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Falling Leaves The Refugees

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FALLING LEAVES (THE REFUGEES)
Words and Music by John Denver from Higher Ground (1988)
CTHANK YOU FGOR THIS PFRECIOUS CDAY
THESE GIFTS YOU GGIVE TO CME
MY HEART SO GFULL OF LFOVE FOR YCOU
SINGS PRAISE FOR GALL I CSEE
OH SGING FOR EVERY MOFTHER'S LCOVE
FOR EGVERY CHILDFHOOD TCEAR
OH SGING FOR ALL THE SFTARS ACBOVE
THE PFEACE BEGYOND ALL FCEAR.
THCIS IS FGOR THE RFEFUCGEES
THE ONES WITHGOUT A HCOME
A BOAT OUT OGN THE FOCCEAN
CITY SGTREET ACLONE
ARE TGHEY NOT SOME DEAR MFOTHER'S CCHILD
ARE TGHEY NOT YFOU AND CI
ARE GWE THE ONES TO BFEAR THIS SCHAME
ARE TFHEY THIS SGACRICFICE.
OR ACRE THEY JGUST LIKE FFALLING LCEAVES
WHO GIVE THEMSGELVES AWCAY
FROM DUST TO DUGST FROM SFEED TO SCHEAR
AND TO ANGOTHER DCAY
IF GI COULD HAVE ONE WFISH ON ECARTH
OF GALL I CFAN CONCCEIVE
IT WOULD GBE TO SEE ANFOTHER SCPRING
AND BFLESS THE FGALLING LCEAVES. 
CTHANK YOU FGOR THIS PREFCIOUS DCAY
THESE GIFTS YOU GGIVE TO CME
MY HEART SO FGULL OF LFOVE FOR YCOU
SINGS PRAISE FOR AGLL I SCEE
OH SGING FOR EVERY MFOTHER'S LCOVE
FOR EGVERY CHILDFHOOD TCEAR
OH SGING FOR ALL THE STFARS ACBOVE
THE PFEACE BEGYOND ALL FCEAR.

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Falling Leaves The Refugees

by John Denver

Lyrics & chords · Original key

FALLING LEAVES (THE REFUGEES)

Words and Music by John Denver from Higher Ground (1988)

C G F C

THANK YOU FOR THIS PRECIOUS DAY

G C

THESE GIFTS YOU GIVE TO ME

G F C

MY HEART SO FULL OF LOVE FOR YOU

G C

SINGS PRAISE FOR ALL I SEE

G F C

OH SING FOR EVERY MOTHER'S LOVE

G F C

FOR EVERY CHILDHOOD TEAR

G F C

OH SING FOR ALL THE STARS ABOVE

F G C

THE PEACE BEYOND ALL FEAR.

C G F C

THIS IS FOR THE REFUGEES

G C

THE ONES WITHOUT A HOME

G F C

A BOAT OUT ON THE OCEAN

G C

CITY STREET ALONE

G F C

ARE THEY NOT SOME DEAR MOTHER'S CHILD

G F C

ARE THEY NOT YOU AND I

G F C

ARE WE THE ONES TO BEAR THIS SHAME

F G C

ARE THEY THIS SACRIFICE.

C G F C

OR ARE THEY JUST LIKE FALLING LEAVES

G C

WHO GIVE THEMSELVES AWAY

G F C

FROM DUST TO DUST FROM SEED TO SHEAR

G C

AND TO ANOTHER DAY

G F C

IF I COULD HAVE ONE WISH ON EARTH

G F C

OF ALL I CAN CONCEIVE

G F C

IT WOULD BE TO SEE ANOTHER SPRING

F G C

AND BLESS THE FALLING LEAVES.

C G F C

THANK YOU FOR THIS PRECIOUS DAY

G C

THESE GIFTS YOU GIVE TO ME

G F C

MY HEART SO FULL OF LOVE FOR YOU

G C

SINGS PRAISE FOR ALL I SEE

G F C

OH SING FOR EVERY MOTHER'S LOVE

G F C

FOR EVERY CHILDHOOD TEAR

G F C

OH SING FOR ALL THE STARS ABOVE

F G C

THE PEACE BEYOND ALL FEAR.

About Falling Leaves The Refugees Chords by John Denver

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