When You Went Away
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verse 1
E A B
Baby's got a way, she tends to exaggerate
E A B
Baby's got a way to make lemons from lemonade
E A B
Maybe it's all my fault, I'm the one to blame
E A
But when you say that you can't stay I just go insane
Pre-Chorus
E A
There you go walking down the street
F#m A
not even knowing what you're doing when you do it to me
E A
I said stop, but you turned to leave
F#m A
not even knowing what you're doing when you do it to me
[Refrão]
Chorus
E A
When you went away it almost killed me, killed me
E A
When you went away it almost killed me, killed me
E A
When you went away it almost killed me, killed me
E A
When you went away it almost killed me, killed me
B A
You went away and almost killed me baby.
verse 2
E A B
Black and white baby, no need to speculate
E A B
Who's to say lately mars ain't in retrograde(mm mm)
B A
I'm not going nowhere so please don't take yourself away
E A
Where we go, where we go from here, it's too early to be too late.
Pre-Chorus
E A
There you go walking down the street
F#m A
not even knowing what you're doing when you do it to me
E A
I said stop, but you turned to leave
F#m A
not even knowing what you're doing when you do it to me
[Refrão]
Chorus
E A
When you went away it almost killed me, killed me
E A
When you went away it almost killed me, killed me
E A
When you went away it almost killed me, killed me
E A
When you went away it almost killed me, killed me
E A F#m A
There you go walking down the street not even knowing what you're doing when you do it to me
E A
I said stop, but you turned to leave
F#m A
not even knowing what you're doing when you do it to me
E A F#m A
There you go walking down the street not even knowing what you're doing when you do it to me
E A
I said stop, but you turned to leave
F#m A
not even knowing what you're doing when you do it to me
How to play When You Went Away
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
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.