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Just Before You Leave

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1/20

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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JUST BEFORE YOU LEAVE	-	Del Amitri
Intro:
e|-----------------------/-------------------/
B|-----------------------/-------------------/
G|-----------------------/-------------------/    4x 
D|------------2----0-----/------------2----0-/
A|0--2--0--2-0---2----2--/0--2--0--2-0---2---/
E|----------------------2/-------------------/
Bm7     (4 MEASURES)
 Bm7-    F#m7-    Em7-    Bm7-  F#m7  
Bm7
Does your       Bm7appetite
For novelty still        F#m7burn
And do you       Em7pick a fight
Just to feel the heat of his con -       Bm7cern F#m7  
Do you still       Bm7misbehave
Then beg for his re -        F#m7prieve
And do you       Em7love to feel his needy hands 
Pulling at your       Bm7sleeve 
Chorus:
Don't you        Bm7always fall in love again 
Just before you        F#m7leave
Don't you       Em7always fall in love again 
Just before you        Bm7leave F#m7  
 Bm7-    F#m7-    Em7-    Bm7-  F#m7  
Do you still       Bm7storm away
do you slap him just to        F#m7see
if he        Em7hits you back or backs away 
or panics, just like        Bm7me F#m7  
Chorus:
Don't you        Bm7always fall in love again 
Just before you        F#m7leave
Don't you        Em7always fall in love again 
Just before you       Bm7leave Bm7  
Break:
Don't you      Acry
            G6sus2                                          F#7  
'cause you          know that's the one thing he        hates
Don't you       Em7try 
to       E7bend him until he      Bmbreaks
Like you      Abroke me
 Bm7-    F#m7-    Em7-    Bm7-  F#m7  
Do you still        Bm7turn /
In a second into        F#m7stone
And do you       Em7pepper him with petty threats 
of letting him a -      Bm7lone F#m7  
Chorus:
Don't you       Bm7always fall in love again 
Just before you        F#m7leave
Don't you      Em7always fall in love again 
Just before you       Bm7leave F#m7  
Outro:
Huu huuu       Bm7huu huuu 
            F#m7   Em7-    Bm7-                                          F#m7  
         uuhaa 
                             Bm7        F#m7   F#7-                   
      Aahiaa ha haa  oeoehoe -        oe 
                  Em7               Bm7   F#m7-                          F#7  
     Mm hmm hmmm -       hm hmhmmmm 
(START FADING)
 Bm7-    F#m7-    Em7  
     Bm7x24232
    F#m7242252
     Em7022030
       Ax02220
G6sus2  30203x
     F#7242352
  A7sus4x02030
      E7022130
      Bmx24432

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Just Before You Leave

by Del Amitri

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

F#m7

Em7

F#7

A7sus4

JUST BEFORE YOU LEAVE - Del Amitri

Intro:

e|-----------------------/-------------------/

B|-----------------------/-------------------/

G|-----------------------/-------------------/ 4x

D|------------2----0-----/------------2----0-/

A|0--2--0--2-0---2----2--/0--2--0--2-0---2---/

E|----------------------2/-------------------/

Bm7 (4 MEASURES)

Bm7 F#m7 Em7 Bm7 F#m7

- - - -

Bm7

Does your appetite

F#m7

For novelty still burn

Em7

And do you pick a fight

Bm7 F#m7

Just to feel the heat of his con - cern

Bm7

Do you still misbehave

F#m7

Then beg for his re - prieve

Em7

And do you love to feel his needy hands

Bm7

Pulling at your sleeve

Chorus:

Bm7

Don't you always fall in love again

F#m7

Just before you leave

Em7

Don't you always fall in love again

Bm7 F#m7

Just before you leave

Bm7 F#m7 Em7 Bm7 F#m7

- - - -

Bm7

Do you still storm away

F#m7

do you slap him just to see

Em7

if he hits you back or backs away

Bm7 F#m7

or panics, just like me

Chorus:

Bm7

Don't you always fall in love again

F#m7

Just before you leave

Em7

Don't you always fall in love again

Bm7 Bm7

Just before you leave

Break:

Don't you cry

F#7

G6sus2

'cause you know that's the one thing he hates

Em7

Don't you try

E7 Bm

to bend him until he breaks

Like you broke me

Bm7 F#m7 Em7 Bm7 F#m7

- - - -

Bm7

Do you still turn /

F#m7

In a second into stone

Em7

And do you pepper him with petty threats

Bm7 F#m7

of letting him a - lone

Chorus:

Bm7

Don't you always fall in love again

F#m7

Just before you leave

Em7

Don't you always fall in love again

Bm7 F#m7

Just before you leave

Outro:

Bm7

Huu huuu huu huuu

F#m7 Em7 Bm7 F#m7

- -

uuhaa

Bm7 F#m7 F#7

Aahiaa ha haa oeoehoe - oe

Em7 Bm7 F#m7 F#7

Mm hmm hmmm - hm hmhmmmm

(START FADING)

Bm7 F#m7 Em7

- -

Bm7

x24232

F#m7

242252

Em7

022030

x02220

G6sus2 30203x

F#7

242352

A7sus4

x02030

022130

x24432

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