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If You Leave

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If You Leave
Intro:
 F   Dm   Bb   C(repeat 2x)
 D   G   A   G   A(repeat 2x)
Verse:
FIf you leave, don't Dmleave now
BbPlease don't take my heCart away
FPromise me just oDmne more night
AmThen we'll go our sepaBbrate ways
FWith hours left time oDmn our sides
BbNow it's fading fCast
FEvery second every Dmmoment
BbWe've got to--we've gotta mCake it last
Chorus:
DI touch you once I toGuch you twice
AI won't let go at anGy pArice   
DI need you now like I Gneeded you then      
AYou always said we'd stilGl be friends AsomedaDy
Verse:
GIf you leave I Emwon't cry
CI won't waste one Dsingle day
GBut if you leave donEm't look back
HmI'll be running the Cother way
GSeven years went uEmnder the bridge
CLike time was standing Dstill
GHeaven knows what Emhappens now
CYou've got to--you've gotta Dsay you will
Chorus:
EI touch you once I tAouch you twice
BI won't let go at aAny prBice   
EI need you now like I Aneeded you then      
BYou always said wAe'd meet again
Some kind of solo, I dont know what
Chorus:
DI touch you once I tGouch you twice
AI won't let go at aGny prAice   
DI need you now like I Gneeded you then          
AYou always Gsaid wAe'd meet again Dsome day
GIf you leave      Em  C  D  
GOh if you leave      Em  C  D  
GOh if you leaveC          Em          C       D  
GDon't loEmok backC  D  
CDon't look backG  Em  C  D  
G

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If You Leave

by Nada Surf

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If You Leave

Intro:

F Dm Bb C

(repeat 2x)

D G A G A

(repeat 2x)

Verse:

F Dm

If you leave, don't leave now

Bb C

Please don't take my heart away

F Dm

Promise me just one more night

Am Bb

Then we'll go our separate ways

F Dm

With hours left time on our sides

Bb C

Now it's fading fast

F Dm

Every second every moment

Bb C

We've got to--we've gotta make it last

Chorus:

D G

I touch you once I touch you twice

A G A

I won't let go at any price

D G

I need you now like I needed you then

A G A D

You always said we'd still be friends someday

Verse:

G Em

If you leave I won't cry

C D

I won't waste one single day

G Em

But if you leave don't look back

Hm C

I'll be running the other way

G Em

Seven years went under the bridge

C D

Like time was standing still

G Em

Heaven knows what happens now

C D

You've got to--you've gotta say you will

Chorus:

E A

I touch you once I touch you twice

B A B

I won't let go at any price

E A

I need you now like I needed you then

B A

You always said we'd meet again

Some kind of solo, I dont know what

Chorus:

D G

I touch you once I touch you twice

A G A

I won't let go at any price

D G

I need you now like I needed you then

A G A D

You always said we'd meet again some day

G Em C D

If you leave

G Em C D

Oh if you leave

G Em C D

Oh if you leaveC

G Em C D

Don't look back

C G Em C D

Don't look back

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