You Can Leave, But It's Going To Cost You chords by Marvin Gaye
Verse 1
Am
I remember like it was yesterday
We were over at Gwen's
And we was trying one more
time to make amends
Oh yes we was
D
G
Am
Suddenly, it occurred
to me it did not matter
Whether I was mad at her
Or she was mad at me
Naw, babe
G
Am
Understanding my condition
I must surely be a wishing
And a hoping to be free
Verse 2
Bb
C
Bb
Oh but some say you can leave,
Am
but it's going to cost you
D
Dm
She said, "Yeah, you can leave,
D
Dsus4
Em
C
but it's going to cost you"
Bb
Yeah, she said,"You can leave,
Am
D
Dm
D
but it's gonna cost you dearly" oh
Dm
Am
Em
Am
You can leave, but it's going to cost you,
Em
Am
hah, dearly
A
Em
D
Ooh- ooh
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Verse 3
Am
Sometimes your eyes was red as fire
C
Intoxicated
Am
Sometimes your spirit
was moving on me
Begun to fight me
C
Am
I had to fight to defend my life
Em
I didn't mind it
Am
See, I find it
D
Am
A bit a stimulating
G
Am
That after fighting
C
Am
We're making love
Ooh baby, ooh baby, ooh baby
'Cause after all, you was my wife
D
Am
Hey,
Verse 4
Bb
Am
you can leave, but it's going to cost you (used to boogie,
boogie down the road sometime)
D
Dm
D
She said, "You can leave,
Dm
Am
C
Am
but it's going to cost you" (I used to talk about my love)
C
(She would try to put me down,
Em
she used to bully)
C
Bb
She said, "You can leave,
Am
but it's going to cost you"
(I used to sing this song and
Dm
dance around)
D
She said, "You can leave,
Dsus4
Ebdim
Am
but it's going to cost you"
C
Em
C
Am
(Mr.Man, what's going down? Oh,
G
Am
ooh, baby)
Verse 5
Am
That young girl is going to cost
G
Am
you
A
Am
D
Ooh, ooh, baby
Am
G
Am
If you want happiness, you got to pay
D
Am
Oooh baby,
used to be the apple of my eye
I come to love you, fool (ooh baby)
I come to love you, baby (you used to
be my heart's desire)
I come to love you, baby
C
I come to love you, baby (my heart's desire,
Am
yeah)
Verse 6
Bb
I'm gone (get used to it,
baby)
Am
I'm gone (get used to it,
baby)
I'm gone (get used to it, baby)
Dsus4
I'm gone (get used to it,
baby)
D
Dsus4
D
I'm gone (get used to it,
Dm
baby)
C
I'm gone (get used to it
Em
I'm gone (get used to it, baby)
Dm
C
I'm gone (get used to it
Verse 7
Bb
You tried to have them shackle me
Am
Bring me in
Tell me what for
Dm
So I'd satisfy you, baby
C
Dm
You have won the battle
Dsus4
Em
Oh but Daddy's
Am
gonna win the war
C
Am
But Mommy's worked so hard
Tryin'a take my riches
C
Am
Rich things, too
Em
Been trying to sell my
Am
C
Am
Oh I tried to take my child too
Tryin' upset my woman
C
Am
Salmon in my soul
G
Am
D
Dsus4
Am
But I was strong, baby
Stood my ground and prayed
C
Asked the Lord to help me
G
Am
Wish it was in a position
Bb
To upset the judge
Verse 8
Bb
You can leave, but it's going to
Am
Dsus4
Dm
cost you
You can leave,
Dsus4
C
Am
C
Bb
but it's going to cost you
You can leave,
Am
but it's going to cost you (ooh)
Dsus4
Dm
You can leave,
C
Dm
C
Am
C
but it's going to cost you (ooh- ooh)
Verse 9
Bb
Am
You use to say that I was
a gorgeous hunk of man
Dsus4
C
That didn't help me baby
C
Ah, when you was on the stand
You Can Leave, But It's Going To Cost You
Marvin Gaye
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