The Green Leaves of Summer

The Green Leaves Of Summer:Peter & Gordon. On the charts in 1964. (Capo 1st fret.) #1. Em B7 Em D7 A time to be reaping, a time to be sowing, G Am F#7 B7 the green leaves of summer are calling me home. E7 Am D7 G T'was so good to be young then, in the season of plenty. Em Am6 C7 B7 When the catfish were jumping as high as the sky. #2. Em B7 Em D7 A time just for planting and a time just for plowing. G Am F#7 B7 A time to be courting, a girl of your own. E7 Am D7 G T'was so good to be young then, to be close to the Earth. Em Am Em Am6 B7 Em And to stand by your wife, at the mo..ment of birth. #3. Em B7 Em D7 A time to be reaping, a time to be sowing. G Am F#7 B7 The green leaves of Summer are callin' me home. E7 Am D7 G T'was so good to be young then, with the sweet smell of apples, Em Am6 C7 B7 And the Owl in the Pine tree a-winking his eye. #4. Em B7 Em D7 A time just for planting, a time just for ploughing. G Am F#7 B7 A time just for living, a place for to die. E7 Am D7 G T'was so good to be young then, to be close to the Earth, Em Am Em Am6 B7 Em Now the green leaves of Summer are call..ing me home. OUTRO: E7 Am D7 G T'was so good to be young then, to be close to the Earth, Em Am Em Am6 B7 Em AEm Now the green leaves of Summer are calling me home. A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.