The Green Leaves of Summer Peter & Gordon The Green Leaves Of Summer:Peter & Gordon. On the charts in 1964. (Capo 1st fret.) #1. A [Em]time to be [B7]reaping, a [Em]time to be [D7]sowing, the [G]green leaves of [Am]summer are [F#7]calling me [B7]home. T'was so [E7]good to be [Am]young then, in the [D7]season of [G]plenty. When the [Em]catfish were [Am6]jumping as [C7]high as the [B7]sky. #2. A [Em]time just for [B7]planting and a [Em]time just for [D7]plowing. A [G]time to be [Am]c (azchords.com)