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Departures

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Tuning - DADGAD
Capo - 2nd Fret
 D: 000200
 Dsus2: 040200
 G: 550400 or 550200
[Intro]
D Dsus2 G
D Dsus2 G
[Verse]
DAnothDsus2er mornGing that you're stirring at the crack of dawn
DI liDsus2e there Gdoing nothing, flinching when the light comes on
DYou're cDsus2hecking things against a list to make sure nothing has been missed
YGour passport and your boarding pass
YoG-u always leave them out til last
D Dsus2 G
[Chorus]
ADnd BmI'm GpuDffGy eyed and I'm not much use
BAut Dyou manGage Ato be Dpatient as you pass my shoes
D Dsus2 G
[Verse]
DAnothDsus2er mornGing that we're rushing out into the car
DThe dDsus2ay will comGe when we leave in enough time but it's not so far
DSo in Dsus2the midst of all of this, I forget to steal a kiss
GTo hold your hand and tell you you don't understand how you'll be missed
D Dsus2 G
[Chorus]
DSo I hang Bmaround Gtil yDou'Gve checked your bags
YDou Gwon'Dt get rid of me til security
D Dsus2 G
ADnd you GhoDld your dreams with mine
AAnd GI hDold yours too because
I AwiBmll take my chances
OGn yDour wood shoe dances
CBmos nDothGing else makes sense the way this does
IAt's Bmthe life we have chosen
IGt's Dthe life that has chosen us
D Dsus2 G
[Verse]
DSo taDsus2ke care Gdarling then and let me know you land okay
DI'll Dsus2head bacGk home and watch my phone until I know you got there safe
DAnd then we'll steal a moment now and then
Dsus2To hear each other's voice again
GAdding up the hours ahead to talk before we go to bed
DAnd iBmt's Gthe sAame Dold words for the same old love
BmThat GnevDer quite feel big enough
D Dsus2 G
ADnd weG'll Ddo the best we can
WAith GfaDces on a screen
BAut Bmit's more gigantic
TGhan Dthe whole Atlantic
ABmnd aDny Gother ocean in beween
NAot thBme love I have chosen
BGut tDhe love that has chosen me
D Dsus2 G
DSo Dsus2I'll keep Gthe homefires burning darling waiting for your return
DAnd Dsus2soon enouGgh the time will come to pack my bags and take my turn
DBut nDsus2o amount of sky any water stands between the bricks and mortar
GWhere my true love's flesh and bones, that will always be my home
D Dsus2 G
DAnd weG'll Dmake our own mistakes
JAust GliDke everyone does
YAou Bmcan take your chances,
I GdoDn't have the answers
BBmut wDe'lGl work it out as we go on because
IAt's Bmthe love we have chosen,
iGt's Dthe love that has chosen us
D Dsus2 G
SDo juGst let me know when you land okay

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Departures

by Grace Petrie

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

G-

Tuning - DADGAD

Capo - 2nd Fret

: 000200

Dsus2

: 040200

: 550400 or 550200

[Intro]

D Dsus2 G

[Verse]

D Dsus2 G

Another morning that you're stirring at the crack of dawn

D Dsus2 G

I lie there doing nothing, flinching when the light comes on

D Dsus2

You're checking things against a list to make sure nothing has been missed

Your passport and your boarding pass

G-

You always leave them out til last

D Dsus2 G

[Chorus]

D Bm G D G

And I'm puffy eyed and I'm not much use

A D G A D

But you manage to be patient as you pass my shoes

D Dsus2 G

[Verse]

D Dsus2 G

Another morning that we're rushing out into the car

D Dsus2 G

The day will come when we leave in enough time but it's not so far

D Dsus2

So in the midst of all of this, I forget to steal a kiss

To hold your hand and tell you you don't understand how you'll be missed

D Dsus2 G

[Chorus]

D Bm G D G

So I hang around til you've checked your bags

D G D

You won't get rid of me til security

D Dsus2 G

D G D

And you hold your dreams with mine

A G D

And I hold yours too because

A Bm

I will take my chances

G D

On your wood shoe dances

Bm D G

Cos nothing else makes sense the way this does

A Bm

It's the life we have chosen

G D

It's the life that has chosen us

D Dsus2 G

[Verse]

D Dsus2 G

So take care darling then and let me know you land okay

D Dsus2 G

I'll head back home and watch my phone until I know you got there safe

And then we'll steal a moment now and then

Dsus2

To hear each other's voice again

Adding up the hours ahead to talk before we go to bed

D Bm G A D

And it's the same old words for the same old love

Bm G D

That never quite feel big enough

D Dsus2 G

D G D

And we'll do the best we can

A G D

With faces on a screen

A Bm

But it's more gigantic

G D

Than the whole Atlantic

Bm D G

And any other ocean in beween

A Bm

Not the love I have chosen

G D

But the love that has chosen me

D Dsus2 G

So I'll keep the homefires burning darling waiting for your return

D Dsus2 G

And soon enough the time will come to pack my bags and take my turn

D Dsus2

But no amount of sky any water stands between the bricks and mortar

Where my true love's flesh and bones, that will always be my home

D Dsus2 G

D G D

And we'll make our own mistakes

A G D

Just like everyone does

A Bm

You can take your chances,

G D

I don't have the answers

Bm D G

But we'll work it out as we go on because

A Bm

It's the love we have chosen,

G D

it's the love that has chosen us

D Dsus2 G

D G

So just let me know when you land okay

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