Intro: Play lightly. D9 E-5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-------------0- B----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5--1h3p1-1- G---------------------------------------------------------------------------2- D---------------------------------------------------------------------------0- A---------------------------------------------------------------------------x- E---------------------------------------------------------------------------x-

^DmThe sum-mer su is fad-ing as the ^Cyear grows old. ^Bb And dark-er ^Amdays are draw-ing ^Cnear. ^Bb E-1--------------------------------8-5----------8-5----------1- B-3-------------------------------------8--5---------8--5----3- G-3------------------------------------------7------------7--3- D-3----------------------------------------------------------3- A-x------------------------------------------------------------ E-x------------------------------------------------------------

^BbThe Win-ter ^Cwinds will be much ^Amcold-^Am7er. ^C E----------------------------------------------0- B----------------------------------------------1- G----------------------------------------------0- D----------------------------------------------2- A----------------------------------------------3- E----------------------------------------------0-

^CNow you're not ^Dmhere. D9 E-5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-------------0- B----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5--1h3p1-1- G---------------------------------------------------------------------------2- D---------------------------------------------------------------------------0- A---------------------------------------------------------------------------x- E---------------------------------------------------------------------------x-

^DmI watch the birds fly South a-cross the ^CAu-tumn sky. ^Bb And one by ^Amone they dis-ap-^Cpear. E-----------------------------8-5----------8-5--------- B----------------------------------8--5---------8--5--- G---------------------------------------7------------7- D------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------

^Bb I wish that ^CI was fly-ing ^Amwith ^Am7them. ^C Now you're not ^Dmhere. Chorus: ^DmLike a ^Csong through the ^Bbsus4trees you came to ^Bblove ^Dmme. ^BbLike a ^Cleaf on a ^Bbsus4breeze you blew ^Dma-wa-a-a-a-^Bbaaa-^Dmay.

D9 E-5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-------------0- B----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5--1h3p1-1- G---------------------------------------------------------------------------2- D---------------------------------------------------------------------------0- A---------------------------------------------------------------------------x- E---------------------------------------------------------------------------x-

^DmThrough Au-tumn's gold-en gown we used to ^Ckick our way. ^Bb You al-ways ^Amloved this time of ^Cyear. E-------------------------------------8-5--------5\8-5------------ B------------------------------------------8-----5\8----8----5---- G---------------------------------------------7------------7----7- D----------------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------- E-----------------------------------------------------------------

^Bb Those fall-ing ^Cleaves lie un-dis - ^Amturbed ^Am7now. ^C ^C'Cause you're not ^Dmhere. '^DmCause you're not ^Chere. '^CCause you're not ^Dmhere.

The orchestra comes in now. Follow along with the chords below. It's the same rhythm as the song. Numbers indicate what fret to play the chord on. See chord diagrams. Dm(5) C(3) Bb(6) Am(5) C(3) Bb(1) C(3) Am(5) Am7(5) C(3) Dm Dm C C Dm Chorus:

^DmLike a ^Csong through the ^Bbsus4trees you came to ^Bblove ^Dmme. ^BbLike a ^Cleaf on a ^Bbsus4breeze you blew ^Dma-wa-a-a-a-^Bbaaa-^Dmay.

D9 E-5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-----------5-3-5-3-----------------0- B----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5-6-3-----------6-5-6-3--1h3p1-1- G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------2- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------0- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------x- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-

^DmA gen-tle rain falls soft-ly on my ^Cwear-y eyes. ^Bb As if to ^Amhide a lone-ly ^Ctear. ^Am ^Am7 ^C ^Am ^Am7 ^Bb ^BbMy life will ^Cbe for-ev-er ^AmAu-^Am7tumn. ^C ^C'Cause you're not ^Dmhere. '^DmCause you're not ^Chere. '^CCause you're not ^Dmhere.

E-----------------------------8\10vvvv- B------------------5--6-5---6---------- G-5--7-5----7vvvv---------7------------ D---------8---------------------------- A-------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------

^C"Cause you're ^Dmnot her^Dme. 'Cause you're ^Cnot her^Ce. 'Cause you're ^Dmnot here. E-----------------------------8\10vvvv- B------------------5--6-5---6---------- G-5--7-5----7vvvv---------7------------ D---------8---------------------------- A-------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------

^C'Cause you're not ^Dmhere. '^DmCause you're not ^Chere. Fade out. Chord diagrams: ^Dmxoo231 ^Am002210 ^Am702010 ^Bbxx3331 ^C032010 ^Bbsus4xx3341 ^D9zz0210 ^Dm(5)557765 ^Am(5)577555 ^Am7(5)575555 ^Cxx5553

H = hammer on, p = pull off, vvv = vibrato, \ = slide up. Tabbed from: The Best of the Moody Blues CD. 1996

Moody Blues - Forever autumn