Leaving New York - from R.E.M. Live Chords
Tempo:
94.6 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Am
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
[Eb] [Em]
[Eb] [Em] It's quiet now [Eb] and what it brings [G] [C] is everything.
[G] [Bb] [Am] It's [Em] calling back [Eb] a brilliant night, [G] [C] you're still awake.
[Bb] [C] I [Em] looked ahead, [Eb] I'm sure I saw [C] you there.
[Bb] [Am] [Em] You don't need me [Eb] to tell you now, [C] that nothing can [Bb] compare.
[C] [G]
You might have laughed if I [D] told you, [C] you might have been [Am] a frown.
[G] You might have succeeded [D] in changing me, [C] I might have been [A] turned around.
[G] It's easier to leave than to [D] be left behind, [C] leaving was never [Am] my problem.
[G] Leaving New York [D] never easy, [C] I saw the lights [Am] fading out.
[Em] Life is sweet [Eb] and what it brings [C] I try to take.
[Bb] [Am] [Em] But loneliness, [Eb] it wears me out, [C] it lies in wait.
[Bb] [C] [Em] And all I lost is still in my [Eb] eye, the shadow of a necklace across your thigh.
[C] I might have lived my life in a dream, but I swear [Bb] I haven't, this is [Am] real.
[Em] Memory fuses and shatters like [Eb] glass, a material future, forget the [C] past.
But still, it's what [Bb] I feel.
[C] [G] You might have laughed if I [D] told you, [C] you might have [A] been a frown.
[G] You might have succeeded [D] in changing me, [C] I might have been [Am] turned around.
[G] It's easier to leave than to [D] be left behind, [C] leaving was never [Am] my problem.
[G] Leaving New York [D] never easy, [C] I saw the [Am] lights fading out.
[Em]
[Eb] [Em] You find it in [Eb] your heart, it's pulling [Em] me apart, you find [Eb] it in your heart.
[Cm] [G] I told you forever, [D] I love [C] [A]
[G] [D] you forever.
[C] I told you forever, I love [Am] you forever.
[G] You might have laughed [D] if I told you, [C] you might have [Am]
[G] been a [D]
[C] frown.
You might have succeeded in changing me, I might have been turned [Am] around.
[G]
It's easier to leave than to [D] be left behind, [C]
leaving was never [Am] my problem.
[G]
Leaving New York never [D] easy, [C] I saw the lights [Am] fading out.
[G] Leaving New York never [D] easy, [C] I saw the lights [Am] fading out.
[G] Leaving New York never [D] easy, [C] I saw the lights [Am] fading out.
[Eb] [Em]
[G] [Am]
[Bb] [E]
[Eb] [Em]
[Eb] [Em] It's quiet now [Eb] and what it brings [G] [C] is everything.
[G] [Bb] [Am] It's [Em] calling back [Eb] a brilliant night, [G] [C] you're still awake.
[Bb] [C] I [Em] looked ahead, [Eb] I'm sure I saw [C] you there.
[Bb] [Am] [Em] You don't need me [Eb] to tell you now, [C] that nothing can [Bb] compare.
[C] [G]
You might have laughed if I [D] told you, [C] you might have been [Am] a frown.
[G] You might have succeeded [D] in changing me, [C] I might have been [A] turned around.
[G] It's easier to leave than to [D] be left behind, [C] leaving was never [Am] my problem.
[G] Leaving New York [D] never easy, [C] I saw the lights [Am] fading out.
[Em] Life is sweet [Eb] and what it brings [C] I try to take.
[Bb] [Am] [Em] But loneliness, [Eb] it wears me out, [C] it lies in wait.
[Bb] [C] [Em] And all I lost is still in my [Eb] eye, the shadow of a necklace across your thigh.
[C] I might have lived my life in a dream, but I swear [Bb] I haven't, this is [Am] real.
[Em] Memory fuses and shatters like [Eb] glass, a material future, forget the [C] past.
But still, it's what [Bb] I feel.
[C] [G] You might have laughed if I [D] told you, [C] you might have [A] been a frown.
[G] You might have succeeded [D] in changing me, [C] I might have been [Am] turned around.
[G] It's easier to leave than to [D] be left behind, [C] leaving was never [Am] my problem.
[G] Leaving New York [D] never easy, [C] I saw the [Am] lights fading out.
[Em]
[Eb] [Em] You find it in [Eb] your heart, it's pulling [Em] me apart, you find [Eb] it in your heart.
[Cm] [G] I told you forever, [D] I love [C] [A]
[G] [D] you forever.
[C] I told you forever, I love [Am] you forever.
[G] You might have laughed [D] if I told you, [C] you might have [Am]
[G] been a [D]
[C] frown.
You might have succeeded in changing me, I might have been turned [Am] around.
[G]
It's easier to leave than to [D] be left behind, [C]
leaving was never [Am] my problem.
[G]
Leaving New York never [D] easy, [C] I saw the lights [Am] fading out.
[G] Leaving New York never [D] easy, [C] I saw the lights [Am] fading out.
[G] Leaving New York never [D] easy, [C] I saw the lights [Am] fading out.
