When You Leave Loudon Wainwright III
When You Leave LW111
LW111 plays with capo on the 5th fret. There is a deal of hammering on during the chord
(Not sure about the C after the F in the Break).The D at the end of each couplet is D
then Dsus4
[G]You left for camp, yo[Em]u left for school
[Am/C]Left for the coast when that was [D]cool then
[G]You left women, [Em]one a wife
[Am/C]To save your skin you wrecked[D] a life and
[Am]then there's kids i[C]ts not just one
[G]life that you wreck you're o[D]n the run
[Am]You go to town t[C]o start anew
[G]those you left c[D]ome after you
[G]Its what you think it[Em]s how you feel
[C]though who can say if [D]its all real
[G]The darndest thing [Em]kids grow up
[Am/C]One day some strange adults[D] show up
[G]The ones you left are [Em]right in town
[Am/C]that?s nice you say they[D]'ll be around
[Am]perhaps they jus[C]t a bit bereft but
[G]they'll forgive the one [D]who left
[Am]sad stories can have [C]happy ends
[G]perhaps now you can just[D] be friends
[G]Its what you want its [Em]how you feel
[Am/C]whats more you hope your t[D]heory's real
(Break)
[F]Who would have thought or c[C]ould believe
[G]Things go so badly when [D]you leave
[F]the skin you saved is g[C]rowing slack and
[G]those you left don't w[D]ant you back
(Instrumental)
[G]Your power's gone it [Em]was pro tem
[Am/C]The wife you left meant m[D]ore to them
[G]Its not just that they [Em]side with her
[Am/C]you left and who knew [D]where you were
[Am]The reason that [C]they came to town
[G]was just to make that [D]place their own
[Am]You realised your g[C]reatest fear
[G]you are so close but [D]hardly here
[G]It's what you think it's [Em]how you feel
[Am/C]and what's worse[D] is you know its real
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