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THE LAST LEAF
The Cascades (Chandler-McKendry)
[Intro]
E
[Verse]
The lEast leaf clings to the bC#mough
Just Eone leaf, that's all there is G#mnow
And my last hAope lives wBith that
        lonely lEeaf, lonely lC#meaf
                                     A  E-
With the last leaf that clings to the bough.
Last sEummer beneath this tC#mree
My lEove said she'd come back tG#mo me
Before the lAeaves of aButumn touched
        the grEound, touched the gC#mround
My love prAomised she's be homewEard bound.
[Chorus]
     Then Cone by one the lDeaves began to fEall,
                           C         D  B-break
     And now that winter's come to call.
The lEast leaf that clings to the bC#mough
Just Eone leaf, that's all there is G#mnow.
Will my lAast hope fall wBith that
         lonely lEeaf, lonely lC#meaf?
With the lAast leaf, the lG#mast leaf,
           Apause                     A  E- C#m  
With the last leaf that clings to the bough
BEough, bC#mough, bEough . C#m. . (FADE)

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The Last Leaf

by The Cascades

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C#m

G#m

THE LAST LEAF

The Cascades (Chandler-McKendry)

[Intro]

[Verse]

E C#m

The last leaf clings to the bough

E G#m

Just one leaf, that's all there is now

A B

And my last hope lives with that

E C#m

lonely leaf, lonely leaf

A E

With the last leaf that clings to the bough.

E C#m

Last summer beneath this tree

E G#m

My love said she'd come back to me

A B

Before the leaves of autumn touched

E C#m

the ground, touched the ground

A E

My love promised she's be homeward bound.

[Chorus]

C D E

Then one by one the leaves began to fall,

C D B

-break

And now that winter's come to call.

E C#m

The last leaf that clings to the bough

E G#m

Just one leaf, that's all there is now.

A B

Will my last hope fall with that

E C#m

lonely leaf, lonely leaf?

A G#m

With the last leaf, the last leaf,

A A E C#m

pause -

With the last leaf that clings to the bough

E C#m E C#m

Bough, bough, bough . . . (FADE)

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