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Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Intro
Gm  F  Eb7  Dm7  Cm   Gm  F  Eb7  Dm7  Cm
Verse
LFaying in the after glEb7ow 
I only want to lD7earn what you Cmknow 
But now you're leavinGmg 
HFow many hearts must you bEb7reak? 
How many cD7alls must I Cmmake? 
But now you're leBbaving
Pre Chorus
IFn this world all that I cBb7hoose has come unbEbearable 
But lEbmove is in your tDm7ouch 
Oh it's kCmilling me so muDsus4chD  
Chorus
Only when tou lGmeave 
I'll need to lFove you 
And when the aEb7ction has all gDone 
I'm just a little fCmool enough to need you 
FDsus4ool enough too lDong 
Only when you lGmeave, you'll leave in daFnger 
Oh I'll mEb7ake sure that you pDm7ay
So give a little pCmassion to a stranger 
Dsus4And take this soul away D  
Verse
FI only want to make this things lEb7ast 
So how could this have gD7one so faCmst 
And now you're leaviGmng 
FHow many times must I lEb7earn 
It's only when you've gD7one that I bCmurn 
And now you're leBbaving 
Pre Chorus
In the eFnd, all I have lBb7eft has come unbEbearable 
It's hEbmard to change your mDm7ind, 
So leave it Cmall behiDsus4nd D  
Chorus
Only when you lGmeave 
I'll need to lFove you 
And when the aEb7ction has all gDone 
I'm just a little fCmool enough to need you 
FDsus4ool enough too lDong 
Only when you lGmeave, you'll leave in daFnger 
Oh I'll mEb7ake sure that you pDm7ay
So give a little pCmassion to a stranger 
Dsus4And take this soul aDway Gm  

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Only When You Leave

by Spandau Ballet

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eb7

Dm7

Bb7

Ebm

Dsus4

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Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

Intro

Gm F Eb7 Dm7 Cm Gm F Eb7 Dm7 Cm

Verse

F Eb7

Laying in the after glow

D7 Cm

I only want to learn what you know

But now you're leaving

F Eb7

How many hearts must you break?

D7 Cm

How many calls must I make?

But now you're leaving

Pre Chorus

F Bb7 Eb

In this world all that I choose has come unbearable

Ebm Dm7

But love is in your touch

Cm Dsus4 D

Oh it's killing me so much

Chorus

Only when tou leave

I'll need to love you

Eb7 D

And when the action has all gone

I'm just a little fool enough to need you

Dsus4 D

Fool enough too long

Gm F

Only when you leave, you'll leave in danger

Eb7 Dm7

Oh I'll make sure that you pay

So give a little passion to a stranger

Dsus4 D

And take this soul away

Verse

F Eb7

I only want to make this things last

D7 Cm

So how could this have gone so fast

And now you're leaving

F Eb7

How many times must I learn

D7 Cm

It's only when you've gone that I burn

And now you're leaving

Pre Chorus

F Bb7 Eb

In the end, all I have left has come unbearable

Ebm Dm7

It's hard to change your mind,

Cm Dsus4 D

So leave it all behind

Chorus

Only when you leave

I'll need to love you

Eb7 D

And when the action has all gone

I'm just a little fool enough to need you

Dsus4 D

Fool enough too long

Gm F

Only when you leave, you'll leave in danger

Eb7 Dm7

Oh I'll make sure that you pay

So give a little passion to a stranger

Dsus4 D Gm

And take this soul away

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