Chord October Song by Incredible String Band

hi there , this song is originally played in open D tunning . there’s a tab version arround if you want to play it that way . i submit this version for people who would like to play the song in standard tunning or with other instruments . just pick arround the chords , it sound great . D G D i’ll sing you this october song , A7 D oh , there is no song before it . G D the words and tune are none of my own , A7 D for my joys and sorrows bore it . D G beside the sea D A7 D the brambly briars in the still of evening , G D birds fly out behind the sun , A7 D and with them i’ll leaving . the chord structure repites on every verse the fallen leaves that jewel the ground , they know the art of dying , and leave with joy their glad gold hearts , in the scarlet shadows lying . when hunger calls my footsteps home , the morning follows after , i swim the seas within my mind , and the pine - trees laugh green laughter . i used to search for happiness , and i used to follow pleasure , but i found a door behind my mind , and that’s the greatest treasure . for rulers like to lay down laws , and rebels like to break them , and the poor priests like to walk in chains , and god likes to forsake the . i met a man whose name was time , and he said , "i must be goin , " but just how long ago that was , i have no way of knowing . sometimes i want to murder time , sometimes when my heart’s aching , but mostly i just stroll along , the path that he is taking . i personally recommend the corries’s version for a more structured way to play this song , look it up .