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When You Go

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     Asus2x02200
        Bmx24432
        B7x21202
Bhalf dim x2323x
       C#mx46654
       C#7x43404
         Dxx0232
      D/C#x40232
         E022100
     Esus4022200
     Eadd9024100
       F#m244222
F#m7/   C#x44200
         G320033
Meter 3/4
Intro
|  Asus2| Asus2| Asus2| D  D/C#|
Verse 1
Asus2Only a moment ago we had nothing but Bmtime
EEverything lasted forever and you were all F#mmine
Only a Bmdream I Eknow
Thinking you’d C#mnever F#mgo
Tearing off Bmpieces of myB7self
Just for the Esus4time iEt Eadd9buys mEe
Chorus
F#m7/ C#          D  Asus2  
Fold my heart up small
   F#m7/  C#      D  C#7  
Or break it into pieces
BmFind somewhere and F#mkeep it there
GTake it Dwhen Eyou Asus2go
Verse 2
Asus2There in the frame of your face in the cast of your Bmeyes
EI saw this coming but still I am caught by F#msurprise
All of this Bmtime I Eknew
That I’d be C#mlosing F#myou
That doesn’t Bmmean that it’s B7OK
That doesn’t Esus4mean IE’m Eadd9readyE  
Chorus 2 into bridge
F#m7/ C#          D  Asus2  
Fold my heart up small
   F#m7/  C#      D  C#7  
Or break it into pieces
BmFind somewhere and F#mkeep it there
GTake it Dwhen Eyou F#mgoB7  
When you F#mgoB7  
          BmBhalfdim E  
When you go
Verse 3
Asus2Some things we always remember, some things we forBmget
ENo way to make it up now no room for regF#mret
That’s no good for BmanyEone
And so I C#mcome undF#mone
Now I am Bmless than what I B7was
Whatever’s Esus4left iEs Eadd9yours Enow
Chorus
F#m7/ C#          D  Asus2  
Fold my heart up small
   F#m7/  C#      D  C#7  
Or break it into pieces
BmFind somewhere and F#mkeep it there
GTake it Dwhen Eyou Asus2go

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When You Go

by Jonathan Coulton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

C#m

C#7

D/C#

Esus4

Eadd9

F#m

F#m7

Chords

Asus2

x02200

x24432

x21202

Bhalf dim x2323x

C#m

x46654

C#7

x43404

xx0232

D/C#

x40232

022100

Esus4

022200

Eadd9

024100

F#m

244222

F#m7 C#

/ x44200

320033

Meter 3/4

Intro

Asus2 Asus2 Asus2 D D/C#

| | | | |

Verse 1

Asus2 Bm

Only a moment ago we had nothing but time

E F#m

Everything lasted forever and you were all mine

Bm E

Only a dream I know

C#m F#m

Thinking you’d never go

Bm B7

Tearing off pieces of myself

Esus4 E Eadd9 E

Just for the time it buys me

Chorus

F#m7 C# D Asus2

Fold my heart up small

F#m7 C# D C#7

Or break it into pieces

Bm F#m

Find somewhere and keep it there

G D E Asus2

Take it when you go

Verse 2

Asus2 Bm

There in the frame of your face in the cast of your eyes

E F#m

I saw this coming but still I am caught by surprise

Bm E

All of this time I knew

C#m F#m

That I’d be losing you

Bm B7

That doesn’t mean that it’s OK

Esus4 E Eadd9 E

That doesn’t mean I’m ready

Chorus 2 into bridge

F#m7 C# D Asus2

Fold my heart up small

F#m7 C# D C#7

Or break it into pieces

Bm F#m

Find somewhere and keep it there

G D E F#m B7

Take it when you go

F#m B7

When you go

Bm E

Bhalfdim

When you go

Verse 3

Asus2 Bm

Some things we always remember, some things we forget

E F#m

No way to make it up now no room for regret

Bm E

That’s no good for anyone

C#m F#m

And so I come undone

Bm B7

Now I am less than what I was

Esus4 E Eadd9 E

Whatever’s left is yours now

Chorus

F#m7 C# D Asus2

Fold my heart up small

F#m7 C# D C#7

Or break it into pieces

Bm F#m

Find somewhere and keep it there

G D E Asus2

Take it when you go

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