Last Leaf Chords
by Joan Baez
Last Leaf by Joan Baez is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, G7, C, Em and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
G D G G7 C C G Em G D G G
G D G G7
I'm the last leaf on the tree
C
The autumn took the rest
G Em
But it won't take me
G D G
I'm the last leaf on the tree
Instrumental
G7 G G
verse 1
G
When the autumn wind blows
Em
They've already gone
C
They flutter to the ground
D D7
Cause they can't hang on
G
And there's nothing in the world
Em
That I ain't seen
C D
I greet all the new ones that are coming in green
G D G G7
And I'm the last leaf on the tree
C
The autumn took the rest
G Em
But it won't take me
G D G
I'm the last leaf on the tree
Instrumental
G D G G7
verse 2
G
Well they say I got staying power
Em
Here on the tree
C
But I've been here since Eisenhower
D D7
And I've outlived even he
G D G G7
I'm the last leaf on the tree
C
The autumn took the rest
G Em
But it won't take me
G D G
I'm the last leaf on the tree
Instrumental
G G D G G7 C C G Em G D G G G
verse 3
G
Well I fight off the snow
Em
And I fight off the hail
C
Nothing makes me go
D D7
I'm like some vestigial tail
G
And I'll be here through eternity
Em
If you want to know how long
C
If they cut down this tree
D D7
I'll show up in a song
G D G G7
And I'm the last leaf on the tree
C
The autumn took the rest
G Em
But it won't take me
G D
I'm the last leaf
G C
I'm the last leaf
G D G
I'm the last leaf on the tree
Outro
C G D G G