Forever Autumn (Bb & C harp)

by Justin Hayward

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Play verse, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, verse.

Intro: Bb Harp
-10 9'  -10 8   9' -8   8   7       7         7
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Verse 1: Bb Harp
 5   6  -7   5   6  -7   5'' 
The'sum-mer'sun'is''fad-ing' 
 
 6  -7 -6    -8   -8
As'the'year'grows'old 

 8  -8   9    7   7   -7   6 -6  -6
And'dar-ker'days'are'draw-'ing'  near 

 9   9   9    9''''' 
The'win-ter'winds' 

 8   -8   8  -7 -6  -6 
Will'be'much'cold-  er' 
 
-10   9     9'   8
Now'you're'not'here 

Verse'2 
I'watch'the'birds'fly'south' 
Across'the'autumn'sky 
And'one'by'one'they'disappear 
I'wish'that'I'was'flying'with'them 
Now'you're'not'here 

Chorus:    C Harp
'-8''-8'''7'''''7'''''7''''8''' 
Like'the'sun'through'the'trees 

-7'''-7'''7'''-8'-6'''-6 
You'came''to'''love'''me 

-8''-8'''7''7''7'''8' 
Like'a'leaf'on'a'breeze 

 8''-9'8'''8''-8 -8 7 -6 -8 -4
You'blew'''a-way 

Verse'3 
Through'autumn's'golden'gown 
We'used'to'kick'our'way 
You'always'loved'this'time'of'year 
Loose'fallen'leaves'lie'undisturbed'now 
Bb Harp
 -10    9     9'   8  
'Cause'you're'not'here  

  -10   9     9'   9 9' -8 
'Cause'you're'not''here 

  -10     9   -10   8 
'Cause'you're'not'here 

Chorus 
' 
Verse'4 
A'gentle'rain'falls'softly 
On'my'weary'eyes 
As'if'to'hide'a'lonely'tear 
My'life'will'be'forever'autumn 

Play'twice: Bb Harp
  -10    9     9'   8  
'Cause'you're'not'here  

  -10   9     9'   9 9' -8 
'Cause'you're'not''here 

  -10     9   -10   8 
'Cause'you're'not'here  


Finale: Bb Harp 
     4   -3   -3' -2               -2' 
|1/16th'notes,'but'VERY'slowly|'Dotted'1/2