You are going to learn the guitar chords for Ben & Ben’s song “Leaves” in this article. This song is one of the easiest to play on the guitar. You are going to love playing it on your acoustic guitar. The Leaves chords given below are to be played without capo, so beginners might find it difficult to play, but trust us, you will get the original feeling of the song without capo only.
Please note that the chords given here are for the original version of the song sung by Ben & Ben only, and the chords may differ for any other reprised version of this song. So let’s start the lesson.
Chords without the capo
| Chords | How To Place Fingers |
|---|---|
| F# C# B D#m7 G# A#m7 G#m A#m A E Am7 Bm7 C D G Am Bm | 244322 x46664 x24442 xx0211 466544 x13121 355333 x13321 x02220 022100 x02010 x24232 x32010 xx0232 320003 x02210 x24432 |
As you can see, the chords are F#, C#, B, D#m7, G#, A#m7, G#m, A#m, A, E, Am7, Bm7, C, D, G, Am, Bm. You can also notice that these are mostly barre chords that most of the intermediate guitarists can play. You can use these same chords to play the whole song.
Note – This is a No Capo Version
Strumming Pattern
The strumming pattern is very simple for this song. Just play it as DD-U-DU However, you can also fingerpick the single notes of the chords instead of strumming.
Lyrics with Chords
- Tuning – Standard (EADGBE)
- Original Song Key – F#
- Capo – Not Used
INTRO
[F#] [C#] [B] [B]
VERSE 1
[F#] I can think of [C#] all the times
[B] You told me not to [B] touch the light
I [F#] never thought
that [C#] you would be the [B] one [B]
[F#] I couldn’t really [C#] justify
How [B] you even thought
it [B] could be right
[F#] ‘Cause everything
we [C#] cherished is [B] gone [B]
And in the [D#m7] end
can you [G#] tell me [C#] if
It was [A#m7] worth the [B] try,
so I can [B] decide
CHORUS
[F#] Leaves will soon [C#] grow
from the [B] bareness of [B] trees
And [B] all will be [F#] alright in [C#] time [C#]
From [F#] waves over[C#]grown
come the [B] calmest of [B] seas
And [B] all will [F#] be alright in [C#] time [C#]
Oh you [G#m] never really love [A#m] someone
[B] until, you learn to [F#] forgive [C#] [B]
VERSE 2
[F#] Try as hard as I [C#] might
[B] To flee the shadows [B] of the night
It [F#] haunts me and it [C#] makes me feel [B] blue [B]
But [F#] how can I try to [C#] hide
When every [B] breath and every [B] hour
I [F#] still end up [C#] thinking of [B] you [B]
And in the [D#m7] end everything [G#] we [C#] have
makes it [A#m7] worth the [B] fight
So I will [B] hold on for as long
CHORUS
As [F#] Leaves will soon [C#] grow
from the [B] bareness of [B] trees
And [B] all will be [F#] alright in [C#] time [C#]
From [F#] waves over[C#]grown
come the [B] calmest of [B] seas
And [B] all will [F#] be alright in [C#] time [C#]
Oh you [G#m] never really love [A#m] someone
[B] until, you learn to [F#] forgive [C#] [B]
BRIDGE
[A] I never thought that [E] I would see the day[A]
[A] That I’d decide if [E] I should leave or stay [A]
[A] But in the end what [E] makes it worth the fight’s
[Am7] That no matter what happens we [Bm7] try to make it [C] right [D]
CHORUS
[G] Leaves will soon [D] grow from the [C] bareness of [C] trees
And [C] all will be [G] alright in [D] time [D]
[G] From waves over[D]grown come the [C] calmest of [C] seas
And [C] all will be [G] alright in [D] time [D]
[G] Wounds of the [D] past will [C] eventually [C] heal
And [C] all will be [G] alright in [D] time [D]
‘Cause [G] all of this [D] comes with a [C] love that is [C] real
I said [C] all will be [G] alright in [D] time [D]
I said [C] all will be [G] alright in [D] time [D]
I said [C] all will be [G] alright in [D] time [D]
[C] All will be [G] alright in [D] time [D]
OUTRO
Oh, you [Am] never really [Bm] love someone [C] until
You learn to [G] forgive [D] [C]
You learn to [G] forgive [D] [C]
Learn to [G] forgive [D] [C]
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We hope that you found these Chords useful. For any suggestions or corrections, please comment below.
If you want to play this song with capo then play it as follows:
Capo – 2nd Fret
Chords will change as –
F# = E, C# = B, B = A, D#m7 = C#m7, G# = F#, A#m7 = G#m7, G#m = F#m, A#m = G#m, A = G,
E = D, Am7 = Gm7, Bm7 = Am7, C = A#, D = C, G = F, Am = Gm, Bm = Am.
Although capo makes things easy, we would recommend you to play the no capo version because that sounds very much like the original. Just keep practising and take assistance from the how to play chord table given at the start of this article.
Song Credits –
Song Title – Leaves
Artist – Ben&Ben
Written By – Miguel Benjamin & Paolo Benjamin
Produced by – Ben&Ben
Released on – April 7, 2017
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