Autumn- Ben Rector
This tab works well for me playing and singing by myself, but Ben plays some
passing chords throughout the song on the piano, so its close but not perfect.
I play this song with an open E sound, so i play the E, A, B, and C#m chords like this:
E A B C#m F#m Dmaj7
e ||---0-----0-----0------0-------2--------2----------|
B ||---0-----0-----0------0-------2--------2----------|
G ||---1-----2-----4------6-------2--------2----------|
D ||---2-----2-----4------6-------4--------0----------|
A ||---2-----0-----2------4-------4--------0----------|
E ||---0-----0-----0------0-------2--------0----------|
Standard Tuning
Capo 3
Key: E
Intro:
E A F#m B x2
Verse 1
E A
So I knew a girl once
F#m B
She was the one I adored
E A
So I fell in love once
F#m B
With the girl that I mentioned before
Pre-Chorus:
E B
And I'm giving up slowly
E
Giving up slowly
A
Giving slowly love
E B
And so I'm giving up slowly
E
Giving up slowly
A
Learning how to love someone
Chorus:
E
So look what you did to me
A
Look what you did to me
C#m B
Look what you did to me autumn
E
I'm a leaf that's gone falling free
A
Beneath all the maple trees
C#m B
In front of your house to the bottom
Intro x1
Verse 2:
E A
So I watched the leaves fall
F#m B
All of the way to the ground
E A
And I knew that's what love was
F#m B
To die so that it could be found
Pre-Chorus:
E B
And they're giving up slowly
E
Giving up slowly
A
Giving slowly now
E B
And so they're giving up slowly
E
Giving up slowly
A
Learning how to love someone
Chorus:
E
They say look what you did to me
A
Look what you did to me
C#m B
Look what you did to me autumn
E
I'm a leaf that's gone falling free
A
Beneath all the maple trees
C#m B
In front of this house to the bottom
Bridge:
Dmaj7 A E
Well, winter's chill won't leave until
B
I let it lay me down
Dmaj7 A
And you can't see the spring
E
Til you're like the leaves
B
Here on the autumn ground
(flute interlude)
Pre-Chorus:
E B
And I'm giving up slowly
E
Giving up slowly
A
Giving slowly love
E B
And so I'm giving up
E
I'm give giving up
A
I'm give giving up, oh,
Chorus:
E
So look what you did to me
A
Look what you did to me
C#m B
Look what you did to me autumn
E
I'm a leaf that's gone falling free
A
Beneath all the maple trees
C#m B
In front of this house to the bottom
Outro:
E
Yeah winter's gone
A
and spring has come
F#m B
Love is here can't you see
E
Like the autumn leaves
A
Bring me to the spring
F#m B end on an E
Show me how to love someone
~HSH IV
