When I Think About Leaving
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E Asus2 (x6)
[Verse 1]
E Asus2 E Asus2
You know some times me and my lady have these crazy fights,
E Asus2 E Asus2
And when we do it makes me wonder, are we're ever gonna get it right
E Asus2 E Asus2
When I think about leaving, I think about me,
E B/D# A/C# E F#m B
What my life would be like if I were back to being free,
E B/D# A/C#
Go where I wanna go, do what I wanna do,
E A E F#m
wouldn't have a soul I had to answer to
A F#m B E Asus2 (x3)
When I think about leaving I think about me
[Verse 2]
E Asus2
You know I got a friend him and his wife just couldn't see eye to eye,
E Asus2 E Asus2
he had all he could stand one day, and just packed up and said good-bye,
E Asus2 E Asus2
When I think about leaving, I think about him,
E B/D# A/C# E F#m B
That little apartment cross town he's living in,
E B/D# A/C#
Got an old Corvette, got a new girlfriend,
E A E F#m
but he only sees his kids every other weekend
A F#m B E A (3x)
When I think about leaving, oh I think about him
[Verse 3]
E Asus2
I never will forget her face or the day she told me about her dad,
E A Asus2 Asus2 E
How he walked out on her, and her mom when she was just a kid
[Chorus]
A B E
When I think about leaving, oh I think about her,
A B E
Only five years old and her heart filled up with hurt
A B
With her little arms wrapped around his neck,
C#m B A
saying daddy where you going, are you coming back,
E F#m B E A (x3)
When I think about leaving I think about her
[Verse 4]
E Asus2
You know the truth is, most of the time things were really great,
E Asus2 E Asus2
And I know we got something special,
E Asus2 E Asus2
When I think about leaving I think about us
E B/D# A/C# E F#m B
How we built this love we share on faith and trust,
E B/D# A/C#
Honest way we talk, tender way we touch,
E A E F#m
All those nights we spent making love,
A F#m B E
When I think about leaving oh I think about us
[Verse 5]
A B E
When I think about leaving, I think again,
A B E Esus E
Even though that thought crosses my mind every now and then
A B
In my heart I know I would never leave,
C#m B A
There's nowhere else on earth I would rather be,
E F#m B E A
When I think about leaving I think again
[Outro]
F#m B
When I think about leaving
E A
When I think about leaving
F#m B E Asus2
When I think about leaving: I think again
How to play When I Think About Leaving
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.