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Id Rather Leave While Im In Love

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[Intro]
Ab Ab/C Db Eb
Ab Ab/C Db Eb
[Verse 1]
   AbI'd rather lAb/Ceave while I'm in lDbove,Eb/Db  
While I sCmtill believe Fmthe meaning Bbmof the wordEb.
   AbI'll keep my dAb/Creams and just preDbtend,Eb/Db  
That Cmyou and I   Fmare nBbmever gonna enCsusd.C  
[Chorus]
  FToo many tF/Aimes I've seen,
The rGmose die on the vCine.
  FSomebody's hF/Aeart gets broken,
   GmUsually it's mCine.
   GbI don't want to Bbmtake the chance,
Of bAbmeing hurt agBbain.
And Ebsusyou and EbI can't Bbmsay goodEbbye.
[Verse 2]
  AbSo if you Ab/Cwake and find me gDbone,Eb/Db  
Oh babCmy carry on   Fmyou see I nBbmeed my fantaEbsy.
   AbI still belAb/Cieve,
  DbIt's best to leEbave while I'm in loAbve.
[Instrumental]
   Ab/C Db Eb/Db
Cm Fm Bbm Csus C
[Chorus]
  FToo many tF/Aimes I've seen,
The rGmose die on the vCine.
  FSomebody's hF/Aeart gets broken,
   GmUsually it's mCine.
   GbI don't want to Bbmtake the chance,
Of bAbmeing hurt agBbain.
And Ebsusyou and EbI can't Bbmsay goodEbbye.
[Verse 2]
  AbSo if you Ab/Cwake and find me gDbone,Eb/Db  
Oh babCmy carry on   Fmyou see I nBbmeed my fantaEbsy.
   AbI still belAb/Cieve,
  DbIt's best to leEbave while I'm in loAbve.Ab/C  Db  Eb/Db  
[Coda]
  AbI still beAb/Clieve,
  DbIt's best to leEbave while I'm in lAboveAb/C. ( rDbepeEbat til fade)

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Id Rather Leave While Im In Love

by Rita Coolidge

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ab/C

Eb/Db

Bbm

Csus

F/A

Abm

Ebsus

[Intro]

Ab Ab/C Db Eb

[Verse 1]

Ab Ab/C Db Eb/Db

I'd rather leave while I'm in love,

Cm Fm Bbm Eb

While I still believe the meaning of the word.

Ab Ab/C Db Eb/Db

I'll keep my dreams and just pretend,

Cm Fm Bbm Csus C

That you and I are never gonna end.

[Chorus]

F F/A

Too many times I've seen,

Gm C

The rose die on the vine.

F F/A

Somebody's heart gets broken,

Gm C

Usually it's mine.

Gb Bbm

I don't want to take the chance,

Abm Bb

Of being hurt again.

Ebsus Eb Bbm Eb

And you and I can't say goodbye.

[Verse 2]

Ab Ab/C Db Eb/Db

So if you wake and find me gone,

Cm Fm Bbm Eb

Oh baby carry on you see I need my fantasy.

Ab Ab/C

I still believe,

Db Eb Ab

It's best to leave while I'm in love.

[Instrumental]

Ab/C Db Eb/Db

Cm Fm Bbm Csus C

[Chorus]

F F/A

Too many times I've seen,

Gm C

The rose die on the vine.

F F/A

Somebody's heart gets broken,

Gm C

Usually it's mine.

Gb Bbm

I don't want to take the chance,

Abm Bb

Of being hurt again.

Ebsus Eb Bbm Eb

And you and I can't say goodbye.

[Verse 2]

Ab Ab/C Db Eb/Db

So if you wake and find me gone,

Cm Fm Bbm Eb

Oh baby carry on you see I need my fantasy.

Ab Ab/C

I still believe,

Db Eb Ab Ab/C Db Eb/Db

It's best to leave while I'm in love.

[Coda]

Ab Ab/C

I still believe,

Db Eb Ab Ab/C Db Eb

It's best to leave while I'm in love. ( repeat til fade)

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