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-Leaves and Kings-
-Josh Ritter-
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Capo 2nd fret
C Am C Am F G
[Verse 1]
CI met you at a Amparty
Cor on a crowded Amstreet
Ca silent singulaAmrity 
when Fglances chanced to mGeet
You Clooked into my Amglasses
Csaid you'd seen a Amghost
Ctried my best to Ammake you smile
as Fwe calypsoed cloGse
CI had been to CAmleveland
CYou had been to Amjail
CYou seemed to bAme recovering
bFut I felt a little paGle
COur house it was on Amseventeenth
Cabove the hardware Amstore
Cthere we lived with Amseven cats
all Fnamed for seven dGwarves
[Chorus]
but like Fleaves and kGings
Fall things must fCallC  
Fno diamond Gring is gonna 
Fcut through it aCllC  
[Verse 2]
Cyou were working as a gAmraverobber
Cyou could do your job at nAmight
CI was living haAmnd-to-mouth
just Flooking for a fGight
Cthe reason why we paAmrted
Cit ain't that hard to Amfind
CI was always buAmsy
and Fyou never had the tGime
well Cthe reason why we Amparted
Cit ain't that hard to Amsee
Cbut I was never Amsure
if I Fleft you or you lGeft me
[Chorus]
but like Fleaves and kGings
Fall things must fCallC  
Fno diamond rGing is gonna 
Fcut through it aCll
[Instrumental + harmonica]
C Am C Am C Am F G
C Am C Am C Am F G
[Verse 3]
Cand when it was all Amover
CI lost myself in Amwork
Cyou got married to a Amlawyer
painting Fmurals in New YoGrk
and though it Cseems a million Ammiles ago
Csince I saw the Amlight
Cthe hours flowed by Amnervously
like Fwarships in the Gnight
Many Ctimes I've been cAmorrupted
Cbut I've never been in Amlove
Cand I began to Amrealize 
that Fthat's just where I Gwas
so I Cpacked up my pAmossessions
Cand caught an eastbound Amtrain
Cmet you in OAmhio
Fsleeping in the Grain
[Chorus]
but like Fleaves and Gkings
Fall things must fCallC  
Fno diamond rGing is gonna 
Fcut through it aCllC  
[Verse 4]
Cso now we're going Amback again
Cto start where we Ambegan
witCh rules and regAmulations 
but no Freal kinda planG  
I lCearned my lesson Amwell
Cwith no mistakes at Amall
Conce you find yAmourself true love
you Fjust keep holding oGn
[Chorus]
'cause like Fleaves and kGings
Fall things must fCallC  
Fno diamond riGng is gonna 
Fcut through it aCll
[Outro]
but now Fout of the dGark
Fout of the bGlue
Flike leaves and kGings
I've fallen in Flove with youC  

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Leaves And Kings

by Josh Ritter

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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-Leaves and Kings-

-Josh Ritter-

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Capo 2nd fret

C Am C Am F G

[Verse 1]

C Am

I met you at a party

C Am

or on a crowded street

C Am

a silent singularity

F G

when glances chanced to meet

C Am

You looked into my glasses

C Am

said you'd seen a ghost

C Am

tried my best to make you smile

F G

as we calypsoed close

C Am

I had been to Cleveland

C Am

You had been to jail

C Am

You seemed to be recovering

F G

but I felt a little pale

C Am

Our house it was on seventeenth

C Am

above the hardware store

C Am

there we lived with seven cats

F G

all named for seven dwarves

[Chorus]

F G

but like leaves and kings

F C C

all things must fall

F G

no diamond ring is gonna

F C C

cut through it all

[Verse 2]

C Am

you were working as a graverobber

C Am

you could do your job at night

C Am

I was living hand-to-mouth

F G

just looking for a fight

C Am

the reason why we parted

C Am

it ain't that hard to find

C Am

I was always busy

F G

and you never had the time

C Am

well the reason why we parted

C Am

it ain't that hard to see

C Am

but I was never sure

F G

if I left you or you left me

[Chorus]

F G

but like leaves and kings

F C C

all things must fall

F G

no diamond ring is gonna

F C

cut through it all

[Instrumental + harmonica]

C Am C Am C Am F G

[Verse 3]

C Am

and when it was all over

C Am

I lost myself in work

C Am

you got married to a lawyer

F G

painting murals in New York

C Am

and though it seems a million miles ago

C Am

since I saw the light

C Am

the hours flowed by nervously

F G

like warships in the night

C Am

Many times I've been corrupted

C Am

but I've never been in love

C Am

and I began to realize

F G

that that's just where I was

C Am

so I packed up my possessions

C Am

and caught an eastbound train

C Am

met you in Ohio

F G

sleeping in the rain

[Chorus]

F G

but like leaves and kings

F C C

all things must fall

F G

no diamond ring is gonna

F C C

cut through it all

[Verse 4]

C Am

so now we're going back again

C Am

to start where we began

C Am

with rules and regulations

F G

but no real kinda plan

C Am

I learned my lesson well

C Am

with no mistakes at all

C Am

once you find yourself true love

F G

you just keep holding on

[Chorus]

F G

'cause like leaves and kings

F C C

all things must fall

F G

no diamond ring is gonna

F C

cut through it all

[Outro]

F G

but now out of the dark

F G

out of the blue

F G

like leaves and kings

F C

I've fallen in love with you

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