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Leaves That Are Green
Standard Tuning
Capo 5th Fret
If you want to pick it like Paul does, try the following pattern for the intro and
first line, then extrapolate down. Sorry for the lack of detail.
C Dm G C
|---0-----1--------------|
|1-----3-3---0--0--1--1--|
|--0----2------0-----0---|
|-2-----------0-----2----|
|3-----------------3-----|
|------0-----3-----------|
Intro:
C Dm G C
C F G C
C Dm G C
I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song
C F G C
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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kewl Wanna Be |
#1 by kewl dude at Nov 27, 1970 at 4:50 AM EST |
| Passage of time, a lost love, and young turns to old. | |
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austin Rhythm Player |
#2 by austin ballard at Jan 26, 1973 at 11:57 PM EST |
| Everything that is alive must die..hello hello, goodbye | |
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Courtney Wanna Be |
#3 by Courtney L. at Sep 5, 1973 at 1:45 AM EST |
| I love how ironic this song is, like most of Simon and Garfunkels songs. They sound so bright and cheery, yet they're so depressing. The first stanza says that I'm 21, but I'll just be 22 & life will go quickly then you'll die. Second, how he loved someone, then they left & now his life is "crumbled."Third, how life is "rippling". 4th, how that the end is here... yeah good song | |
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Faiz Average |
#4 by Faiz fender at Jul 8, 1976 at 4:51 PM EST |
| :-) | |
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†§ean† Average |
#5 by †§ean† at Jul 17, 2006 at 6:24 PM EST |
| I only found out recently that Billy Bragg had nicked the first 2 lines from Paul Simon. An admirer of Mr Bragg as I am, I think these lyrics belong in this song far more than they do in "A New England". The only criticism I would give is that the music is a little too "happy" for the lyrics, and doesn't give much sense of the mood, which I think should be, at best, melancholy. After all, getting old is pretty depressing! "Hazy Shade Of Winter" perfectly describes the life process and its music sets the exact scene whereas the music and lyrics seem to contradict themselves in this song. | |
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