Don't Wanna Leave You Now chords by
John Hiatt

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

G

G

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C

C

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Verse 1

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C

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I woke up a day

late and a dollar short

Thank God I was wrapped up

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C

C

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in your arms

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C

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I don't wanna read the morning news

or watch the weather report

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D

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I'd rather be grateful for

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your charms

Verse 2

Em

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I done a lotta things baby, oh,

D

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that didn't make me proud

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C

C

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Honey, I don't wanna leave you now

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C

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Honey, I don't wanna leave you now

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C

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Honey, I don't wanna leave you now

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C

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Honey, I don't wanna leave you now

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G

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Interlude 1

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C

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Verse 3

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Last night you said you

looked up to me

Nowhere to hide,

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that's when I lose control

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I kinda think it's like you

see right through me

I got no clothes on when you're

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lookin' into my soul

Verse 4

Em

Em

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I left my eardrums beating, oh,

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D

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with the roaring of the crowd

Honey, I don't wanna

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C

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G

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leave you now

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C

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Honey, I don't wanna leave you now

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C

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Honey, I don't wanna leave you now

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C

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Honey, I don't wanna leave you now

Verse 5

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I know I gotta go out and face the music

Bm

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Bm

Bm

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Gotta stand up and play

Am

Am

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D

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I'm lucky as hell to do

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Am

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what I love

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But nothin lasts forever, baby

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Em

Em

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Not even the song

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Bm

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Though you're the most beautiful

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C

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D

D

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one I could ever think of

Verse 6

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Honey, I don't wanna

G

G

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leave you now

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C

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G

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Honey, I don't wanna leave you now

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Honey, I don't wanna leave

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G

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you now

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Honey, I don't wanna leave

Interlude 2

you now

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Verse 7

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All this time I've been

comin' and goin'

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It's like I'm in and out of con

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C

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G

G

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sciousness

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I awaken from dreams

sometimes without knowin?

If I'm really awake or

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just dreamin' this

Verse 8

Em

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Then I'm wrapped up in your arms

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and a tear forms in a cloud

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Cryin' 'cause I gotta leave you now

I'm cryin' 'cause I gotta

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leave you now

I'm cryin' 'cause I gotta

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leave you now

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C

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Baby, I gotta leave you now

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G

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Oh, I gotta leave you now

Verse 9

G

G

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I'm cryin' 'cause I gotta

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C

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leave you now

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C

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G

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Baby, I gotta leave you now, leave you now

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C

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I gotta leave you now

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

G
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D
Em
Bm
Am

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Don't Wanna Leave You Now by John Hiatt is G major.

The primary chords used in Don't Wanna Leave You Now are G, C, D, Em, Bm, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, C, D, Em, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Don't Wanna Leave You Now is approximately 70 beats per minute.

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