[Eb] [Em]
[G] [Am]
[Bb] [E]
Key:
C
G
Am
D
Em
C
G
Am
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Em] It's quiet now [Eb] and what it brings [G] [C] is everything.
[G] _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] It's [Em] calling back [Eb] a brilliant night, [G] [C] you're still awake.
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] I [Em] looked ahead, [Eb] I'm sure I saw [C] you there. _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ [Em] You don't need me [Eb] to tell you now, [C] that nothing can [Bb] compare.
_ [C] _ [G] _
You might have laughed if I [D] told you, _ _ [C] you might have been [Am] a frown.
[G] You might have succeeded [D] in changing me, [C] I might have been [A] turned around.
_ [G] It's easier to leave than to [D] be left behind, [C] leaving was never [Am] my problem.
_ _ [G] Leaving New York [D] never easy, _ _ _ [C] I saw the lights [Am] fading out.
_ _ [Em] Life is sweet [Eb] and what it brings [C] I try to take.
[Bb] _ _ [Am] _ [Em] But loneliness, [Eb] it wears me out, [C] it lies in wait.
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Em] And all I lost is still in my [Eb] eye, the shadow of a necklace across your thigh.
[C] I might have lived my life in a dream, but I swear [Bb] I haven't, this is [Am] real.
_ [Em] Memory fuses and shatters like [Eb] glass, a material future, forget the [C] past.
But still, it's what [Bb] I feel.
[C] _ _ [G] You might have laughed if I [D] told you, _ [C] you might have [A] been a frown.
[G] You might have succeeded [D] in changing me, [C] I might have been [Am] turned around.
_ [G] It's easier to leave than to [D] be left behind, [C] leaving was never [Am] my problem.
_ _ [G] Leaving New York [D] never easy, _ [C] I saw the [Am] lights fading out.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Em] _ You find it in [Eb] your heart, it's pulling [Em] me apart, you find [Eb] it in your heart.
[Cm] [G] I told you forever, [D] I love _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] you forever.
[C] I told you forever, I love [Am] you _ forever.
[G] You might have laughed [D] if I told you, _ [C] you might have _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ been a _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ frown.
You might have succeeded in changing me, I might have been turned [Am] around.
_ [G]
It's easier to leave than to [D] be left behind, [C]
leaving was never [Am] my problem.
_ [G] _
Leaving New York never [D] easy, _ _ [C] I saw the lights [Am] fading out.
_ _ [G] Leaving New York never [D] easy, _ _ [C] I saw the lights [Am] fading out.
_ [G] Leaving New York never [D] easy, _ [C] I saw the lights [Am] fading out.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Em] It's quiet now [Eb] and what it brings [G] [C] is everything.
[G] _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] It's [Em] calling back [Eb] a brilliant night, [G] [C] you're still awake.
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] I [Em] looked ahead, [Eb] I'm sure I saw [C] you there. _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ [Em] You don't need me [Eb] to tell you now, [C] that nothing can [Bb] compare.
_ [C] _ [G] _
You might have laughed if I [D] told you, _ _ [C] you might have been [Am] a frown.
[G] You might have succeeded [D] in changing me, [C] I might have been [A] turned around.
_ [G] It's easier to leave than to [D] be left behind, [C] leaving was never [Am] my problem.
_ _ [G] Leaving New York [D] never easy, _ _ _ [C] I saw the lights [Am] fading out.
_ _ [Em] Life is sweet [Eb] and what it brings [C] I try to take.
[Bb] _ _ [Am] _ [Em] But loneliness, [Eb] it wears me out, [C] it lies in wait.
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Em] And all I lost is still in my [Eb] eye, the shadow of a necklace across your thigh.
[C] I might have lived my life in a dream, but I swear [Bb] I haven't, this is [Am] real.
_ [Em] Memory fuses and shatters like [Eb] glass, a material future, forget the [C] past.
But still, it's what [Bb] I feel.
[C] _ _ [G] You might have laughed if I [D] told you, _ [C] you might have [A] been a frown.
[G] You might have succeeded [D] in changing me, [C] I might have been [Am] turned around.
_ [G] It's easier to leave than to [D] be left behind, [C] leaving was never [Am] my problem.
_ _ [G] Leaving New York [D] never easy, _ [C] I saw the [Am] lights fading out.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Em] _ You find it in [Eb] your heart, it's pulling [Em] me apart, you find [Eb] it in your heart.
[Cm] [G] I told you forever, [D] I love _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] you forever.
[C] I told you forever, I love [Am] you _ forever.
[G] You might have laughed [D] if I told you, _ [C] you might have _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ been a _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ frown.
You might have succeeded in changing me, I might have been turned [Am] around.
_ [G]
It's easier to leave than to [D] be left behind, [C]
leaving was never [Am] my problem.
_ [G] _
Leaving New York never [D] easy, _ _ [C] I saw the lights [Am] fading out.
_ _ [G] Leaving New York never [D] easy, _ _ [C] I saw the lights [Am] fading out.
_ [G] Leaving New York never [D] easy, _ [C] I saw the lights [Am] fading out.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _