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The Green Leaves of Summer
Words & Music by Dimitri Tiomkin & Paul WebsterRecorded by Brothers Four, 1960 (#65 ); from the movie "The Alamo"
Intro: ||: Em E :||
Em B7 Em D7
A time to be plantin', a time to be sowin',
G Am F#7 B7
The green leaves of summer are callin' me home.
E7 Am D7 G
'Twas so good to be young then, in the season of plenty,
Em Am6 C7 B7
When the cat fish were jumpin' as high as the sky.
Em B7 Em D7
A time just for plantin', a time just for plowin',
G Am F#7 B7
A time to be courtin' a girl of your own.
E7 Am D7 G
'Twas so good to be young then, to be close to the earth;
Em Am Em - Am6 B7 Em - E Em - E
Now the green leaves of summer are call - in' me home.
Em B7 Em D7
A time to be reapin', a time to be sowin',
G Am F#7 B7
The green leaves of summer are callin' me home.
E7 Am D7 G
It was good to be young then, with the sweet smell of apples,
Em Am6 C7 B7
And the owl in the pine tree a-winkin' his eye.
Em B7 Em D7
A time just for plantin', a time just for plowin',
G Am F#7 B7
A time just for livin', a place for to die.
E7 Am D7 G
'Twas 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 - in' me home.
Coda:
E7 Am D7 G
'Twas so good to be young then, to be close to the earth;
Em Am Em - Am6 B7 Em - E
Now the green leaves of summer are call - in' me home.