Written by Gram Parsons
Intro EE A E B E I used to sit in a big apple tree E A F#m B G Welcome the sun as he shone down on me G F#m G D Watch the fruit ripen, smell the land grow D G C Bm E Felt the fall rains get colder and turn into snowVerse 1:
E A E B E Than in the summer, I'd walk through the trees E A F#m B G Roll up my trousers way over my knees G F#m G D Waded a stream 'til the rocks hurt my feet G C Bm E The water was cool and the summer was sweetVerse 2:
E A E B E Autumn got lonely when harvest came 'round E A F#m B G Green leaves turned golden and fell to the ground G F#m G D G Clear nights got colder with the stars bright above G C Bm E And in thе winter, I first fell in loveVerse 3:
E A E B E Shе loved me truly 'til winter passed by E A F#m B G Left without warning and never said why G F#m G D G Babe she's lonely, needs me somewhere G C Bm E Maybe by summer I won't even care Final E D E A E B E A F#m B G F#m G D G C Bm E A E B E A F#m B GVerse 4: