AUTUMN ALMANAC

Single, 1967. Compuesta por Raymond Douglas Davies

Intro: FA#, SI, DO#7, FA#, SI, DO#7, FA#

From the (SIm7)dew soaked hedge creeps a (MI7)crawly caterpillar (LA)
when the (MI7)dawn begins to crack, (RE)it's (MI)all (LA)part of (MI)my (LA)autumn almanac(MI7).

(SIm7)Breeze blows leaves of a (MI7)musty coloured yellow (LA)
so I (MI7)sweep them in my sack, (RE)yes, (MI)yes, (LA)yes, (MI)it's my(LA) autumn almanac(MI7).

(FA#m)Friday evenings(FA#) pe(SI9)ople(DO#7) get toge(FA#)ther, hi(SI9)ding(DO#7) from the (FA#)weather

(RE#m)Tea and (LA#7)toasted buttered currant buns(FA#),
Can't (SOL#7)compensate for lack of sun(SImaj7) because the (SIb7)summer's all gone.

La-la-(SIm7)la la-la, la la(MI7) la-la la la-la-la(LA) ohh! my (MI7)poor rheumatic back!
(RE)Yes, (MI)yes, (LA)yes, (MI)it's my (LA)autumn almanac(MI7).

La-la-(SIm7)la la-la, la la(MI7) la-la la la-la-la(LA) ohh! my autumn (MI7)almanac
(RE)Yes, (MI)yes, (LA)yes, (MI)it's my (LA)autumn almanac(MI7).

(LA)I like my (MI)football (RE)on a (LA)Saturday, roast beef(MI) on Sunday's (RE)al(LA)right.
(LA)I go to (MI)Blackpool (RE)for my (LA)holidays, sit in the (MI)open (RE)sun(LA)light.

(LAm)This is my street(DO) and I'm never gonna (FA)leave it
(SOL)And I'm (SOL7)always gonna (DO)stay here(MIm) if I live to be (SOLm)ninety-nine

(LA7)'Cos all the people I (RE)meet (REm)seem to come from my (LA)street

(FA#7)and I can't get away(SI7), (DO#7)because it's calling me (FA#m)-come on (DO#7)home-
hear it calling me (FA#m7)-come on (SI7)home-.

La-la-(SIm7)la la-la, la la(MI7) la-la la la-la-la(LA) ohh! my (MI7) autumn almaniac.
(RE)Yes, (MI)yes, (LA)yes, (MI)it's my (LA)autumn (MI7)almanac.

La-la-(SIm7)la la-la, la la(MI7) la-la la la-la-la(LA) ohh! my autumn (MI7)almanac.

(RE)Yes, (MI7)yes, (LA)yes, (MI7)yes, (RE)yes, (MI7)yes, (LA)yes, (MI7)yes
(RE) (MI7) (LA)
(RE)Bop bop (MI7) bop-m bop-m (LA)ba -ooohh!
Yes...