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Leaving New York chords by R.E.M.

  • Em

  • D#

    6
  • C

  • Bb

  • Am

  • G

  • D

Intro 1
Em
D#
Em
D#
Verse 1
Em
D#
It's quiet now and what it brings
C
Bb
Am
is everything
Em
D#
Comes calling back a brilliant night
C
Bb
C
I'm still awake
Em
I looked ahead
D#
C
Bb
Am
I'm sure I saw you there
Em
D#
You don't need me to tell you now
C
Bb
C
That nothing can compare

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Chorus 1
G
D
You might've laughed if I told you
C
Am
You might have hidden your frown
G
D
You might've succeeded in changing me
C
Am
I might've been turned around
G
D
It's easier to leave than to be left behind
C
Am
Leaving was never my proud
G
D
Leaving New York never easy
C
Am
I saw the light fading out
Verse 2
Em
D#
Now life is sweet and what it brings
C
Bb
Am
I tried to take
Em
D#
The loneliness it wears me out
C
Bb
C
It lies in wait
Em
And on a loss still in my eyes
D#
Shatter a necklace across your thigh
C
I might've lived my life in a dream
Bb
Am
But I swear this is real
Em
Memory fuses, and shatters like glass
D#
Mercurial future forget the past
C
Bb
C
But it's you, it's what I feel
Chorus 2
G
D
You might've laughed if I told you
C
Am
You might have hidden your frown (change)
G
D
You might've succeeded in changing me
C
Am
I might've been turned around (change)
G
D
It's easier to leave than to be left behind
C
Am
Leaving was never my proud (change)
G
D
Leaving New York never easy
C
Am
I saw the light fading out
Bridge 1
Em
D#
Em
D#
You find it in your heart,
Em
it's pulling me apart
D#
You find it in your heart (change)
G
D
I told you forever, I love you it's forever
C
Am
I told you if I love you, I love you forever
G
D
I told you forever, I love you it's forever
C
Am
I told you if I love you, I love you forever
Chorus 3
G
D
You might've laughed if I told you
C
Am
You might have hidden your frown (change)
G
D
You might've succeeded in changing me
C
Am
I might've been turned around (change)
G
D
It's easier to leave than to be left behind
C
Am
Leaving was never my proud (change)
G
D
Leaving New York never easy
C
Am
I saw the light fading out (change)
G
D
Leaving New York never easy
C
Am
I saw the light fading out (change)
G
D
Leaving New York never easy
C
Am
I saw the light fading out (change)
D#
D#
Em
2004Rock
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