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Im Leaving You

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Tuning: Standard
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[Interlude]
  Ebdim7 (addb13)
  1 + 2 + Ebdim73 + 4 +  Dsus41 + 2 + Dm3 + 4 +  F1 + 2 + Fmaj73 + 4 +  Gsus41 + 2 + G3 + 4 +
e|7--7--7-5-------|3--3--3-1-------|1--1--1-0-------|----------------|
B|7--7--7-4-------|3--3--3-3-------|1--1--1-1-------|1--1--1-0-------|
G|5--5--5-5-------|2--2--2-2-------|2--2--2-2-------|0--0--0-0-------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|0--0--0-0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  triplets         triplets         triplets         triplets
[Coda]
  C1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 
e|0---0-0-0--0--0-|0
B|1---1-1-1--1--1-|1
G|0---0-0-0--0--0-|0
D|2---2-2-2--2--2-|2
A|3---3-3-3--3--3-|3
E|----------------|
          triplets
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Cdim7     x-3-4-2-4-x 
Em/B      x-2-x-0-0-0
G/B       x-2-0-0-0-3
C/G       3-x-2-0-1-0
A/E       0-x-2-2-2-0  or (coming up from Dm): x-x-2-2-2-0
Ebdim7    x-x-1-2-1-2
C/E       0-x-2-0-1-0
Dm/F      x-x-3-2-3-1
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[Intro]
|  Cdim7|  C|  Cdim7|  C|
[Verse]
 Cdim7Golden Cdays
Drift inCdim7to the Chaze
  Em/BAnd times gone Fby
When Gsus4days were so Gyoung
[Verse]
Cdim7Now those Cdays
Have all Cdim7slipped aCway
  Em/BYou think you're Fgoing to leave me
Gsus4All on my Gown
[Bridge]
You're Cdim7leaving meDm  
You’re Fleaving Gme
[Chorus]
But Cjust beG/Bfore you AmgoC/G  
There’s Fsomething A/Eyou should DmknowEbdim7  
I've found someC/Ebody Amnew
            Dm    A/E   Dm/F    G6|   C|  C|
And I'm lea – ea – ea - ving you  (break)
[Verse]
 Cdim7Golden Ctimes
Roll aCdim7cross my Cmind
  Em/BAnd then they Ffly away
Gsus4Into the Gnight
[Verse]
 Cdim7New day's Cgone
And I Cdim7see it Cwon't
 Em/BI will rememFber you looking
AGsus4way from it Gall
[Interlude] (see above)
|  Ebdim7(addb13)   Ebdim7|  Dsus4   Dm|  F   Fmaj7|  Gsus4   G|
[Chorus]
But Cjust beG/Bfore you AmgoC/G  
There’s Fsomething A/Eyou should DmknowEbdim7  
I've found someC/Ebody Amnew
            Dm    A/E   Dm/F     G6     C|  Ebdim7|
And I'm lea – ea – ea - ving you  
[Coda]
    Dm    A/E   Dm/F     G6     C|  Am|
Lea – ea – ea - ving you  
    Dm    A/E     Fm    G6|    C| C  
Lea – ea – ea - ving you  

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Im Leaving You

by Electric Light Orchestra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebdim7

Dsus4

Fmaj7

Gsus4

Cdim7

Em/B

G/B

C/G

A/E

C/E

Dm/F

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Tuning: Standard

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[Interlude]

Ebdim7 (addb13)

Ebdim7 Dsus4 Dm F Fmaj7 Gsus4 G

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|7--7--7-5-------|3--3--3-1-------|1--1--1-0-------|----------------|

B|7--7--7-4-------|3--3--3-3-------|1--1--1-1-------|1--1--1-0-------|

G|5--5--5-5-------|2--2--2-2-------|2--2--2-2-------|0--0--0-0-------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|0--0--0-0-------|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

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

triplets triplets triplets triplets

[Coda]

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1

e|0---0-0-0--0--0-|0

B|1---1-1-1--1--1-|1

G|0---0-0-0--0--0-|0

D|2---2-2-2--2--2-|2

A|3---3-3-3--3--3-|3

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

triplets

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

Cdim7 x-3-4-2-4-x

Em/B x-2-x-0-0-0

G/B x-2-0-0-0-3

C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0

A/E 0-x-2-2-2-0 or (coming up from Dm): x-x-2-2-2-0

Ebdim7 x-x-1-2-1-2

C/E 0-x-2-0-1-0

Dm/F x-x-3-2-3-1

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[Intro]

Cdim7 C Cdim7 C

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[Verse]

Cdim7 C

Golden days

Cdim7 C

Drift into the haze

Em/B F

And times gone by

Gsus4 G

When days were so young

[Verse]

Cdim7 C

Now those days

Cdim7 C

Have all slipped away

Em/B F

You think you're going to leave me

Gsus4 G

All on my own

[Bridge]

Cdim7 Dm

You're leaving me

F G

You’re leaving me

[Chorus]

C G/B Am C/G

But just before you go

F A/E Dm Ebdim7

There’s something you should know

C/E Am

I've found somebody new

Dm A/E Dm/F G6 C C

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And I'm lea – ea – ea - ving you (break)

[Verse]

Cdim7 C

Golden times

Cdim7 C

Roll across my mind

Em/B F

And then they fly away

Gsus4 G

Into the night

[Verse]

Cdim7 C

New day's gone

Cdim7 C

And I see it won't

Em/B F

I will remember you looking

Gsus4 G

Away from it all

[Interlude] (see above)

Ebdim7 Ebdim7 Dsus4 Dm F Fmaj7 Gsus4 G

[Chorus]

C G/B Am C/G

But just before you go

F A/E Dm Ebdim7

There’s something you should know

C/E Am

I've found somebody new

Dm A/E Dm/F G6 C Ebdim7

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And I'm lea – ea – ea - ving you

[Coda]

Dm A/E Dm/F G6 C Am

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Lea – ea – ea - ving you

Dm A/E Fm G6 C C

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Lea – ea – ea - ving you

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