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As You Start Leaving - Swingin' Utters
Great song
Chords
  E5022XXX
 F#5244XXX
 G#5466XXX
  A5577XXX
E5* X799XX
  B5799XXX
Intro
E|-E5------F#5----G#5----E5----F#5----G#5----|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-0-4--6--2-2--4--6---|
A|-2-2-2-0-4--6--2-2--4--6---|  x2
E|-0-0-0-0-2--4--0-0--2--4---|
Verse 1
E5A train sounds off with whistle blowing
G#5Lighthouse horn sounds early warning
A5Clean cool air with stars out shining
F#5Overcoat and whiskey drinking
E5Hands locked tight and close together
These G#5nights are bliss in drunken leisure
SpA5itting air in gusts as it gets cooler
F#5Sparse clouds try to come together
Pre-chorus
   E5*      B5  E5*            A5  E5*      B5  E5*
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9-9-----9--9-9-x---------9--9-9-----9--9-9-x-9-9-9-x-|
D|-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-x-7-7-7-x-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-x-9-9-9-x-|
A|-7--7-7-9-9-7--7-7-x-7-7-7-x-7--7-7-9-9-7--7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|  
E|--------7-7----------5-5-5-x--------7-7------------------|
Chorus
             E5*           A5  
You feel the chill and bid farewell
As you start B5leavingB5  A5  B5  
Sounds like an evening
Intro  E5 F#5-G#5 E5 F#5-G#5 x2
Verse 2
E5The cars thin out on empty streets
No tG#5raffic jams to make you weak
ShopA5keepers leave, at home they speak
Of F#5good patrons and of cash and thieves
E5The wind is gaining ground on you
ThG#5e air turns damp with seaside dew
BuA5t it don't lie, it tells the truth
AF#5nd all is well and all is new
Pre-chorus  E5*  B5  E5*  A5  E5*  B5  E5* E5*
Chorus
             E5*           A5  
You feel the chill and bid farewell
As you start B5leavingB5  A5  B5  
Sounds like an evening
Solo
  E5F#5-G#5    A5  A5  
E5  F#5-G#5  A5  A5-G#5
 F#5F#5-G#5    B5    B5    A5    G#5    A5A5-G#5
Intro  E5 F#5-G#5 E5 F#5-G#5 x2
Verse 3
E5Your west side is a teenage waiting
LoG#5s Angeles a childhood haze
Like A5steps to nowhere you sit there gazing
AF#5t friends you've lost through years of forgetting
E5Time sells you short of all you're wanting
ThougG#5h you don't know just what you're seeking
ExA5cept winter nights and cigarettes
And F#5boozing with the best of them
Pre-chorus  E5*  B5  E5*  A5  E5*  B5  E5* E5*
Chorus
             E5*           A5  
You feel the chill and bid farewell
As you start B5leavingB5  A5  B5  
Sounds like an evening
Intro  E5 F#5-G#5 E5 F#5-G#5 x11  (4 first times muted) (fade)

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As You Start Leaving

by Swingin' Utters

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#5

G#5

As You Start Leaving - Swingin' Utters

Great song

Chords

022XXX

F#5

244XXX

G#5

466XXX

577XXX

* X799XX

799XXX

Intro

E5 F#5 G#5 E5 F#5 G#5

E|---------------------------|

B|---------------------------|

G|---------------------------|

D|-2-2-2-0-4--6--2-2--4--6---|

A|-2-2-2-0-4--6--2-2--4--6---| x2

E|-0-0-0-0-2--4--0-0--2--4---|

Verse 1

A train sounds off with whistle blowing

G#5

Lighthouse horn sounds early warning

Clean cool air with stars out shining

F#5

Overcoat and whiskey drinking

Hands locked tight and close together

G#5

These nights are bliss in drunken leisure

Spitting air in gusts as it gets cooler

F#5

Sparse clouds try to come together

Pre-chorus

E5 B5 E5 A5 E5 B5 E5

* * * *

E|---------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------|

G|-9--9-9-----9--9-9-x---------9--9-9-----9--9-9-x-9-9-9-x-|

D|-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-x-7-7-7-x-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-x-9-9-9-x-|

A|-7--7-7-9-9-7--7-7-x-7-7-7-x-7--7-7-9-9-7--7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|

E|--------7-7----------5-5-5-x--------7-7------------------|

Chorus

E5 A5

You feel the chill and bid farewell

B5 B5 A5 B5

As you start leaving

Sounds like an evening

Intro E5 F#5-G#5 E5 F#5-G#5 x2

Verse 2

The cars thin out on empty streets

G#5

No traffic jams to make you weak

Shopkeepers leave, at home they speak

F#5

Of good patrons and of cash and thieves

The wind is gaining ground on you

G#5

The air turns damp with seaside dew

But it don't lie, it tells the truth

F#5

And all is well and all is new

E5 B5 E5 A5 E5 B5 E5 E5

Pre-chorus * * * * *

Chorus

E5 A5

You feel the chill and bid farewell

B5 B5 A5 B5

As you start leaving

Sounds like an evening

Solo

E5 A5 A5

F#5-G#5

E5 F#5-G#5 A5 A5-G#5

F#5 B5 B5 A5 G#5 A5

F#5-G#5 A5-G#5

Intro E5 F#5-G#5 E5 F#5-G#5 x2

Verse 3

Your west side is a teenage waiting

G#5

Los Angeles a childhood haze

Like steps to nowhere you sit there gazing

F#5

At friends you've lost through years of forgetting

Time sells you short of all you're wanting

G#5

Though you don't know just what you're seeking

Except winter nights and cigarettes

F#5

And boozing with the best of them

E5 B5 E5 A5 E5 B5 E5 E5

Pre-chorus * * * * *

Chorus

E5 A5

You feel the chill and bid farewell

B5 B5 A5 B5

As you start leaving

Sounds like an evening

Intro E5 F#5-G#5 E5 F#5-G#5 x11 (4 first times muted) (fade)

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