1. A [Ebm] time to be [Bb7] reaping, a [Ebm] time to be [C#7] sowing,
the [F#] green leaves of [Abm] summer are [F7] calling me [Bb7] home.
T'was so [Eb7] good to be [Abm] young then, in the [C#7] season of [F#] plenty.
When the [Ebm] catfish were [Abm6] jumping as [B7] high as the [Bb7] sky.
2. A [Ebm] time just for [Bb7] planting and a [Ebm] time just for [C#7] plowing.
A [F#] time to be [Abm] courting, a [F7] girl of your [Bb7] own.
T'was so [Eb7] good to be [Abm] young then, to be [C#7] close to the [F#] Earth.
And to [Ebm] stand by your [Abm] wife, at the [Ebm] mo-[Abm6]ment [Bb7] of [Ebm] birth.
3. A [Ebm] time to be [Bb7] reaping, a [Ebm] time to be [C#7] sowing.
The [F#] green leaves of [Abm] Summer are [F7] callin' me [Bb7] home.
T'was so [Eb7] good to be [Abm] young then, with the [C#7] sweet smell of [F#] apples,
And the [Ebm] Owl in the [Abm6] Pine tree a-[B7]winking his [Bb7] eye.
4. A [Ebm] time just for [Bb7] planting, a [Ebm] time just for [C#7] ploughing.
A [F#] time just for [Abm] living, a [F7] place for to [Bb7] die.
T'was so [Eb7] good to be [Abm] young then, to be [C#7] close to the [F#] Earth,
Now the [Ebm] green leaves of [Abm] Summer are [Ebm] call-[Abm6]ing [Bb7] me [Ebm] home.
OUTRO:
T'was so [Eb7] good to be [Abm] young then, to be [C#7] close to the [F#] Earth,
Now the [Ebm] green leaves of [Abm] Summer are [Ebm] call-[Abm6]ing [Bb7] me [Ebm] home. [Abm6] [Bb7] [Ebm]