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I Know You're Leaving
Status Quo      
Ain't Complaining 1988
|D| |Cadd9| |D| |Em7|
| D  Em7/D| | C/D  G/D| | D  Em7/D| | C/D  G/D|
| D  Em7| | C  G| | Bm  A|
DYou say you're tired of tC/Dhis love affairG/D  
It brings you down clEm7ose to despDair
Our love has fallen apC/Dart at the seemsG/D  
I was too taken, liEm7ved in a dreDam
All I wBm7ant is to Gbe around yAou
So I cBm7ry, yes it's aGll I can dAo
DI know you're leG/Daving but I cC/Dan't undersG/Dtand
DWhy what we Em7/Dhave must cAm7ome to an eGnd
DSomebody tEm7ell me wChat can I dGo?
BmI know you're leAaving but Dm7I      Cadd9/Gstill love yDou
|(D)| |Cadd9| |D| |Em7|
You used to hold me, hold me so strong
I never thought we could ever go wrong
Had no intention to fence you in
Give you affection was my only aim
I will learn not to be around you
So I'll cry, yes it's all I can do
DI know you're leG/Daving but I cC/Dan't undersG/Dtand
DWhy what we Em7/Dhave must cAm7ome to an eGnd
DSomebody tEm7ell me wChat can I dGo?
BmI know you're leAaving but Dm7I      Cadd9/Gstill love Bm7you
FIt's an emptiness you leGave behindBb  
Broken memories and pDmain to remCind meDm  
What's been done can't be turGned around
And hFope has becGome miseAry
|Bm7| | G  A| |Bm7| | G  A|
DI know you're leaG/Dving but I cC/Dan't undersG/Dtand
DWhy what we Em7/Dhad   must cAm7ome to an eGnd
DSomebody tEm7ell me wChat can I dGo?
BmI know you're leAaving but Dm7I      Cadd9/G  

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I Know Youre Leaving

by Status Quo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Em7/D

C/D

G/D

Bm7

Am7

Dm7

Cadd9/G

I Know You're Leaving

Status Quo

Ain't Complaining 1988

D Cadd9 D Em7

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D Em7/D C/D G/D D Em7/D C/D G/D

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D Em7 C G Bm A

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D C/D G/D

You say you're tired of this love affair

Em7 D

It brings you down close to despair

C/D G/D

Our love has fallen apart at the seems

Em7 D

I was too taken, lived in a dream

Bm7 G A

All I want is to be around you

Bm7 G A

So I cry, yes it's all I can do

D G/D C/D G/D

I know you're leaving but I can't understand

D Em7/D Am7 G

Why what we have must come to an end

D Em7 C G

Somebody tell me what can I do?

Bm A Dm7 Cadd9/G D

I know you're leaving but I still love you

Cadd9 D Em7

|(D)| || || ||

You used to hold me, hold me so strong

I never thought we could ever go wrong

Had no intention to fence you in

Give you affection was my only aim

I will learn not to be around you

So I'll cry, yes it's all I can do

D G/D C/D G/D

I know you're leaving but I can't understand

D Em7/D Am7 G

Why what we have must come to an end

D Em7 C G

Somebody tell me what can I do?

Bm A Dm7 Cadd9/G Bm7

I know you're leaving but I still love you

F G Bb

It's an emptiness you leave behind

Dm C Dm

Broken memories and pain to remind me

What's been done can't be turned around

F G A

And hope has become misery

Bm7 G A Bm7 G A

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D G/D C/D G/D

I know you're leaving but I can't understand

D Em7/D Am7 G

Why what we had must come to an end

D Em7 C G

Somebody tell me what can I do?

Bm A Dm7 Cadd9/G

I know you're leaving but I

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