RYAN ADAMS
WHY DO THEY LEAVE?
Standard Tuning - Capo 2 (Scroll down for no capo version)
INTRO: G - Em - G - Em
VERSE:
[G]Oh, why do they [Em]leave?
[G]Oh, why do they [Em]leave?
[C]On the day that you needed [Am]them, the [D]most.[C][Csus2][Am]
CHORUS:
[G]Simple cards and things, rose coloured sunsets, no [C]flowers for me
[G]Simple cards and things, rose coloured sunsets, no [C]flowers for me
[Am]Lover, why do you [C]leave?
[Am]Lover, why do you [C]leave?
On the [D]day that I [C]want you for [Csus2]me[Am]
BRIDGE:
[G] [Em]
[G] [Em]
VERSE:
[G]Say, say it ain't[Em] so
[G]That he will take you to[Em]morrow
[C]And I will sit here to[Am]day, the [D]worst[C][Csus2][Am]
CHORUS:
[G]Simple cards and things, rose coloured sunsets, no [C]flowers for me
[G]Simple cards and things, rose coloured sunsets, it's [C]curtains for me
[Am]Lover, why do you [C]leave?
[Am]Lover, why do you [C]leave?
On the [D]day that I [C]want y[Csus2]ou to be, t[Am]he world
OUTRO:
[G] [Em] [C]
[G] [Em] [C]
[G] [Em] [C]
[G] [Em] [C] [G]
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Standard Tuning - No capo
INTRO: A - F#m - A - F#m
VERSE:
[A]Oh, why do they [F#m]leave?
[A]Oh, why do they [F#m]leave?
[D]On the day that you needed [Bm]them, the [E]most.[D][Dsus2][Bm]
CHORUS:
[A]Simple cards and things, rose coloured sunsets, no [D]flowers for me
[A]Simple cards and things, rose coloured sunsets, no [D]flowers for me
[Bm]Lover, why do you [D]leave?
[Bm]Lover, why do you [D]leave?
On the [E]day that I [D]want you for [Dsus2]me[Bm]
BRIDGE:
[A] [F#m]
[A] [F#m]
VERSE:
[A]Say, say it ain't[F#m] so
[A]That he will take you to[F#m]morrow
[A]And I will sit here to[Bm]day, the [E]worst[D][Dsus2][Bm]
CHORUS:
[A]Simple cards and things, rose coloured sunsets, no [D]flowers for me
[A]Simple cards and things, rose coloured sunsets, it's [D]curtains for me
[Bm]Lover, why do you [D]leave?
[Bm]Lover, why do you [D]leave?
On the [E]day that I [D]want y[Dsus2]ou to be, t[Bm]he world
OUTRO:
[A] [F#m] [D]
[A] [F#m] [D]
[A] [F#m] [D]
[A] [F#m] [D] [A]
WHY DO THEY LEAVE?
Standard Tuning - Capo 2 (Scroll down for no capo version)
INTRO: G - Em - G - Em
VERSE:
[G]Oh, why do they [Em]leave?
[G]Oh, why do they [Em]leave?
[C]On the day that you needed [Am]them, the [D]most.[C][Csus2][Am]
CHORUS:
[G]Simple cards and things, rose coloured sunsets, no [C]flowers for me
[G]Simple cards and things, rose coloured sunsets, no [C]flowers for me
[Am]Lover, why do you [C]leave?
[Am]Lover, why do you [C]leave?
On the [D]day that I [C]want you for [Csus2]me[Am]
BRIDGE:
[G] [Em]
[G] [Em]
VERSE:
[G]Say, say it ain't[Em] so
[G]That he will take you to[Em]morrow
[C]And I will sit here to[Am]day, the [D]worst[C][Csus2][Am]
CHORUS:
[G]Simple cards and things, rose coloured sunsets, no [C]flowers for me
[G]Simple cards and things, rose coloured sunsets, it's [C]curtains for me
[Am]Lover, why do you [C]leave?
[Am]Lover, why do you [C]leave?
On the [D]day that I [C]want y[Csus2]ou to be, t[Am]he world
OUTRO:
[G] [Em] [C]
[G] [Em] [C]
[G] [Em] [C]
[G] [Em] [C] [G]
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Standard Tuning - No capo
INTRO: A - F#m - A - F#m
VERSE:
[A]Oh, why do they [F#m]leave?
[A]Oh, why do they [F#m]leave?
[D]On the day that you needed [Bm]them, the [E]most.[D][Dsus2][Bm]
CHORUS:
[A]Simple cards and things, rose coloured sunsets, no [D]flowers for me
[A]Simple cards and things, rose coloured sunsets, no [D]flowers for me
[Bm]Lover, why do you [D]leave?
[Bm]Lover, why do you [D]leave?
On the [E]day that I [D]want you for [Dsus2]me[Bm]
BRIDGE:
[A] [F#m]
[A] [F#m]
VERSE:
[A]Say, say it ain't[F#m] so
[A]That he will take you to[F#m]morrow
[A]And I will sit here to[Bm]day, the [E]worst[D][Dsus2][Bm]
CHORUS:
[A]Simple cards and things, rose coloured sunsets, no [D]flowers for me
[A]Simple cards and things, rose coloured sunsets, it's [D]curtains for me
[Bm]Lover, why do you [D]leave?
[Bm]Lover, why do you [D]leave?
On the [E]day that I [D]want y[Dsus2]ou to be, t[Bm]he world
OUTRO:
[A] [F#m] [D]
[A] [F#m] [D]
[A] [F#m] [D]
[A] [F#m] [D] [A]
