Scattered Leaves — The Be Good Tanyas
Chords and lyrics for Scattered Leaves by The Be Good Tanyas (key of A).
Verse 1
[Em]Don't you go lookin' so surprised, baby don't you look so stunned
[D]Didn't I tell you that a [A]cold November'd [Bm]come
And [D]deliver the leaves from [A]green to red
To [Bm]blowin' in the wind stone [A]dead
Verse 2
Well I [Em]never used to notice this awful quiet, mmmmh
And [D]fall was just the calm before the [A]next spring riot, [Bm]mmmhh
[D]Of wildflowers and [A]lunatic rivers -
[Bm]Sweat jumping off of the skin of love givers, [F#m]mmh (in the park)
Chorus
[D]Scattered [A]leaves don't [Bm]lie
[D]Aw' now baby, [A]baby, quit your [Bm]cryin'
Like [D]everything that ever mattered, [A]scit-scat scattered
Like [Bm]every love word you heard
But [D]that's just the way when you [A]walk your days
In the [Bm]beauty of this world
But [D]that's just the way when you [A]walk your days
In the [Bm]beauty of this world
[D] [A] [Bm]
Verse 3
[Em]pretty little disappointments all in a row
[D]Been about a year since you [A]disappeared through my [Bm]door
And [D]now you come back with your [A]head on straight,
But I [Bm]got no love or hate left for you, girl[F#m]
Verse 4
[Em]You must be the daughter of the late, late rose - I'm November's
[Em]son
And I'm [D]here to tell you, honey, [A]ooh what's done is[Bm] done
Yeah, [D]I been claimed by the [A]wind and the rain
There [Bm]ain't no going back, naw there ain't no going back [F#m]again (for us now)
Chorus
[D]Scattered [A]leaves don't [Bm]lie
[D]Aw' now baby, [A]baby, quit your [Bm]cryin'
[D]Like everything that ever mattered, [A]scit-scat scattered
[Bm]Like every love word you heard
But [D]that's just the way when you [A]walk your days
In the [Bm]beauty of this world
But [D]that's just the way when you [A]walk your days
In the [Bm]beauty of this world
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