Key: A
Introduction:
A2 G C7M Em7/B A2
Lend me your ear while I call you a fool.
A2 G C7M Em7/B A2
You were kissed by a witch one night in the wood,
A2 G C7M Em7/B A2
and later insisted your feelings were true.
C DA C DA E
The witch's promise was coming,
A A7 G D
believing he listened while laughling you flew.
A GE D C# DE F# D C# D
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A2 G C7M Em7/B A2
Leaves falling red, yellow, brown, all are the same
A2 G C7M Em7/B A2
, and the love you have found lay outside in the rain.
A2 G C7M Em7/B A2
Washed clean by the water but nursing its pain.
C DA C DA E
The witch's promise was coming,
A A7 G D
and you're looking elsewhere for your own selfish gain.
A GE D C# DE F# D C# D
ORCHESTRA
G D A
Keep looking, keep looking for somewhere to be,
G D A
well, you're wasting your time, they're not stupid like he is.
G D A
Meanwhile leaves are still falling, you're too blind to see.
NO CHORDS
C7M Em7/B A2
it's only fair.
A2 G C7M Em7/B A2
He was willing to give to you, you didn't care.
A2 G C7M Em7/B A2
You're waiting for more but you've already had your share.
C DA C DA E
The witch's promise is turning,
A A7 G D
so don't you wait up for him, he's going to be late.
A GE D C# DE F# D C# D
ORCHESTRA
A A2 GG(2)
Words and music by IAN ANDERSON
TRANSCRIPTION BY PACO JIMENEZ (SPAIN)