Loudon Wainwright III – When You Leave (Ukulele)
Capo 5
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
When You Leave LW111
(Not sure about the C after the F in the Break).The D at the end of each couplet is D
then Dsus4
G Em You left for camp, you left for school Am/C D Left for the coast when that was cool then G Em You left women, one a wife Am/C D To save your skin you wrecked a life and Am C then there's kids its not just one G D life that you wreck you're on the run Am C You go to town to start anew G D those you left come after you G Em Its what you think its how you feel C D though who can say if its all real G Em The darndest thing kids grow up Am/C D One day some strange adults show up G Em The ones you left are right in town Am/C D that’s nice you say they'll be around Am C perhaps they just a bit bereft but G D they'll forgive the one who left Am C sad stories can have happy ends G D perhaps now you can just be friends G Em Its what you want its how you feel Am/C D whats more you hope your theory's real
(Break)
F C Who would have thought or could believe G D Things go so badly when you leave F C the skin you saved is growing slack and G D those you left don't want you back
(Instrumental)
G Em Your power's gone it was pro tem Am/C D The wife you left meant more to them G Em Its not just that they side with her Am/C D you left and who knew where you were Am C The reason that they came to town G D was just to make that place their own Am C You realised your greatest fear G D you are so close but hardly here G Em It's what you think it's how you feel Am/C D and what's worse is you know its real