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[Intro]
C  G   C   G   C
C  G   C   G   C
[Verse]
It's hard to Gleave Cyou all beGhind
Those loving Csmiles so sweet and Gkind
I D/F#love you Emall, Gyou're part of CmeAm  
With Dyou I Bmleave Emthe heart of AmmeD  
[Verse]
It's hard to Ggo, Cbut now's the Gtime
With loving arms, CI interGtwine
There D/F#will be Emtimes CI Dmiss you BmsoEm  
It's hard to Amleave, Dbut I must GgoC  G  C  
[Verse]
I won't look Gback Calong the Gway
It only Cmakes me want to Gstay
With D/F#every Emstep GI'm sure I'll CfindAm  
A Ddifferent Bmloved one Emon my AmmindD  
[Verse]
Without my Gfriends Chere by my Gside
My destiCny will be my Gguide
There D/F#will be Emtimes CI Dmiss you BmsoEm  
It's hard to Amleave, Dbut I must Ggo
[Instrumental]
D/F#  Em   C   Bm   Em   Am   D   G   C   G
[Verse]
It's hard to leave Cthe ones you Glove
Though other stars Cmay shine aGbove
But D/F#I can Emhope Gwithin my CsongAm  
That Dafter Bmall Emit won't be AmlongD  
[Verse]
But it is Gnow CI feel the Gpain
I may not see Cyou all aGgain
There D/F#will be Emtimes CI Dmiss you BmsoEm  
It's hard to Amleave, Dbut I must GgoEm  
It's hard to Amleave, Dbut I must Cgo
[Outro]
Bm   Em   Am   D    G

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Its Hard To Leave

by Judith Durham

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D/F#

[Intro]

C G C G C

[Verse]

G C G

It's hard to leave you all behind

C G

Those loving smiles so sweet and kind

D/F# Em G C Am

I love you all, you're part of me

D Bm Em Am D

With you I leave the heart of me

[Verse]

G C G

It's hard to go, but now's the time

C G

With loving arms, I intertwine

D/F# Em C D Bm Em

There will be times I miss you so

Am D G C G C

It's hard to leave, but I must go

[Verse]

G C G

I won't look back along the way

C G

It only makes me want to stay

D/F# Em G C Am

With every step I'm sure I'll find

D Bm Em Am D

A different loved one on my mind

[Verse]

G C G

Without my friends here by my side

C G

My destiny will be my guide

D/F# Em C D Bm Em

There will be times I miss you so

Am D G

It's hard to leave, but I must go

[Instrumental]

D/F# Em C Bm Em Am D G C G

[Verse]

C G

It's hard to leave the ones you love

C G

Though other stars may shine above

D/F# Em G C Am

But I can hope within my song

D Bm Em Am D

That after all it won't be long

[Verse]

G C G

But it is now I feel the pain

C G

I may not see you all again

D/F# Em C D Bm Em

There will be times I miss you so

Am D G Em

It's hard to leave, but I must go

Am D C

It's hard to leave, but I must go

[Outro]

Bm Em Am D G

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