| | B | C# | F# | B | C# | F# | Bm | E | A |
| | | | | | | >From the | dew soaked hedge creeps a c | rawly catapillar | |
| | E | D | E | A | E | A | E |
| When the da | wn begins to crack, i | ts a | ll p | art o | f my au | tumn alma | nac |
| | Bm | E | A |
| B | reeze blows leaves of a mu | sty colored yellow | |
| | E | D | E | A | E | A | E |
| So I sw | eep them in my sack, y | es, y | es, y | es, i | t's my au | tumn al | manac |
| | F# | B | C# | F# | B | C# | F# |
| | Friday evening peop | le | get to | gether, | hi | ding from the w | eather |
| | D#m | D#m/D | F# |
| T | ea and to | asted buttered currant b | uns |
| | G# | B | Bb |
| Can't compe | nsate for lack of s | un because the | summer's all gone |
La-la-la la-la, la la la-la la la-la-la ohh! my poor rheumatic back
| | D | E | A | E | A | E |
| Y | es, y | es, y | es, i | ts my au | tumn alm | anac |
La-la-la la-la, la la la-la la la-la-la ohh! my autumn almanac
| | D | E | A | E | A | E |
| Y | es, y | es, y | es, i | ts my a | utumn al | manac |
| | A | E | D | E | A | E | D | A |
| | I like my foo | tball o | n a Sa | turday, ro | ast beef on Su | nday's | alri | ght |
| | A | E | D | E | A | E | D | A |
| | I go to Bl | ackpool f | or my ho | lidays, s | it in the o | pen s | unli | ght |
| | Am | C | F | G |
| T | his is my street | and I'm never gonna le | ave it | |
| | C | B | Bb | A |
| And I'm always gonna st | ay here | if I live to be n | inety-ni | ne |
| | Am | D7 | A | A7 |
| Cos all the people I m | eet | seem to come from my s | treet | |
| | B | C# | F#m | B |
| And I can't get a | way, bec | ause it's calling me ( | come on | home) |
| | A | B |
| Hear it calling me (c | ome on ho | me) |
La-la-la la-la, la la la-la la la-la-la ohh! my autumn almanyac
| | D | E | A | E | A | E |
| Y | es, y | es, y | es, i | t's my au | tumn alm | anac |
La-la-la la-la, la la la-la la la-la-la ohh! my autumn almanac
| | D | E | A | E | D | E | A | E | D | E | A |
| Y | es, y | es, y | es, y | es, y | es, y | es, y | es, y | es | | | |
| | D | E | A |
| B | op bop b | op-m bop-m b | a -ohh! (repeat and fade) |
| D#m: 6 6 8 8 7 6 D#m/D: 5 6 8 8 7 6 A7: x 0 2 2 2 3 |
| This brilliant song is surprisingly complicated. My copy of it is also |
| not very clear, so I'm very unsure about some of the words and chords. |
| (released as a single in 1967, available on Kinks |
| (sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu) |
