Chords for Jack Kerouac - Leavin' Town

Tempo:
126.65 bpm
Chords used:

E

Am

B

A

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jack Kerouac - Leavin' Town chords
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This number is dedicated to my angel.
Sweet Jerry Newman was
[C] [E]
[Am] [Em] always
I'm leaving town, [B] I'm so [F] unhappy
[D] [Am] Baby Lester, [D] I [B] couldn't be less happy
[E] [A] You know that [F#] I'm playing music
[Bm] And singing all [B] afternoon
[A] So [Em] boo-be-doo [F#m]-doo-doo, [Bm] stoo-be-doo-dee-doo-dee-doo
[E]
[G] Oh, [Am] I ought to play, [C]
[G#] come [Bm] on, [B] play for [Cm] me
[G] Don't [Am] hang around and [Em] drag [Am] me
[Dm]
I'm just [F] like Billy
[E] [A]
I want to [D] hear the [G#] music
Listen,
[Bm] I'm [E] like, [C#m] I'm like [A] leaving town
[E] Like that girl, what's her name?
What's her fame?
Sha-pa [C]-pa-do-do [F#]-do-do [B]-do-do-do-do-dee
[Bm] Baby
[A] Pa-pa-do-do-do [E]-pa-pa [E]-pa-pa-pa-pa [A]-pa-pa-pa-do-do-do
Sha-pa [F]-pa-do-do-pa-pa-pa-pa [G]-pa-pa [E]-da
Silly [C]-oh-pa-pa-do-do-do-do-do-dee
[F] I'm sitting in the woods of North Carolina
Dreaming of my ultimate [B] dream-hood
[E] Oh baby, [Am]
[Em] I'm [F#] leaving [Dm] town.
[F] Don't hang [D] around, [Am]
ain't gonna be [C] back.
[F#] I'm [B] like Joe
[F] William, [A#]
I'm [A] gonna leave [F#m] this town.
[C#] Ain't [C#m] never [Bm] going to [A] show around.
[G] [F#] Ain't gonna be
back.
[C] [F#] Goodbye, [C#]
[Bm] [B] goodbye, I'm leaving [F]
[E] this [Em] old [E] town.
[Am] [C]
[B]
[E]
[Am] [N]
Key:  
E
2311
Am
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
C
3211
E
2311
Am
2311
B
12341112
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To jam and learn Jack Kerouac - Leavin Town chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: C, B, E, Am, Em, E, Em, B, F, D and Am. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 63 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 127. Given the song's key of C Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ This number is dedicated to _ _ _ _ my angel.
Sweet Jerry Newman was _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] always_
I'm leaving town, _ [B] I'm so [F] unhappy
[D] _ _ [Am] _ Baby Lester, [D] _ _ I [B] couldn't be less happy
_ _ [E] _ [A] You know that [F#] I'm playing music
[Bm] And singing all _ [B] afternoon _
[A] _ _ _ So [Em] boo-be-doo [F#m]-doo-doo, [Bm] stoo-be-doo-dee-doo-dee-doo
[E] _
[G] Oh, _ [Am] _ I ought to play, [C] _
_ [G#] come [Bm] on, _ [B] play for [Cm] me
_ [G] _ Don't [Am] hang around and [Em] drag [Am] me
_ _ [Dm] _
I'm just [F] like Billy
[E] _ _ [A]
I want to [D] hear the [G#] music
Listen, _
[Bm] _ _ _ I'm [E] like, [C#m] I'm like [A] leaving town
_ [E] Like that girl, what's her name?
_ What's her fame?
_ _ _ _ _ Sha-pa [C]-pa-do-do [F#]-do-do [B]-do-do-do-do-dee
_ _ _ _ [Bm] Baby
_ [A] Pa-pa-do-do-do [E]-pa-pa [E]-pa-pa-pa-pa [A]-pa-pa-pa-do-do-do
Sha-pa [F]-pa-do-do-pa-pa-pa-pa [G]-pa-pa [E]-da
Silly [C]-oh-pa-pa-do-do-do-do-do-dee
[F] _ _ I'm sitting in the woods of North Carolina
Dreaming of my ultimate [B] dream-hood
[E] Oh baby, _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Em] I'm [F#] leaving [Dm] town. _
_ _ [F] Don't hang [D] around, _ [Am] _
_ ain't gonna be [C] back.
_ [F#] I'm [B] like _ _ Joe
[F] William, [A#] _
I'm [A] gonna leave _ _ [F#m] this town.
_ _ [C#] Ain't [C#m] never [Bm] going _ to [A] show around.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ Ain't gonna be
back.
[C] _ _ [F#] _ Goodbye, [C#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [B] goodbye, _ I'm _ leaving _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ this [Em] _ old [E] town.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song is part of Reads On The Road album.

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