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OH OH OH OH
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A TIME TO BE REAPIN', A TIME TO BE SOWIN',
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THE GREEN LEAVES OF SUMMER ARE CALLIN' ME HOME
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IT WAS SO GOOD TO BE YOUNG THEN,
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IN THE SEASON OF PLENTY
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WHEN THE CAT FISH WERE JUMPING
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AS HIGH AS THE SKY.
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A TIME JUST FOR PLANTING, A TIME JUST FOR PLOWING,
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A TIME TO BE COURTING, A GIRL OF YOUR OWN.
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T'WAS SO GOOD TO BE YOUNG THEN
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TO BE CLOSE TO THE EARTH
Em Am
AND JUST STAND BY YOUR WIFE
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AT THE MOMENT OF BIRTH OH OH OH
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A TIME TO BE REAPIN', A TIME TO BE SOWIN'
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A TIME JUST FOR LIVING, A PLACE FOR TO DIE.
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T'WAS SO GOOD TO BE YOUNG THEN
D7 G
TO BE CLOSE TO THE EARTH
Em Am
NOW THE GREEN LEAVES OF SUMMER
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ARE CALLING ME HOME.
E7 Am
T'WAS SO GOOD TO BE YOUNG THEN
D7 G
TO BE CLOSE TO THE EARTH
Em Am
NOW THE GREEN LEAVES OF SUMMER
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ARE CALL IN' ME HOME OH OH OH OH OH