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1/62

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 62Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Key: B  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 B-   x24442
F# -  244322
G#m - 466444
E -   022100
 C#m- x46654
Intro: B-E-F#- G#m(x3) E,  
(x3) E  
Verse 1
B-F#-E  
     you and I, cold February night
B-F#-E  
     it's been a half an hour
B-F#-E  
     taking sweet time saying our goodbyes
B-F#-E  
     One minute more, go!!!
(Repeat Intro once)
B-F#-E  
      the best day of my life
B-F#-E  
      is all thanks to you
B-F#-E  
      precious remembrance saved for rainy
B-F#-E  
days   on February
Refrain:
G#mfew scenes from my life where Emoments mean F#more to G#mme
than Eour F#fine niG#mghts
EI remember like F#yesterday, Ethe time of my life
Guitar 2:
e|-------2-----------------|
B|---------0---4-----2-----|
G|-3-4-------4-----4---4---|
D|-----4---------4-------4-| (x4)
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Chorus:
B      C#m   E                G#m          F#--E
please don't leave me without saying goodbye
Guitar 2:
e|-------------------------------|-7-7-7-6-6-6-------4-4-4-4---4---|
B|-------------------------------|-------------7-7-7---------7---7-|
G|-8-8-8-8--11-11-11-11--9-9-9-9-|---------------------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x---x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-|---------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6---9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
then
e|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------2-------2-----|
G|-4---4-3-4---4-3-4---4---4---4---|
D|---4-------4-----------4-------4-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
(Repeat)
without Esaying goodbye
Post Chorus:
Our G#msweet days and F#weekdays are Egrown
I will G#mback stained F#back in Etime
Verse 2:
B-F#-E  
      2-12-99
B-F#-E  
    at the stroke of midnight
B-F#-E  
      holding you tight, your body and mine
B-F#-E  
      in February
(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)

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Leaving

by The Starting Line

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x24442

F# - 244322

G#m - 466444

E - 022100

C#m

- x46654

B E F# G#m E

Intro: --- (x3) ,

(x3)

Verse 1

B F# E

you and I, cold February night

B F# E

it's been a half an hour

B F# E

taking sweet time saying our goodbyes

B F# E

One minute more, go!!!

(Repeat Intro once)

B F# E

the best day of my life

B F# E

is all thanks to you

B F# E

precious remembrance saved for rainy

B F# E

days on February

Refrain:

G#m E F# G#m

few scenes from my life where moments mean more to me

E F# G#m

than our fine nights

E F# E

I remember like yesterday, the time of my life

Guitar 2:

e|-------2-----------------|

B|---------0---4-----2-----|

G|-3-4-------4-----4---4---|

D|-----4---------4-------4-| (x4)

A|-------------------------|

E|-------------------------|

Chorus:

B C#m E G#m F#--E

please don't leave me without saying goodbye

Guitar 2:

e|-------------------------------|-7-7-7-6-6-6-------4-4-4-4---4---|

B|-------------------------------|-------------7-7-7---------7---7-|

G|-8-8-8-8--11-11-11-11--9-9-9-9-|---------------------------------|

D|-x-x-x-x---x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-|---------------------------------|

A|-6-6-6-6---9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-|---------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

then

e|---------------------------------|

B|-------------------2-------2-----|

G|-4---4-3-4---4-3-4---4---4---4---|

D|---4-------4-----------4-------4-|

A|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|

(Repeat)

without saying goodbye

Post Chorus:

G#m F# E

Our sweet days and weekdays are grown

G#m F# E

I will back stained back in time

Verse 2:

B F# E

2-12-99

B F# E

at the stroke of midnight

B F# E

holding you tight, your body and mine

B F# E

in February

(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)

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