Fallen leaves th[C]at lie scattered on the ground[C7][F]
The [G7]birds and flowers that were here now can't be [C]found
All the friends that he once knew are [C7]not a[F]round
They are [G7]scattered like the leaves upon the [C]ground
Some folks drift along through life and [C7]never [F]thrill
To the [G7]feeling that a good deed brings [C]until
It's too late and they are ready [C7]to lie [F]down
There [G7]beneath the leaves that scattered on the [C]ground
Lord let my eyes see every need [C7]of every [F]man
Make me [G7]stop and always lend a helping [C]hand
Then when I'm laid beneath that little [C7]grassy [F]mound
There'll be [G7]more friends around than leaves upon the [C]ground
To your grave there's no use taking[C7] any [F]gold
You [G7]cannot use it when it's time for hands to [C]fold
When you leave this earth for a better [C7]home some[F]day
The only [G7]thing you'll take is what you gave [C]away
The [G7]birds and flowers that were here now can't be [C]found
All the friends that he once knew are [C7]not a[F]round
They are [G7]scattered like the leaves upon the [C]ground
Some folks drift along through life and [C7]never [F]thrill
To the [G7]feeling that a good deed brings [C]until
It's too late and they are ready [C7]to lie [F]down
There [G7]beneath the leaves that scattered on the [C]ground
Lord let my eyes see every need [C7]of every [F]man
Make me [G7]stop and always lend a helping [C]hand
Then when I'm laid beneath that little [C7]grassy [F]mound
There'll be [G7]more friends around than leaves upon the [C]ground
To your grave there's no use taking[C7] any [F]gold
You [G7]cannot use it when it's time for hands to [C]fold
When you leave this earth for a better [C7]home some[F]day
The only [G7]thing you'll take is what you gave [C]away
