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[Intro]
G
[Verse]
GThought about it all day
Gbeen meaning to tell you
Dit's too late to explain
Dtoo soon to make sense of it
Gall I can offer Emis this bDelated goodbyeG.
GJust imagine if you're always coming and going
Dpurposely misplaced and not sure where home is
but Galways get homesick Emin the Dcradle of nightG.
[Break]
G D
[Chorus]
See, if your Gheart had a Dbackdoor I'd Gsure slip Caway
GCowardly, Dbut it's my Ggo-to
Seems like Gevery so-loDng needs some Gprofound thing to Csay
Gbut honest, Dthere's nothing to Gtell you...
EmExcept... I hope you Denjoy this Gmess
and what you Emlove leads you Dto succesGs
and when you Emthink of me nDow and tGhen
Cforgive your Gfriend who's Dalways Gleaving.
GSometimes I think distance is perfect
Gcause it prolongs our romanticized state in all this
Dand sometimes I really wanna call you Gbut for some reason shy away
Gbecause I know you'd be Dglad, and that makes me Gsad.
GSo I'll show up on some cloudy day and we'll make a million pancakes
Gand we'll talk like it's been no time at all, still young, dumb, impressionable
and you've Gfinished InnoCM7cents Abroad
and you CM7set me up with your Cextra cot
and I Gkeep my stories to a CM7minimum, cause you're CM7sick of them
but I Dbet you would have Gloved the highlands of Guatemala,
Eurail DBelgium to Spain, backpacking Yosemite
Utila on a Gfull moon dive...
our Dfalling out was no one's but mineG.
[Break]
G D
See, there's this Gache in my Dchest and it Gwon't go aCway
Gdoctor says DI pulled a Gmuscle
But I think it's Gsome Dresidue from what GI couldn't Csay
so I Gcarved in the Dwall of a Ghostel
I wrote... I Emhope you enDjoy this Gmess
and what you Emlove leads you Dto succesGs
and when you Emthink of me nDow and tGhen
Cforgive your Gfriend who's Dalways Gleaving.
And maybe EmI'm not cut Dout for all Gthis
maybe I Emwant more than Dlife can Ggive
But I hope you Emknow it pains Dme to no Gend
to Cbe your Gfriend who's Dalways Gleaving.

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Always Leaving

by Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

CM7

[Intro]

[Verse]

Thought about it all day

been meaning to tell you

it's too late to explain

too soon to make sense of it

G Em D G

all I can offer is this belated goodbye.

Just imagine if you're always coming and going

purposely misplaced and not sure where home is

G Em D G

but always get homesick in the cradle of night.

[Break]

G D

[Chorus]

G D G C

See, if your heart had a backdoor I'd sure slip away

G D G

Cowardly, but it's my go-to

G D G C

Seems like every so-long needs some profound thing to say

G D G

but honest, there's nothing to tell you...

Em D G

Except... I hope you enjoy this mess

Em D G

and what you love leads you to success

Em D G

and when you think of me now and then

C G D G

forgive your friend who's always leaving.

Sometimes I think distance is perfect

cause it prolongs our romanticized state in all this

D G

and sometimes I really wanna call you but for some reason shy away

G D G

because I know you'd be glad, and that makes me sad.

So I'll show up on some cloudy day and we'll make a million pancakes

and we'll talk like it's been no time at all, still young, dumb, impressionable

G CM7

and you've finished Innocents Abroad

CM7 C

and you set me up with your extra cot

G CM7 CM7

and I keep my stories to a minimum, cause you're sick of them

D G

but I bet you would have loved the highlands of Guatemala,

Eurail Belgium to Spain, backpacking Yosemite

Utila on a full moon dive...

D G

our falling out was no one's but mine.

[Break]

G D

G D G C

See, there's this ache in my chest and it won't go away

G D G

doctor says I pulled a muscle

G D G C

But I think it's some residue from what I couldn't say

G D G

so I carved in the wall of a hostel

Em D G

I wrote... I hope you enjoy this mess

Em D G

and what you love leads you to success

Em D G

and when you think of me now and then

C G D G

forgive your friend who's always leaving.

Em D G

And maybe I'm not cut out for all this

Em D G

maybe I want more than life can give

Em D G

But I hope you know it pains me to no end

C G D G

to be your friend who's always leaving.

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