Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: Am E G Dm E Verse: Am E Am G A time to be reaping, a time to be sowing C Dm B E The green leaves of summer are calling me home A Dm G C It was good to be young then in the season of plenty Am Dm F E When the catfish were jumping as high as the sky
Verse: Am E Am G A time just for planting, a time just for plowing C Dm B E A time just for living, a place for to die A Dm G C It was good to be young then, to be close to the earth Am Dm F E Am Now the green leaves of summer are calling me home Interlude: Am E G Dm E Bridge: A Dm G C It was good to be young then, to be close to the earth Am Dm F E Am Now the green leaves of summer are calling me home Outro: Am E G Dm E Am