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Left And Leaving

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[Intro]
  B5    G#m7    F#sus4    Esus2x2
[Verse 1]
  B5My city's still G#m7breathing, but barely it's F#sus4true
Through Esus2buildings gone missing like tB5eeth
The sidewalks are G#m7watching me think about F#sus4you
Esus2Sparkled with broken glass
   G#m7I'm F#/A#back with B5scars to Eshow
   G#m7Back F#/A#with the B5streets I Eknow
Will C#m/F#never take me anywhere but here
[Interlude]
  B5    G#m7    F#sus4    Esus2x2
[Verse 2]
  B5The stain in the G#m7carpet, this drink in my F#sus4hand
The Esus2strangers whose faces I B5know
We meet here for G#m7our dress rehearsal to F#sus4say
"I Esus2wanted it this way"
   G#m7Wait F#/A#for the B5year to Edrown
   G#m7Spring F#/A#forward, B5fall back Edown
I'm C#m/F#trying not to wonder where you B5/G#areB5/F#  B5/E  
B5/G#  B5/F#  B5/E
[Bridge]
     B5/G#All B5/F#this timB5/Ee
     B5/G#LinB5/F#gers  B5/Eundefined
     B5/G#SomeB5/F#one choB5/Eose
Who's F#left and who's leaving
[Verse 3]
  B5Memory will G#m7rust and erode into F#sus4lists
Of Esus2all that you gave meB5  
A blanket, some G#m7matches, this pain in my F#sus4chest
The Esus2best parts of lonelyG#m7  
Duct F#/A#tape and B5soldered Ewires
G#m7New  F#/A#words for B5old deEsires
And C#m/F#every birthday card I threw away
[Solo]
  B5    G#m7    F#sus4    Esus2x4
[Verse 4]
    G#m7I F#/A#wait in B54/4 Etime
    G#m7Count F#/A#yellow B5highway Elines
That C#m/F#you're relying on to lead you B5homeG#m7  F#sus4  Esus2  
That you're relying on to lead you home
That you're relying on to lead you home

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Left And Leaving

by The Weakerthans

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m7

F#sus4

Esus2

F#/A#

C#m/F#

B5/G#

B5/F#

B5/E

[Intro]

B5 G#m7 F#sus4 Esus2

[Verse 1]

B5 G#m7 F#sus4

My city's still breathing, but barely it's true

Esus2 B5

Through buildings gone missing like teeth

G#m7 F#sus4

The sidewalks are watching me think about you

Esus2

Sparkled with broken glass

G#m7 F#/A# B5 E

I'm back with scars to show

G#m7 F#/A# B5 E

Back with the streets I know

C#m/F#

Will never take me anywhere but here

[Interlude]

B5 G#m7 F#sus4 Esus2

[Verse 2]

B5 G#m7 F#sus4

The stain in the carpet, this drink in my hand

Esus2 B5

The strangers whose faces I know

G#m7 F#sus4

We meet here for our dress rehearsal to say

Esus2

"I wanted it this way"

G#m7 F#/A# B5 E

Wait for the year to drown

G#m7 F#/A# B5 E

Spring forward, fall back down

C#m/F# B5/G# B5/F# B5/E

I'm trying not to wonder where you are

B5/G# B5/F# B5/E

[Bridge]

B5/G# B5/F# B5/E

All this time

B5/G# B5/F# B5/E

Lingers undefined

B5/G# B5/F# B5/E

Someone choose

Who's left and who's leaving

[Verse 3]

B5 G#m7 F#sus4

Memory will rust and erode into lists

Esus2 B5

Of all that you gave me

G#m7 F#sus4

A blanket, some matches, this pain in my chest

Esus2 G#m7

The best parts of lonely

F#/A# B5 E

Duct tape and soldered wires

G#m7 F#/A# B5 E

New words for old desires

C#m/F#

And every birthday card I threw away

[Solo]

B5 G#m7 F#sus4 Esus2

[Verse 4]

G#m7 F#/A# B5 E

I wait in 4/4 time

G#m7 F#/A# B5 E

Count yellow highway lines

C#m/F# B5 G#m7 F#sus4 Esus2

That you're relying on to lead you home

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