Leaving New York chords by R.E.M. (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(E minor) (D sharp/G) (E minor) (D sharp/G)
Verse 1
It's (E minor) quiet now and (D sharp major) what it brings
is (C major) everything (B flat major) (A minor7)
Comes (E minor) calling back a (D sharp major) brilliant night
I'm (C major) still awake (B flat major) (C major)
I (E minor) looked ahead
I'm sure (D sharp major) I saw you there (C major) (B flat major) (A minor7)
You (E minor) don't need me to tell (D sharp major) you now
That (C major) nothing can compare (B flat major) (C major)
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Chorus 1
(G major) You might've laughed if I told (D major) you
(C major) You might have hidden your frown (A minor)
You (G major) might've succeeded in changing (D major) me
(C major) I might've been turned around (A minor)
It's (G major) easier to leave than to be (D major) left behind
(C major) Leaving was never my proud (A minor)
(G major) Leaving New York never eas (D major) y
(C major) I saw the light fading out (A minor)
Verse 2
Now (E minor) life is sweet and (D sharp major) what it brings
I (C major) tried to take (B flat major) (A minor7)
The (E minor) loneliness it (D sharp major) wears me out
It (C major) lies in wait (B flat major) (C major)
And (E minor) on a loss still in my eyes
(D sharp major) Shatter a necklace across your thigh
I might've (C major) lived my life in a dream
But I swear (B flat major) this is real (A minor7)
(E minor) Memory fuses, and shatters like glass
Mercurial (D sharp major) future forget the past
But it's (C major) you, it's what I (B flat major) feel (C major)
Chorus 2
(G major) You might've laughed if I told (D major) you
(C major) You might have hidden your frown (A minor) (change)
You (G major) might've succeeded in changing (D major) me
(C major) I might've been turned around (A minor) (change)
It's (G major) easier to leave than to be (D major) left behind
(C major) Leaving was never my proud (A minor) (change)
(G major) Leaving New York never eas (D major) y
(C major) I saw the light fading out (A minor)
Bridge 1
(E minor) (D sharp/G)
(E minor) You find it in your (D sharp/G) heart,
it's pulling me apart (E minor)
You find it in your (D sharp/G) heart (change)
I (G major) told you forever, I (D major) love you it's forever
I (C major) told you if I love you, I (A minor) love you forever
I (G major) told you forever, I (D major) love you it's forever
I (C major) told you if I love you, I (A minor) love you forever
Chorus 3
(G major) You might've laughed if I told (D major) you
(C major) You might have hidden your frown (A minor) (change)
You (G major) might've succeeded in changing (D major) me
(C major) I might've been turned around (A minor) (change)
It's (G major) easier to leave than to be (D major) left behind
(C major) Leaving was never my proud (A minor) (change)
(G major) Leaving New York never eas (D major) y
(C major) I saw the light fading out (A minor) (change)
(G major) Leaving New York never eas (D major) y
(C major) I saw the light fading out (A minor) (change)
(G major) Leaving New York never eas (D major) y
(C major) I saw the light fading out (A minor) (change)
(D sharp major) (D sharp major) (E minor)
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