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Softly As I Leave You

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Words & Music by Hal Shaper & A. de Vita, 1962
Floats between C major and Eb major keys - same chords though
Chords:  C   Em/B   F   Gturnaround, then  Eb   Eb/G   Ab   Bb(3 frets up)
[Intro]
  C   Em   F     Gx2
[Verse]
CSoftly,       Em/B  FI will leGave you, CsoftlyEm/B  
 FFor my hGeart would bCreak,Em/B  
If you should Fwake, Gand, see me Cgo.Em/B  
 FSo I Gleave you Ebsoftly,      Eb/G  AbLong beBbfore you, Ebmiss  Eb/Gme,
 AbLong beBbfore, your Ebarms, can Eb/Gbeg me stAbay,Bb  
For one more Ebhour,      Eb/G  Abor, Gone more dCay.Em/B  
[Chorus]
 FAfter Gall the yCears,Em/B  
 FI can't Gbear the Amtears,    Am/Gto fFall,
So Absoftly,    Bbas I leave, you Cthere.Em/B  F  G  
  C   Em/B   F    Gx4
[Verse]
 EbSoftEb/Gly,     AbLBbong before yEbou, kiss  me,Eb/G  
 AbLong beBbfore, your Ebarms, can Eb/Gbeg me stAbay,Bb  
For one more Ebhour,      Eb/G  Abor, Gone more dCay.Em/B  
[Chorus]
 FAfter Gall the yCears,Em/B  
 FI can't Gbear the Amtears,    Am/Gto fFall,
So Absoftly,    Bbas I leave, you Cthere.Em/B  
  F  Gas I leave, Cyou there.Em/B  
  F  Gas I leave, you thCere.

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Softly As I Leave You

by Michael Bublé

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/B

Eb/G

Am/G

Words & Music by Hal Shaper & A. de Vita, 1962

Floats between C major and Eb major keys - same chords though

C Em/B F G Eb Eb/G Ab Bb

Chords: turnaround, then (3 frets up)

[Intro]

C Em F G

[Verse]

C Em/B F G C Em/B

Softly, I will leave you, softly

F G C Em/B

For my heart would break,

F G C Em/B

If you should wake, and, see me go.

F G Eb Eb/G Ab Bb Eb Eb/G

So I leave you softly, Long before you, miss me,

Ab Bb Eb Eb/G Ab Bb

Long before, your arms, can beg me stay,

Eb Eb/G Ab G C Em/B

For one more hour, or, one more day.

[Chorus]

F G C Em/B

After all the years,

F G Am Am/G F

I can't bear the tears, to fall,

Ab Bb C Em/B F G

So softly, as I leave, you there.

C Em/B F G

[Verse]

Eb Eb/G Ab Bb Eb Eb/G

Softly, Long before you, kiss me,

Ab Bb Eb Eb/G Ab Bb

Long before, your arms, can beg me stay,

Eb Eb/G Ab G C Em/B

For one more hour, or, one more day.

[Chorus]

F G C Em/B

After all the years,

F G Am Am/G F

I can't bear the tears, to fall,

Ab Bb C Em/B

So softly, as I leave, you there.

F G C Em/B

as I leave, you there.

F G C

as I leave, you there.

About Softly As I Leave You Tab by Michael Bublé

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The tab for "Softly As I Leave You" show the original chord names (including A, C, Eb, Em/B, F, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.