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When Someone Wants To Leave

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Dolly Parton
When Someone Wants To Leave
Album: Jolene (2007)
(Note To play with the CD tune down 1/2 Step. The CD is in G#.
You can Capo 1 and play in the Key of G)
[Intro]
|  A|  D|  A?  E|  A|
AWhen you love somebody with aDll your heart and sAoul
And you want to keep them with you, but you kEnow they want to Ago
What do you Ddo, what do you saAy
When you know they want to leave, as bad as yEou want them to sAtay
AAnd there's nothing quite as sad as a oDne-sided love
AWhen one doesn't care at all and the otEher cares tAoo much
It's a sad situation, I must sDay
AWhen someone wants to lEeave, as bad as you want them to Astay
[Instrumental]
|  A|  D|  A?  E|  A|
AYou know how much I love you, but I kDnow you don't love Ame
And I know it's just a matter of tEime before you lAeave
But I do, I stand aside and just lDet you walk aAway
But I know you want to leave, as bad as EI want you to sAtay
AAnd there's nothing quite as sad as a oDne-sided love
AWhen one doesn't love at all and the otEher loves tAoo much
It's a sad situation I mDust say
AWhen someone wants to leave as bad as yEou want them to sAtay
Oh, it's a sad situation I mDust say
AWhen someone wants to leave as bad as yEou want them to sAtay 

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When Someone Wants To Leave

by Dolly Parton

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Dolly Parton

When Someone Wants To Leave

Album: Jolene (2007)

(Note To play with the CD tune down 1/2 Step. The CD is in G#.

You can Capo 1 and play in the Key of G)

[Intro]

A D A E A

| | | ? | |

A D A

When you love somebody with all your heart and soul

E A

And you want to keep them with you, but you know they want to go

D A

What do you do, what do you say

E A

When you know they want to leave, as bad as you want them to stay

A D

And there's nothing quite as sad as a one-sided love

A E A

When one doesn't care at all and the other cares too much

It's a sad situation, I must say

A E A

When someone wants to leave, as bad as you want them to stay

[Instrumental]

A D A E A

| | | ? | |

A D A

You know how much I love you, but I know you don't love me

E A

And I know it's just a matter of time before you leave

D A

But I do, I stand aside and just let you walk away

E A

But I know you want to leave, as bad as I want you to stay

A D

And there's nothing quite as sad as a one-sided love

A E A

When one doesn't love at all and the other loves too much

It's a sad situation I must say

A E A

When someone wants to leave as bad as you want them to stay

Oh, it's a sad situation I must say

A E A

When someone wants to leave as bad as you want them to stay

About When Someone Wants To Leave Chords by Dolly Parton

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