capo 5
Intro: [Am] [A] [Am] [A]
A [Am] time to be [E7] reaping
A [Am] time to be [G] sowing
The [C] green leaves of [Dm7] summer
Are [B7] calling me [E] home
Twas so [A7] good to be [Dm] young then
In the [G7] season of [C] plenty
When the [Am] catfish were [B7] jumping
As [Am] high as the [E7] sky.
A [Am] time just for [E7] planting
A [Am] time just for [G] ploughing
A [C] time to be [Dm] courting
A [B7] girl of your [E] own
Twas so [A7] good to be [Dm] young then
To be [G7] close to the [C] earth
And to [Am] stand by your [B7] wife
At the [Am] mo-[E7] ment of [Am] birth.
A [Am] time to be [E7] reaping
A [Am] time to be [G] sowing
A [C] time just for [Dm] living
A [B7] place for to [E] die
Twas so [A7] good to be [Dm] young then
To be [G7] close to the [C] earth
Now the [Am] green leaves of [B7] summer
Are [Am] calling [E7] me [Am] home.
Twas so [A7] good to be [Dm] young then
To be [G7] close to the [C] earth
Now the [Am] green leaves of [B7] summer
Are [Am] calling [E7] me [Am] home.
Outro: [Am] [A] [Am] [A]