Altumn Almanac

The Kinks

Tom: D#

Intro: E  A  B7  E  E  A  B7  E

          Am7                      D7
From the dew soaked hedge creeps a crawly catapillar
G
  When the dawn begins to crack,
C   A   G   D     G           D7
Its all part of my autumn almanac
Am7                      D7
Breeze blows leaves of a musty coloured yellow
G      D7
  So I sweep them in my sack,
C    D    Em    D       G           D7
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac

Em             E  A9  B7       E
Friday evening peo___ple get together,
   A9  B7             E
Hid______ing from the weather

C#m     G#7                           E
Tea and toasted buttered currant buns
      F#7                         Amaj7
Can't compensate for lack of sun
            Ab7
because the summer's all gone

Ab7(9+)  Am7            D7                 G
La-la-   la la la la-la la-la la-la la la
        D7
Ohh! my poor rheumatic back
C    D    Em    D       G           D7
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac

Am7            D7                 G
La la la la-la la-la la-la la la
        D7
Ohh! my Autumn Almanac

C    D    Em   D       G           D7  D7 D7 D7 D7 D7 D7 (Stomp!)
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac

G         D        C      G
I like my football   on a Saturday,
G             D        C G
Roast beef on Sunday's alright
G       D        C         G
I go to Blackpool   for my holidays,
G          D    C  G
Sit in the open sunlight


Gm                Bb/F                     Eb
This is my street      and I'm never gonna leave it
F         F7/Eb        Bb
  And I'm always gonna stay_____
Dm/A                Fm/Ab        G7
    If I live to be ninety-nine
    G7      G7/F   G7/F   C C C C
Cos all the people I meet
Cm  Cm      Cm        Cm  G     G G G
    Seem to come from the street
E7  E7   E7         E7    A7  A7 A7  A7
    And I can't get away,
B7    B7         B7          Em      B7
    because it's calling me (come on home)
                     Em7     A7
(Hear it calling me) Come on home

      Am7            D7
La-la la la la la-la la-la la-la la la
G          D7
   ohh! my autumn almanyac
C    D    Em    D       G           D7
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac

      Am7            D7
La-la la la la la-la la-la la-la la la
G          D7
   Ohh! my autumn almanac

C    D    G    D    C    D    G    D      C  D  G
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes
 C       D           G
Bop bop bop-m bop-m ba -ohh!  (repeat and fade)