October Song chords by
The Incredible String Band

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Verse 1

I'll sing you this October song,

Oh, there is no song before it.

The words and tune are

none of my own,

Verse 2
for my joys and sorrows bore it.
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Beside the sea
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The brambly briars,
in the still of evening,
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Birds fly out behind the sun,
and with them I'll be leaving.
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Verse 3
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The fallen leaves that jewel the ground,
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They know the art of dying,
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And leave with joy their glad gold hearts,
In the scarlet shadows lying.

Verse 4
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When hunger calls my footsteps home,
The morning follows after,
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I swim the seas within my mind,
And the pine- trees
laugh green laughter.
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Verse 5
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I used to search for happiness,
And I used to follow pleasure,
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But I found a door behind my mind,
And that's the greatest treasure.

Verse 6
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For rulers like to lay down laws,
And rebels like to break them,
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And the poor priests like to walk in chains,
And God likes to forsake them.
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Verse 7
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I met a man whose name was Time,
And he said, "I must be going,"
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But just how long ago that was,
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I have no way of knowing.

Verse 8

Sometimes I want to murder time,

Sometimes when my heart's aching,

But mostly I just stroll along,

Outro 1

The path that he is taking.

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsD G A

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