
And one by one they disappear,
I wish that I was flying with them
Now you're not here.
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way,
You always loved this time of year
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
Fire suddenly leapt from house to house.
The population panicked and ran, and I was swept along with them, aimless and lost without Carrie. Finally, I headed eastward for the ocean and my only hope of survival: a boat out of England.
Journalist
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on the breeze you blew away...
A gentle rain falls softly on my weary eyes
As if to hide a lonely tear
My life will be forever autumn,
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
As I hastened through Covent Garden, Blackfriars and Billingsgate,
More and more people joined the painful exodus.
Sad, weary women, their children stumbling in the street with tears,
Their men bitter and angry, the rich rubbing shoulders with beggars and outcasts.
Dogs snarled and whined, the horse's bits were covered with foam,
And here and there were wounded soldiers, as helpless as the rest.
We saw tripods wading up the Thames,
Cutting through bridges as though they were paper.
Waterloo bridge, Westminster bridge, one appeared above Big Ben.
Ulla!
Never before in the history of the world,
Had such a mass of human beings moved and suffered together.
This was no disciplined march, it was a stampede,
Without order and without a goal, six million people unarmed and unprovisioned driving headlong.
It was the beginning of the rout of civilization, of the massacre of mankind.
A vast crowd buffeted me towards the already packed steamer.
I looked up enviously at those safely on board... straight into the eyes of my beloved Carrie.
At sight of me she began to fight her way along the packed deck to the gangplank.
At that very moment, it was raised,
And I caught a last glimpse of her despairing face as the crowd swept me away from her.
Journalist
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way
You always loved this time of year
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here



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version 12 



Capo:no capo

[Intro]

E-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A-10--8--10--6--8--5--6--3----------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
 
REPEAT A FEW TIMES

For three days I fought my way along roads packed with refugees,
The homeless, burdened with boxes and bundles containing their valuables.
All that was of value to me was in London.
By the time I reached their little red brick house, Carrie and her father were gone.
Forever Autumn
Journalist
The summer sun is fading as the year grows old,
And darker days are drawing near,
The winter winds will be much colder,
Now you're not here.
I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky
And one by one they disappear,
I wish that I was flying with them
Now you're not here.
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way,
You always loved this time of year
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
Fire suddenly leapt from house to house.
The population panicked and ran, and I was swept along with them, aimless and lost without Carrie. Finally, I headed eastward for the ocean and my only hope of survival: a boat out of England.
Journalist
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on the breeze you blew away...
A gentle rain falls softly on my weary eyes
As if to hide a lonely tear
My life will be forever autumn,
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
As I hastened through Covent Garden, Blackfriars and Billingsgate,
More and more people joined the painful exodus.
Sad, weary women, their children stumbling in the street with tears,
Their men bitter and angry, the rich rubbing shoulders with beggars and outcasts.
Dogs snarled and whined, the horse's bits were covered with foam,
And here and there were wounded soldiers, as helpless as the rest.
We saw tripods wading up the Thames,
Cutting through bridges as though they were paper.
Waterloo bridge, Westminster bridge, one appeared above Big Ben.
Ulla!
Never before in the history of the world,
Had such a mass of human beings moved and suffered together.
This was no disciplined march, it was a stampede,
Without order and without a goal, six million people unarmed and unprovisioned driving headlong.
It was the beginning of the rout of civilization, of the massacre of mankind.
A vast crowd buffeted me towards the already packed steamer.
I looked up enviously at those safely on board... straight into the eyes of my beloved Carrie.
At sight of me she began to fight her way along the packed deck to the gangplank.
At that very moment, it was raised,
And I caught a last glimpse of her despairing face as the crowd swept me away from her.
Journalist
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way
You always loved this time of year
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here



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version 13




tuning-standard (E A D G B E)
 
[Intro]
 
E|--7--5--7--3--5--2-3--0-------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
 

