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Leaving On A Jet Plane (v2) (D Major)
Artist: John Denver    Genre: Folk    Roman Numerals: I, IV, VII, m7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: PollyEV   
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D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
C♯
(C♯,E♯,G♯)
- C♯ E♯ G♯ C♯ -
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E


Intro
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh]

Verse 1
All my [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] bags are packed, I'm		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] ready to go.
I'm [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] standing here out-		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] side your door
I [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] hate to wake you		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] up to say good-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] bye.
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] But the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] dawn is breaking, it's		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] early morn,
The [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] taxi's waiting, he's		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] blowing his horn
Al- [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ready I'm so lone-		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] some I could		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] die.

Chorus
So [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] kiss me and		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] smile for me
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Tell me that you'll		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] wait for me
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Hold me like you'll		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] never let me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] go.
I'm [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] leaving		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] on a jet		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] plane
Don't know when [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] I'll be back a-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] gain
Oh [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] babe I hate to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] go

Verse 2
There's so [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] many times I've		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] let you down
So [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] many times I've		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] played around
I [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] tell you now		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] they don't mean a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] thing
Every [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] place I go I'll		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] think of you
Every [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] song I sing I'll		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] sing for you
When [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I come back I'll		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] bring your wedding		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ring.
REPEAT CHORUS

Verse 3
Now the [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] time has come to		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] leave you
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] One more time let me		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] kiss you
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Then		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] close your eyes		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] I'll be on my		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] way
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Dream about the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] #days to come
When [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I won't have to		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] leave alone
A- [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] bout the times		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] I won't have to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] say.
REPEAT CHORUS

Outro
I'm [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] leaving		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] on a jet plane
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Don't know when		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] I'll be back again
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Oh		 [C♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] babe I hate to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] go
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