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                 I'M NOT LEAVING (LIVE)
                       BIG SUR
CAPO: 3rd FRET
INTRO:
F  F  C  C
F  F  C  C
F  F  C  C
F  F  C  C
F   C   Am  G
F   C   G   G
F   C   Am  G
F   C   G   G
VERSE: 
You sFang to me
Sweet CAdeline
And I lAmiked that fine
And GI took my ti-iFme
CKissing you out of your clGothesG  
VERSE:
You cFame to me
In your shCades of green
You Amembarrassed me
And yGou let me see-Fee
CA broken heart with tGhe voiceG  
F   F   F   F
VERSE:
And GFrace would play
And you'd dCance all day
and you'd mAmake it rain
And GI'd watch you cha-aFnge
CYour eyes as big as tGhe moonG  
VERSE:
Now FI carried on like the pCain was gone
But you pAmroved me wrong
Oh, you pGroved me wrongF  
SCometimes you are Gso aloneG  
F   F   F   F
CHORUS:
'Cause IF'm not leaving
IF'm not leaving
IF'm not leaving in the mCorning
When you're sGinging sweet sAmadden songs
  FAnd I won't leave you
FI won't leave you
FI'm never gonna leave
But this tCrying
Is gGetting Amso hard
'Cause IF'm nCot sAmaying Ca word
BrFains jCust Ammaking tChis worse 
And FI wCish Amyou could sCing
The wFay yCour lAmooking Cat me
F   C   Am  G
F   C   G   G
F   C   Am  G
F   C   G   G
VERSE: 
SFings to me
Sweet CAdeline
And I lAmiked that fine
And GI took my ti-iFme
KCissing you out of you clGothes

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Im Not Leaving

by Big Sur

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

I'M NOT LEAVING (LIVE)

BIG SUR

CAPO: 3rd FRET

INTRO:

F F C C

F C Am G

F C G G

F C Am G

F C G G

VERSE:

You sang to me

Sweet Adeline

And I liked that fine

G F

And I took my ti-ime

C G G

Kissing you out of your clothes

VERSE:

You came to me

In your shades of green

You embarrassed me

G F

And you let me see-ee

C G G

A broken heart with the voice

F F F F

VERSE:

And Grace would play

And you'd dance all day

and you'd make it rain

G F

And I'd watch you cha-ange

C G G

Your eyes as big as the moon

VERSE:

F C

Now I carried on like the pain was gone

But you proved me wrong

G F

Oh, you proved me wrong

C G G

Sometimes you are so alone

F F F F

CHORUS:

'Cause I'm not leaving

I'm not leaving

F C

I'm not leaving in the morning

G Am

When you're singing sweet sadden songs

And I won't leave you

I won't leave you

I'm never gonna leave

But this trying

G Am

Is getting so hard

F C Am C

'Cause I'm not saying a word

F C Am C

Brains just making this worse

F C Am C

And I wish you could sing

F C Am C

The way your looking at me

F C Am G

F C G G

F C Am G

F C G G

VERSE:

Sings to me

Sweet Adeline

And I liked that fine

G F

And I took my ti-ime

C G

Kissing you out of you clothes

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