PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
093 - Autumn Leaves
(Intro)
(freely and flowing; 6-8 time)
Au-tumn leaves fall and are swept out of sight -
the words that you said have come true.
Au-tumn leaves fall and are swept out of sight -
so are the mem-’ries of love that we knew.
The wind of for-get-ful-ness blows them,
in-to the (slight hold) night of re-gret--
The song you would so oft-en sing--
is ech-o-ing, ech-o-ing yet— (pause, watch for entry)
Verse
(at tempo; time change to 4-4)
The fall-ing lea-ves drift by the win-dow,
the aut-umn lea-ves of red and gold.
I see your lips, the sum-mer kiss-es,
the sun-burned hands, I used to hold.
Bridge
Since you went a-way, the days grow long,
and soon I’ll hear old win-ter’s song.
Chorus
But I miss you most of all my dar-ling,
when Au-tumn leaves start to fall.
[8 x Bar Instrumental]
Bridge repeat
Since you went a-way, the days grow long,
and soon I’ll hear old win-ter’s song.
Chorus repeat
But I miss you most of all my dar-ling,
(softly) when Au-tumn leaves start to fall.
(Double Tag)
(softer) when Au-tumn leaves start to fall.
(very softly) when Au-tumn leaves start to fall.
Originally it was a 1945 French song, The American songwriter Johnny Mercer wrote English lyrics in 1947 and Jo Stafford was among the first to perform this version.