For three days I fought my way along roads packed with refugees,
The homeless, burdened with boxes and bundles containing their valuables.
All that was of value to me was in London.
By the time I reached their little red brick house, Carrie and her father were gone.
Forever Autumn
Journalist
The summer sun is fading as the year grows old,
And darker days are drawing near,
The winter winds will be much colder,
Now you're not here.
I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky
And one by one they disappear,
I wish that I was flying with them
Now you're not here.
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way,
You always loved this time of year
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
Fire suddenly leapt from house to house.
The population panicked and ran, and I was swept along with them, aimless and lost without Carrie. Finally, I headed eastward for the ocean and my only hope of survival: a boat out of England.
Journalist
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on the breeze you blew away...
A gentle rain falls softly on my weary eyes
As if to hide a lonely tear
My life will be forever autumn,
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
As I hastened through Covent Garden, Blackfriars and Billingsgate,
More and more people joined the painful exodus.
Sad, weary women, their children stumbling in the street with tears,
Their men bitter and angry, the rich rubbing shoulders with beggars and outcasts.
Dogs snarled and whined, the horse's bits were covered with foam,
And here and there were wounded soldiers, as helpless as the rest.
We saw tripods wading up the Thames,
Cutting through bridges as though they were paper.
Waterloo bridge, Westminster bridge, one appeared above Big Ben.
Ulla!
Never before in the history of the world,
Had such a mass of human beings moved and suffered together.
This was no disciplined march, it was a stampede,
Without order and without a goal, six million people unarmed and unprovisioned driving headlong.
It was the beginning of the rout of civilization, of the massacre of mankind.
A vast crowd buffeted me towards the already packed steamer.
I looked up enviously at those safely on board... straight into the eyes of my beloved Carrie.
At sight of me she began to fight her way along the packed deck to the gangplank.
At that very moment, it was raised,
And I caught a last glimpse of her despairing face as the crowd swept me away from her.
Journalist
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way
You always loved this time of year
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here



------------------

version 14



Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo

[Intro]
 
e|-----5---3---5-------3------------------|
B|-----------------6------5--6--5---------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
e|-----5---3---5-------3------------------|
B|-----------------6------5--6--5---------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
e|-----5---3---5-------3------------------|
B|-----------------6------5--6--5---------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

For three days I fought my way along roads packed with refugees,
The homeless, burdened with boxes and bundles containing their valuables.
All that was of value to me was in London.
By the time I reached their little red brick house, Carrie and her father were gone.
Forever Autumn
Journalist
The summer sun is fading as the year grows old,
And darker days are drawing near,
The winter winds will be much colder,
Now you're not here.
I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky
And one by one they disappear,
I wish that I was flying with them
Now you're not here.
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way,
You always loved this time of year
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
Fire suddenly leapt from house to house.
The population panicked and ran, and I was swept along with them, aimless and lost without Carrie. Finally, I headed eastward for the ocean and my only hope of survival: a boat out of England.
Journalist
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on the breeze you blew away...
A gentle rain falls softly on my weary eyes
As if to hide a lonely tear
My life will be forever autumn,
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
As I hastened through Covent Garden, Blackfriars and Billingsgate,
More and more people joined the painful exodus.
Sad, weary women, their children stumbling in the street with tears,
Their men bitter and angry, the rich rubbing shoulders with beggars and outcasts.
Dogs snarled and whined, the horse's bits were covered with foam,
And here and there were wounded soldiers, as helpless as the rest.
We saw tripods wading up the Thames,
Cutting through bridges as though they were paper.
Waterloo bridge, Westminster bridge, one appeared above Big Ben.
Ulla!
Never before in the history of the world,
Had such a mass of human beings moved and suffered together.
This was no disciplined march, it was a stampede,
Without order and without a goal, six million people unarmed and unprovisioned driving headlong.
It was the beginning of the rout of civilization, of the massacre of mankind.
A vast crowd buffeted me towards the already packed steamer.
I looked up enviously at those safely on board... straight into the eyes of my beloved Carrie.
At sight of me she began to fight her way along the packed deck to the gangplank.
At that very moment, it was raised,
And I caught a last glimpse of her despairing face as the crowd swept me away from her.
Journalist
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me,
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away...
Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way
You always loved this time of year
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here
'Cause you're not here





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