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Elvis Presley - I'm Leaving (1971)
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Intro:
D x-x-0-7-7-5 or x-x-0-2-3-2
C/D x-x-0-5-5-3 or x-x-0-0-1-0
Gm/D x-x-0-7-8-6 or x-x-0-3-3-3
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[Intro]
| D| % | C/D| % | Gm/D| % | D| % |
DLa la la la la la la la la C/Dla la la la
Gm/DLa la la la la la la la la la la Dla la
DLa la la la la la la la la C/Dla la la la
Gm/DLa la la la la la la la la la la Dla la
[Verse]
HDow will I know, Dmaj7if I'd arrived iD7n time to kGnow you
GmIf you'd have taken the time to Dshow me
EmAh F#mAh GAh AAh A7I wouldn't be Dlonely
[Verse]
DWhere will I goDmaj7, who will I D7have to lie bGeside me
GmIs it something that's inDside me
EmAh F#mAh GAh AAh A7I Feel So Dlonely
[Pre-chorus]
A7Tried so hard each time, each time I just can't make it (G--A7
A7Feelin' fast vibrations and I just can't take it
GmLiving from day to day, Dchasin' a dream
[Chorus]
EmAh F#mAh GAh AAh -- EmAh F#mAh GAh AAh
A7I'm, Dleavin
[Interlude]
DLa la la la la la la la la C/Dla la la la
Gm/DLa la la la la la la la la la la Dla la
[Pre-chorus]
A7Tried so hard each time, each time I just can't make it(G--A7
A7Feelin' fast vibrations and I just can't take it
GmLiving from day to day, Dchasin' a dream
[Chorus]
EmAh F#mAh GAh AAh -- EmAh F#mAh GAh AAh
A7I'm, Dleavin
[Interlude]
DLa la la la la la la la la C/Dla la la la
Gm/DLa la la la la la la la la la la Dla la
DLa la la la la la la la la C/Dla la la la
Gm/DLa la la la la la la la la la la Dla la
[Chorus]
EmAh F#mAh GAh AAh -- EmAh F#mAh GAh AAh
A7I'm, Dleavin
[Outro]
DLa la la la la la la la la C/Dla la la la
Gm/DLa la la la la la la la la la la Dla la
DLa la la la la la la la la C/Dla la la la
Gm/DLa la la la la la la la la la la Dla la
(repeat and fade)

The story behind the song

"I'm Leavin'" is a 1971 song by Elvis Presley, written by Sonny Charles and Michael Jarrett. It was originally released as a single with "Heart of Rome" on the B-side. This track later found a place in the 1980 box set Elvis Aron Presley.

AI-written from these sources:I'm Leavin' (Elvis Presley song) — Wikipedia ↗Elvis Presley — Wikipedia ↗

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