Leaves and Kings Josh Ritter Capo 2nd fret intro C - Am - C - Am - F - G C Am I met you at a party C Am or on a crowded street C Am a silent singularity F G when glances chanced to meet C Am You looked into my glasses C Am said you'd seen a ghost C Am tried my best to make you smile F G as we calypsoed close C Am I had been to Cleveland C Am You had been to jail C Am You seemed to be recovering F G but I felt a little pale C Am Our house it was on seventeenth C Am above the hardware store C Am there we lived with seven cats F G all named for in seven dwarves F G but like leaves and kings F C all things must fall F G no diamond ring is gonna F C cut through it all C Am you were working as a graverobber C Am you could do your job at night C Am I was living hand-to-mouth F G just looking for a fight C Am the reason why we parted C Am it ain't that hard to find C Am I was always busy F G and you never had the time C Am well the reason why we parted C Am it ain't that hard to see C Am but I was never sure F G if I left you or you left me F G but like leaves and kings F C all things must fall F G no diamond ring is gonna F C cut through it all [harmonica] C Am and when it was all over C Am I lost myself in work C Am you got married to a lawyer F G painting murals in new york C Am and though it seems a million miles ago C Am since I saw the light C Am the hours flowed by nervously F G like warships in the night C Am Many times I've been corrupted C Am but I've never been in love C Am and I began to realize F G that that's just where I was C Am so I packed up my possessions C Am and caught an eastbound train C Am met you in ohio F G sleeping in the rain F G but like leaves and kings F C all things must fall F G no diamond ring is gonna F C cut through it all C Am so now we're going back again C Am to start where we began C Am with rules and regulations F G but no real kinda plan C Am I learned my lesson well C Am with no mistakes at all C Am once you find yourself true love F G you just keep holding on F G like leaves and kings F C all things must fall F G no diamond ring is gonna F C cut through it all F G but now out of the dark F G out of the blue F G like leaves and kings F C I've fallen in love with you