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-Leaving-
-Josh Ritter-
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Capo 3
FMaking my own city lighCts
Out of Fbourbon and the stars of a Ambar room fight
FFace forward in the wiCnd
If you Fdon't know where it is but you know Fmwhere its been
Then it's leavCing, leGaving,
LeaFving but I Gdon't know Cwhere
CLeaving, Gleaving,
FLeaving but I Gdon't know whCere
I tried to keep my self in line
I been bad but I seem to get back every time
Now I come back and the place is all locked
Between the door knob and the doorbell,
Somebody talked
Now its leaving, leaving,
Leaving but I don't know where
Leaving, leaving
Leaving but I don't know where
FAnd everytime EmI turn around
GSomething else just floated awGay
FThere ain't a single Emthing that I've found
With wings Gthat decided to G7stay
Maybe it's the place on the wall
Or maybe it's the space where the phone didn't call
Or maybe it's this thing on my chest
We'll know what it is
By the hole that it left
Now it's leaving, leaving
Leaving but I don't know where
Leaving, leaving,
Leaving but I don't know where
Leaving but I don't know where

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Leaving

by Josh Ritter

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

-Leaving-

-Josh Ritter-

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Capo 3

F C

Making my own city lights

F Am

Out of bourbon and the stars of a bar room fight

F C

Face forward in the wind

F Fm

If you don't know where it is but you know where its been

C G

Then it's leaving, leaving,

F G C

Leaving but I don't know where

C G

Leaving, leaving,

F G C

Leaving but I don't know where

I tried to keep my self in line

I been bad but I seem to get back every time

Now I come back and the place is all locked

Between the door knob and the doorbell,

Somebody talked

Now its leaving, leaving,

Leaving but I don't know where

Leaving, leaving

Leaving but I don't know where

F Em

And everytime I turn around

G G

Something else just floated away

F Em

There ain't a single thing that I've found

G G7

With wings that decided to stay

Maybe it's the place on the wall

Or maybe it's the space where the phone didn't call

Or maybe it's this thing on my chest

We'll know what it is

By the hole that it left

Now it's leaving, leaving

Leaving but I don't know where

Leaving, leaving,

Leaving but I don't know where

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