Leaves Of Grass

Gordon Lightfoot

Key

C

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C Csus4 C Csus4

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

C G C

The leaves of grass will not pass on

F G C

Though the millstones grind them into dust

F G C

For the earth shall give new life to them

F Dm G C Csus4

But only the grass will grow once more

CHORUS: C G C G

And the brave must fall to honour the names

C Dm G

Of the ones who have gone before

C F G C

And the earth shall give new life to them

F Dm G C Csus4 C Csus4

But only the grass will grow once more

[VERSE 2:]

C G C

If people could look into each other's eyes

F G C

What a wonderful place this world would be

F G C

All strife would end, we could start again

F Dm G C Csus4

And dreams like these must not pass on

CHORUS: C G C G

But the brave keep falling to honour the names

C Dm G

Of the ones who have gone before

C F G C

And the earth shall give new life to them

F Dm G C Csus4 C Csus4

But only the grass will grow once more

C G C F G C F G C F Dm G C Csus4

[INSTRUMENTAL:]

CHORUS: C G C G

And the brave keep falling to honour the names

C Dm G

Of the ones who have gone before

C F G C

And the earth shall give new life to them

F Dm G C Csus4 C Csus4

But only the grass will grow once more

[VERSE 3:]

C G C

The leaves of grass will not pass on

F G C

Though the millstones grind them into dust

F G C

For the earth shall give new life to them

F Dm G C Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4 C

But only the grass will grow once more

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