Leaving On A Jet Plane (v1) (D Major)
Artist: John Denver    Genre: Folk    Roman Numerals: I, IV, m7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: ClimberStephen   
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
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] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh]

Verse 1
All my [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] bags are packed, I'm		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] ready to go.
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] I'm		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] standing here out-s		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] ide your door
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] I		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] hate to wake you		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor 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		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] early morn,
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] The		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] taxi's waiting, he's		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] blowing his horn
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Al-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ready I'm so lone		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor 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		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] smile for me
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Tell me that you'll		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] wait for me
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Hold me like you'll		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] never let me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] go.
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I'm		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] leaving		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] on a jet		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] plane
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Don't know when		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] I'll be back a-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] gain
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Oh		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor 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		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] let you down
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] So		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] many times I've		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] played around
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] I		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] tell you now		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] they don't mean a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] thing
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Every		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] place i go i'll		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] think of you
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Every		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] song i sing i'll		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] sing for you
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] When		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I come back i'll		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor 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		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] leave you
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] One more time let me		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor 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		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor 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
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] When		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I won't have to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] leave alone
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] A-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] bout the times		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor 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		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] on a jet plane
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Don't know when		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] I'll be back again
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Oh		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] babe I hate to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] go

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