Simon & Garfunkel - Leaves That Are Green: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Leaves That Are Green" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

E                F#m            B         E
I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song
    E                      A     B      E
I'm twenty-two now, but I won't be for long
A            B
Time hurries on

Chorus:
         E       D       A  B           E
And the leaves that are green turn to brown
         C#m
And they wither with the wind
          F#m             B
And they crumble in your hand.

Once my heart was filled with love of a girl
I held her close but she faded in the night
Like a poem I meant to write

Chorus

I threw a pebble in a brook
And watched the ripples run away
And they never made a sound

Chorus

E        F#m      B      E
Hello, hello, hello, hello
E                      A        E
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

A                B
That's all there is
         E       D        A  B          E
And the leaves that are green turn to brown.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Leaves That Are Green" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Leaves That Are Green" by Simon & Garfunkel.