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The intro riff has some hammer ons and offs with the G and C chords but they sound fine played as chords.
[Intro]
G C G
G D C G
[Verse 1]
Jet fuel and traGffic lines
Pulling up to the deDlta signs
Distant shape of Ammy hometown
Black stain where the whCeels touch down
I pick up the moGrning news
I pass the man whos never shDined my shoes
Through security and Amto the train
That will take me to the aCirplane
[Instrumental]
G C G
[Verse 2]
Count the miles on the hiGghway
The sum of aDll my days
Theres a postcard thAmeres a call
And theres a picture for your beCdroom wall
But do you ever wonder tGhrough and through
Whos that person standing nDext to you
And after all the nAmights apart
Is there a home for a travelling hCeart
[Chorus]
But if I werent GleaDving yoAmuC  
I don't know Gwhat DI would AmdoC  
But the more I Ggo the less I kCnow
Will the fire still bGurn on my retCurn
Keep the Ampath lit on the oCnly road I know
Honey all I know to Ddo is go
[Instrumental]
G C G
G D C G
[Verse 3]
A cup of coffee and my bGags are packed
The same vow not to lDook back
Familiar emptiness iAmnside
As the distances groCw wide
And though I vow to Gmemorize
The last look in your Dloving eyes
Its here dusk and tAmhere dawn
Oh its like a curtain getting slCowly drawn
[Chorus]
But if I werent GleaDving yoAmuC  
I don't know Gwhat DI would AmdoC  
But the more I Ggo the less I kCnow
Will the fire still bGurn on my retCurn
Keep the Ampath lit on the oCnly road I know
Honey all I know to Ddo is go
[Instrumental]
G C G
G D C G
G C G
G D C G
[Chorus]
But if I werent GleaDving yoAmuC  
I don't know Gwhat DI would AmdoC  
But the more I Ggo the less I kCnow
Will the fire still bGurn on my retCurn
Keep the Ampath lit on the oCnly road I know
Honey all I know to Ddo is go
[Outro]
G C G
G D C G

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Leaving

by Indigo Girls

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

The intro riff has some hammer ons and offs with the G and C chords but they sound fine played as chords.

[Intro]

G C G

G D C G

[Verse 1]

Jet fuel and traffic lines

Pulling up to the delta signs

Distant shape of my hometown

Black stain where the wheels touch down

I pick up the morning news

I pass the man whos never shined my shoes

Through security and to the train

That will take me to the airplane

[Instrumental]

G C G

[Verse 2]

Count the miles on the highway

The sum of all my days

Theres a postcard theres a call

And theres a picture for your bedroom wall

But do you ever wonder through and through

Whos that person standing next to you

And after all the nights apart

Is there a home for a travelling heart

[Chorus]

G D Am C

But if I werent leaving you

G D Am C

I don't know what I would do

G C

But the more I go the less I know

G C

Will the fire still burn on my return

Am C

Keep the path lit on the only road I know

Honey all I know to do is go

[Instrumental]

G C G

G D C G

[Verse 3]

A cup of coffee and my bags are packed

The same vow not to look back

Familiar emptiness inside

As the distances grow wide

And though I vow to memorize

The last look in your loving eyes

Its here dusk and there dawn

Oh its like a curtain getting slowly drawn

[Chorus]

G D Am C

But if I werent leaving you

G D Am C

I don't know what I would do

G C

But the more I go the less I know

G C

Will the fire still burn on my return

Am C

Keep the path lit on the only road I know

Honey all I know to do is go

[Instrumental]

G C G

G D C G

G C G

G D C G

[Chorus]

G D Am C

But if I werent leaving you

G D Am C

I don't know what I would do

G C

But the more I go the less I know

G C

Will the fire still burn on my return

Am C

Keep the path lit on the only road I know

Honey all I know to do is go

[Outro]

G C G

G D C G

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