When You Leave

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 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 thats 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