Why Did I Leave Home Chords by Jennie Abrahamson

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Was it really that [C] easy?
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Was it nothing [C] to fear?
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When did I [C] lose the peace?
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It's so rare [C] around _ here.
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[C] I'd rather _ [Am] contend with [G] _
than my [F#] heart.
I [D] _ _
_ wanted [F] peace to settle down, but I needed a [G] new _ start. _
_ [D] And it's [Am] safe [G] to [C] believe _ without [F] knowing, _ _ _ _ like it's [Am] great to conceive _ without [F] ever having [Dm] sense.
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_ [Am] And it's [C] safe when the cold wind [F] is blowing _ [Dm] [Am] to hide [F] behind [D] the _ _ door. _
_ _ _ [F] _ Why _ _ did I leave [Am] home?
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The time that [C] I wasted.
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Plans [C] left undone.
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_ [C] All I cared for.
[F] He was the [C] one.
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When I [C] was [Am] deported.
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This weakened [F#] heart.
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I wanted [F] peace to settle down, _ but I needed [G] a new _ start. _
_ And [A] it's [Em] frightening when angels are [F] _ falling. _ _
_ Like it's [A] so [C] hard to see you could [F] be the one who's wrong.
And [A] it's [C] tempting when _ voices [F] are calling, [Dm] _ _
[F] calling out your [D] _ name. _ _
_ _ [F] And it's tempting when you're in a place.
You do not feel [D] _ ashamed. _ _
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Why did I leave [C] home? _ _ _
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Why did I [C] leave home? _ _
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Why did I [Am] leave _ home? _
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Why did I leave home?
Why did I, it's [Am] _ [G] ironic, [C] we all go down [F] screaming.
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_ It's not [C] easy to say who's [Am] the king for [F] all the truth.
_ [Am] No _ one can [C]
stop me from _ [G] dreaming. _
They can't hold [F] me back. _
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Why did [Am] I leave homes? _ _
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Why did I [Am] leave homes?
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Why [C] did I [Am] leave _ _ _ _
[C] _ homes?
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Why did I leave _ _ [C] _ _
homes? _ [F] _ _ _ home..
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