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Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves is originally a French song titled Les Feuilles Mortes, which translates to The Dead Leaves, with music by Joseph Kosma and lyrics by Jacques Prévert. The English version features lyrics by Johnny Mercer and has become a widely recorded standard, noted for its melancholy and themes of loss and longing. It was introduced in 1945 but gained worldwide fame through various notable recordings, including those by Edith Piaf and the jazz i ... nstrumental version by Miles Davis. See more [+]

Key: Dm

Introduction:  Dm   G   C   G/B   Am   A2   F   E7   Am7  

             Dm      G        C          F7M 
The falling leaves drift by my window
 Dm              E7      Am7 
The falling leaves of red and gold (slide up 2 frets, then back to Am7)
 Dm            G          C        F7M 
I see your lips, the summer kisses
     Dm          E7              Am7 
The sunburned hands I used to hold

             E7(4)  E7         Am7 
Since you went away the days grow long
     Dm         G        C            F7M 
And soon I' ll hear old winter' s song

       Dm        E7        Am    Am11/G   Am/F# 
But I miss you most of all, my darling
 F7              E7             Am7 
When autumn leaves start to fall (slide up 2 frets, then back to Am7)

       E7(4)    E7                  Am7 
Since you went away the days grow long
     Dm          G       C             F7M 
And soon I' ll hear old winter' s song

      Dm         E7        Am     Am11/G    Am/F# 
But I miss you most of all, my darling
 F7            E7              Am7 
When autumn leaves start to fall (slide up 2 frets, then back to Am7)
     Dm          E        Am     Am11/G   Am/F# 
Yes I miss you most of all, my darling
 F7            E7                 Am7 
When autumn leaves start to fall (slide up 2 frets, then back to Am7)