Leaving Song chords by Mary Chapin Carpenter

SimplifiedD · G · A · Bm · Dsus4 …

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D
G
A
Bm
Dsus4
F#m
Asus4
Em

Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
And you see
that you're leaving
G 
Bm 
G 
And you see that you're gone
Dsus4 
D 
And you see there's
no saying goodbye
All the trees are in mourning
G 
The light is late from the sun
D 
A 
D 
Casting shadow on shadow
down from the sky

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Verse 2

F#m

And it's hard not to want to turn around

And it's hard not to want to back on down

We're only as strong as our hearts within

Only as strong

Asus4

Verse 3
A 
D 
And all you know of where the road goes
G 
Is someplace far and unknown
Dsus4 
You would think
D 
You would have gotten
Dsus4 
D 
used to it all by now
But each day just gets harder
G 
Every journey alone
A 
D 
Never knowing if you'll make it
Dsus4 
D 
Back home somehow

Verse 4
A 
And it's hard not to want
F#m 
to turn around
G 
A 
D 
And it's hard not to want to back on down
A 
We're only as brave as
Bm 
G 
we  think we are
Only as brave

Verse 5
A 
F#m 
And it's hard not to want to turn it down
G 
A 
For some guaranteed soul-
D 
crushing merry- go- round
A 
It would have driven you
Bm 
G 
Straight into the ground
D 
Driven you down

Interlude 1

Asus4

Verse 6
A 
And the three greatest
F#m 
gifts of moving   on
G 
A 
Are forgiveness, hope,
Dsus4 
D 
A 
and the great beyond
Bm 
After that perhaps peace
G 
can come
Em 
G 
A 
Asus4 
Peace will come