Leaving New York Chords by R.E.M
Tempo:
93.05 bpm
Chords used:
C
Am
G
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 [Gm] brings [C] is everything
[Bb] Who's [Am]
[Em] calling back [Eb] a brilliant night?
[C] I'm still awake.
[Bb] I
[C]
[Em] Looked ahead.
[Eb] I'm sure I saw you [C] there
You [Gm] [C]
[Em] don't need me to [Eb] tell you now
[C] Then nothing can [Gm] compare
[C] You [G] might have left if [D] I told you
[C] You might have hidden [Am] the flower
You [G] might have succeeded [D] in change and me [C] I
Might have been turned [Am] around
[G] It's easier to leave than [D] to be left behind
[C] Leaving was never [Am] my prowl
[G] Leaving New York never [D] easy.
[C] I
saw the light fading [Am] now
Our [Em] life is sweet and [Eb] what it brings [C] I try to take
[Bb] [Am]
[Em] the loneliness
[Eb] It wears me out
[C] It lies in wait
[Bb] [C]
[Em] And I'm not lost still in my
[Eb] Eyes shadow of necklace across your thigh.
[C] I might have lived my life in a dream.
You know [Bb] swear
This [Am] is real
[Em] Memory fuses and shatters that [Eb] glass and carry your future forget the past [C] but you
It's [Bb] what I feel
[C]
[G] You might have left if [D] I told you [C] Brown
[Am]
[G] You might have succeeded [D] in change and
I
[C] might have been turned [Am] around
Shame [G] it's easier to leave than [D] to be left behind
[C] Leaving was never [Am] my prowl
[G] Leaving New York never [D] easy.
[C] I
Saw the light [Am] fading now
[Em] [Eb]
[Em] You find it [Eb] in your heart.
It's pulling [Em] me apart
Find it [Gm] in your heart
Shame [G] I told you
[D] So
[C] do you
[Am]
[G] [D]
[C] [Am]
[G] You might have left if [D] I told you
[C] You might have [Am] succeeded
[G] in [D] change
I
[C] might have been turned [Am] around
[G] It's easy to leave than [D] to be left [C] behind
Leaving was never [Am] my prowl
[G] Even New York [D] never easy
[C] I saw the lie [Am] fake
Leave [G] me off [D] never easy.
Oh
[C] I saw the light [Am] fading now
[G] Even New York [D] never easy [C] Beside
[Am] ♪ I'll sing [Eb] ♪
[Em]
[N]
[Em] [Eb]
[Em] It's quiet now [Eb] and what it [Gm] brings [C] is everything
[Bb] Who's [Am]
[Em] calling back [Eb] a brilliant night?
[C] I'm still awake.
[Bb] I
[C]
[Em] Looked ahead.
[Eb] I'm sure I saw you [C] there
You [Gm] [C]
[Em] don't need me to [Eb] tell you now
[C] Then nothing can [Gm] compare
[C] You [G] might have left if [D] I told you
[C] You might have hidden [Am] the flower
You [G] might have succeeded [D] in change and me [C] I
Might have been turned [Am] around
[G] It's easier to leave than [D] to be left behind
[C] Leaving was never [Am] my prowl
[G] Leaving New York never [D] easy.
[C] I
saw the light fading [Am] now
Our [Em] life is sweet and [Eb] what it brings [C] I try to take
[Bb] [Am]
[Em] the loneliness
[Eb] It wears me out
[C] It lies in wait
[Bb] [C]
[Em] And I'm not lost still in my
[Eb] Eyes shadow of necklace across your thigh.
[C] I might have lived my life in a dream.
You know [Bb] swear
This [Am] is real
[Em] Memory fuses and shatters that [Eb] glass and carry your future forget the past [C] but you
It's [Bb] what I feel
[C]
[G] You might have left if [D] I told you [C] Brown
[Am]
[G] You might have succeeded [D] in change and
I
[C] might have been turned [Am] around
Shame [G] it's easier to leave than [D] to be left behind
[C] Leaving was never [Am] my prowl
[G] Leaving New York never [D] easy.
[C] I
Saw the light [Am] fading now
[Em] [Eb]
[Em] You find it [Eb] in your heart.
It's pulling [Em] me apart
Find it [Gm] in your heart
Shame [G] I told you
[D] So
[C] do you
[Am]
[G] [D]
[C] [Am]
[G] You might have left if [D] I told you
[C] You might have [Am] succeeded
[G] in [D] change
I
[C] might have been turned [Am] around
[G] It's easy to leave than [D] to be left [C] behind
Leaving was never [Am] my prowl
[G] Even New York [D] never easy
[C] I saw the lie [Am] fake
Leave [G] me off [D] never easy.
Oh
[C] I saw the light [Am] fading now
[G] Even New York [D] never easy [C] Beside
[Am] ♪ I'll sing [Eb] ♪
[Em]
[N]
Key:
C
Am
G
D
Em
C
Am
G
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Em] It's quiet now [Eb] and what it [Gm] brings [C] is everything
_ [Bb] Who's [Am] _ _
[Em] calling back [Eb] a brilliant night?
