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capo 4 — sounds 4 semitones higherIntro
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Verse 1
Wednesday morning, at five o' - clock,
As the day begins, | / / / | / / / | / / / |
Silently closing her bedroom door,
Leaving the note, that she hoped would say more,
She goes down - stairs to the kitchen,
Clutching her handkerchief, | / / / | / / / | / / / |
Quietly turning the backdoor key,
Stepping outside she is free
Chorus 1
She-------------------------------...
(We gave her most of our lives!)
Is leaving------------------------------...
(Sacrificed most of our lives!)
Home----------------------------!
(We gave her everything money...)
She's leaving home,
(...Could buy---------!)
After living alone for so many years! | / / / |
(Bye------, bye-------!) ^ ^ ^
Verse 2
Father snores as his wife...
Gets into her dressing gown,| / / / | / / / | / / / |
Picks up the letter that's lying there,
standing alone at the top of the stairs,
She breaks down, and cries to her husband,
"Daddy, our baby's gone!" | / / / | / / / | / / / |
"Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly?
How could she do this to me?"
Chorus 2
She-----------------------------------...
(We never thought of ourselves!)
Is leaving--------------------------------...
(Never a thought for ourselves!)
Home---------------------------!
(We struggled hard all our lives...
She's leaving home,
To get by---------!)
After living alone for so many years | / / / |
(Bye------, bye------!) ^ ^ ^
Verse 3
Friday morning, at nine o' - clock,
She is far away, | / / / | / / / | / / / |
Waiting to keep the ap - pointment she made,
Meeting a man from the motor trade
Chorus 3
She---------------------------------...
(What did we do that was wrong?)
Is having------------------------------...
(We didn't know it was wrong!)
Fun----------------------------!
(Fun is the one thing that money...)
Something inside that was...
(...Can't buy---------)
...Always denied for so many years! | / / / |
(Bye------, bye-------!) ^ ^ ^
Coda
She's leaving home (Bye, bye!)
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PLAYING INFO:
The song is best played fingerpicking arpeggios for
most of the song, to emulate the sweeping harp.
For the Am7 to D9 pizzicato sections and also the
bar of D9 at the end of the verses, pluck the strings
together simultaneously on each beat.
Am7 D9
e|-----------|-----------|-----------| B|--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--| G|--0--0--0--|--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--| D|-----------|--0--2--4--|--2--0-----| A|--0--2--3--|-----------|--------3--| E|-----------|-----------|-----------|
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F/G G9
<5 of 11> <9 of 21>
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