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Before You Leave

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Capo 2nd fret
[Verse 1]
   C      AmThe light above the street
  GI can see you perfectly
  CWho needs the moon above
  GTo see that you don't need my love
  FYou don't need my loCveC/B  
[Verse 2]
   AmIf you find some one else
  GPlease keep it to yourself
  CAnd never let me know
  GThat you ever let me go
  FYou ever let me goC  
[Chorus 1]
There's Gfire in the trees
And Frain upon the Croof
It Glooks like we won't freeze
Just Fclose the chimney Cflue
And do what you Ggotta do
Before you FleaCve
Do what you Ggotta do
Before you FleaCve
Do what you Ggotta do
Before you FleaveC  
[Verse 3]
   AmThe band struck up and played
  GI know our love might fade
  CAway and into dust
  GBut if it must, it must
F                     C
  C/BIf it must, it must
[Verse 4]
   AmAnd we all die alone
  GAt war or on the phone
  COr both at the same time
  GSending volleys through the lines
  FVolleys through the linesC  
[Chorus 2]
There's Gfire in the trees
And Frain upon the Croof
It Glooks like we won't freeze
Just Fclose the chimney Cflue
And do what you Ggotta do
Before you FleaCve
Do what you Ggotta do
Before you FleaCve
Do what you Ggotta do
Before you FleaveC  
Just do what you Ggotta do
Before you FleaveC  

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Before You Leave

by Joel Plaskett

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

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Capo 2nd fret

[Verse 1]

C Am

The light above the street

I can see you perfectly

Who needs the moon above

To see that you don't need my love

F C C/B

You don't need my love

[Verse 2]

If you find some one else

Please keep it to yourself

And never let me know

That you ever let me go

F C

You ever let me go

[Chorus 1]

There's fire in the trees

F C

And rain upon the roof

It looks like we won't freeze

F C

Just close the chimney flue

And do what you gotta do

F C

Before you leave

Do what you gotta do

F C

Before you leave

Do what you gotta do

F C

Before you leave

[Verse 3]

The band struck up and played

I know our love might fade

Away and into dust

But if it must, it must

F C

C/B

If it must, it must

[Verse 4]

And we all die alone

At war or on the phone

Or both at the same time

Sending volleys through the lines

F C

Volleys through the lines

[Chorus 2]

There's fire in the trees

F C

And rain upon the roof

It looks like we won't freeze

F C

Just close the chimney flue

And do what you gotta do

F C

Before you leave

Do what you gotta do

F C

Before you leave

Do what you gotta do

F C

Before you leave

Just do what you gotta do

F C

Before you leave

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