[C] I'm still awake.
[Bb] I
[C] _ _
[Em] Looked ahead.
[Eb] I'm sure I saw you [C] there
You _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Em] don't need me to [Eb] tell you now
[C] Then nothing can [Gm] compare
_ [C] You [G] _ might have left if [D] I told you _ _
[C] You might have hidden [Am] the flower
_ You [G] might have succeeded [D] in change and me [C] I
Might have been turned [Am] around _
[G] It's easier to leave than [D] to be left behind
[C] Leaving was never [Am] my prowl _
[G] Leaving New York never [D] easy. _ _
[C] I
saw the light fading [Am] now
Our [Em] life is sweet and [Eb] what it brings [C] I try to take
[Bb] _ _ [Am] _
[Em] the loneliness
_ [Eb] It wears me out
[C] It lies in wait
[Bb] _ _ [C] _
[Em] And I'm not lost still in my
[Eb] Eyes shadow of necklace across your thigh.
[C] I might have lived my life in a dream.
You know [Bb] swear
This [Am] is real _
[Em] Memory fuses and shatters that [Eb] glass and carry your future forget the past [C] but you
It's [Bb] what I feel
[C] _ _
[G] You might have left if [D] I told you _ _ [C] _ _ Brown
[Am] _ _ _
[G] You might have succeeded [D] in change and
I _
[C] might have been turned [Am] _ around
Shame [G] it's easier to leave than [D] to be left behind
[C] Leaving was never [Am] my prowl _
[G] Leaving New York never [D] easy. _
[C] I
Saw the light [Am] fading now _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ You find it [Eb] in your heart.
It's pulling [Em] me apart
Find it [Gm] in your heart
Shame [G] I told you
[D] So _ _ _
[C] do you
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] You might have left if [D] I told you _
[C] You might have _ [Am] succeeded _ _
[G] _ _ _ in [D] change
I _
[C] might have been turned [Am] _ around
[G] It's easy to leave than [D] to be left _ [C] behind
Leaving was never [Am] my prowl _
[G] Even New York [D] never easy _
[C] I saw the lie [Am] fake
_ Leave [G] _ me off [D] never easy.
Oh
[C] I saw the light [Am] fading now _
[G] Even New York [D] never easy _ _ [C] Beside
_ [Am] ♪ I'll sing [Eb] ♪ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Em] It's quiet now [Eb] and what it [Gm] brings [C] is everything
_ [Bb] Who's [Am] _ _
[Em] calling back [Eb] a brilliant night?
[C] I'm still awake.
[Bb] I
[C] _ _
[Em] Looked ahead.
[Eb] I'm sure I saw you [C] there
You _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Em] don't need me to [Eb] tell you now
[C] Then nothing can [Gm] compare
_ [C] You [G] _ might have left if [D] I told you _ _
[C] You might have hidden [Am] the flower
_ You [G] might have succeeded [D] in change and me [C] I
Might have been turned [Am] around _
[G] It's easier to leave than [D] to be left behind
[C] Leaving was never [Am] my prowl _
[G] Leaving New York never [D] easy. _ _
[C] I
saw the light fading [Am] now
Our [Em] life is sweet and [Eb] what it brings [C] I try to take
[Bb] _ _ [Am] _
[Em] the loneliness
_ [Eb] It wears me out
[C] It lies in wait
[Bb] _ _ [C] _
[Em] And I'm not lost still in my
[Eb] Eyes shadow of necklace across your thigh.
[C] I might have lived my life in a dream.
You know [Bb] swear
This [Am] is real _
[Em] Memory fuses and shatters that [Eb] glass and carry your future forget the past [C] but you
It's [Bb] what I feel
[C] _ _
[G] You might have left if [D] I told you _ _ [C] _ _ Brown
[Am] _ _ _
[G] You might have succeeded [D] in change and
I _
[C] might have been turned [Am] _ around
Shame [G] it's easier to leave than [D] to be left behind
[C] Leaving was never [Am] my prowl _
[G] Leaving New York never [D] easy. _
[C] I
Saw the light [Am] fading now _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ You find it [Eb] in your heart.
It's pulling [Em] me apart
Find it [Gm] in your heart
Shame [G] I told you
[D] So _ _ _
[C] do you
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] You might have left if [D] I told you _
[C] You might have _ [Am] succeeded _ _
[G] _ _ _ in [D] change
I _
[C] might have been turned [Am] _ around
[G] It's easy to leave than [D] to be left _ [C] behind
Leaving was never [Am] my prowl _
[G] Even New York [D] never easy _
[C] I saw the lie [Am] fake
_ Leave [G] _ me off [D] never easy.
Oh
[C] I saw the light [Am] fading now _
[G] Even New York [D] never easy _ _ [C] Beside
_ [Am] ♪ I'll sing [Eb] ♪ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _