Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Verse 1

I saw the autumn leaves

Peel up off the street

Take wing on the balmy breeze

 And sweep you off your feet

And you blushed as they scooped you up

 On sugar maple wings

To gaze down on the city below

Ablaze with wondrous things

Chorus

Downy feathers kiss your face

 And flutter everywhere

Reality is a lovely place

 But I wouldn't wanna live there

I wouldn't wanna live there

Verse 2

Weighed down by heavy lids

 And lunar lullabies

I knew you were wide awake

 'Cause you smile with your eyes

Chorus

Downy feathers kiss your face

 And flutter everywhere

Reality is a lovely place

 But I wouldn't wanna live there

Bridge

From the green belt balcony

The wildfires look so pretty

Ponderosa canopy

 I'd never leave if it were up to me

To the ruby redwood tree

And to the velvet climbing ivy

Painted all mahogany

 I'd never leave if it were up to me

(If it were up to me)

With a starry brush

 Paint the dusk venetian blue

 'Cause in the evening hush

 You'll never believe the view

 And when the leaves return

 And their whisperings fill the night

 They'll freeze and burn

 Where fire and ice collide

Where fire and ice collide

[CHORUS 2 & 1]

Can you feel a silk embrace

 In the satin air?

If we dissolve without a trace

 Will the real world even care?

Downy feathers kiss your face

 And flutter everywhere

Reality is a lovely place

 But I wouldn't wanna live there

I wouldn't wanna live there

Outro

I saw the autumn leaves

Peel up off the street

Take wing on the balmy breeze

 And sweep you off your feet...