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Last Leaf

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Written by Kathleen Brennan + Tom Waits in 2011.
Joan Baez published this version on her album "Whistle Down The Wind" in 2017.
I choose intermediate difficulty since she doesn't play it in a constantly countable measure.
[Intro]
G  D  G  G7      C  C  G  Em      G  D  G  G
[Chorus]
I'm the Glast Dleaf on the GtreeG7  
The Cautumn took the rest
But it won't take  GmeEm  
I'm the Glast Dleaf on the Gtree
[Instrumental]
G7  G  G
[Verse 1]
When the Gautumn wind blows
They've Emalready gone
They Cflutter to the ground
Cause they Dcan't hang D7on
And there's Gnothing in the world
That EmI ain't seen
CI greet all the new ones that are Dcoming in green
[Chorus]
And I'm the Glast Dleaf on the GtreeG7  
The Cautumn took the rest
But it won't take GmeEm  
I'm the Glast Dleaf on the Gtree
[Instrumental]
G  D  G  G7
[Verse 2]
Well they Gsay I got staying power
EmHere on the tree
But I've Cbeen here since Eisenhower
And I've Doutlived even D7he
[Chorus]
I'm the Glast Dleaf on the GtreeG7  
The Cautumn took the rest
But it won't take GmeEm  
I'm the Glast Dleaf on the Gtree
[Instrumental]
G  G  D  G  G7      C  C  G  Em      G  D  G  G  G
[Verse 3]
Well I Gfight off the snow
And I Emfight off the hail
CNothing makes me go
I'm like Dsome vestigial D7tail
And I'll Gbe here through eternity
If you Emwant to know how long
If they Ccut down this tree
I'll show Dup in a D7song
[Chorus]
And I'm the Glast Dleaf on the GtreeG7  
The Cautumn took the rest
But it won't take GmeEm  
I'm the Glast Dleaf
I'm the Glast Cleaf
I'm the Glast Dleaf on the Gtree
[Outro]
C  G  D  G  G

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Last Leaf

by Joan Baez

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Chords in this song · guitar

Written by Kathleen Brennan + Tom Waits in 2011.

Joan Baez published this version on her album "Whistle Down The Wind" in 2017.

I choose intermediate difficulty since she doesn't play it in a constantly countable measure.

[Intro]

G D G G7 C C G Em G D G G

[Chorus]

G D G G7

I'm the last leaf on the tree

The autumn took the rest

G Em

But it won't take me

G D G

I'm the last leaf on the tree

[Instrumental]

G7 G G

[Verse 1]

When the autumn wind blows

They've already gone

They flutter to the ground

D D7

Cause they can't hang on

And there's nothing in the world

That I ain't seen

C D

I greet all the new ones that are coming in green

[Chorus]

G D G G7

And I'm the last leaf on the tree

The autumn took the rest

G Em

But it won't take me

G D G

I'm the last leaf on the tree

[Instrumental]

G D G G7

[Verse 2]

Well they say I got staying power

Here on the tree

But I've been here since Eisenhower

D D7

And I've outlived even he

[Chorus]

G D G G7

I'm the last leaf on the tree

The autumn took the rest

G Em

But it won't take me

G D G

I'm the last leaf on the tree

[Instrumental]

G G D G G7 C C G Em G D G G G

[Verse 3]

Well I fight off the snow

And I fight off the hail

Nothing makes me go

D D7

I'm like some vestigial tail

And I'll be here through eternity

If you want to know how long

If they cut down this tree

D D7

I'll show up in a song

[Chorus]

G D G G7

And I'm the last leaf on the tree

The autumn took the rest

G Em

But it won't take me

G D

I'm the last leaf

G C

I'm the last leaf

G D G

I'm the last leaf on the tree

[Outro]

C G D G G

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