Leave A Tender Moment Alone Chords
by Billy Joel
Leave A Tender Moment Alone by Billy Joel is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Eb. It uses the chords Ebmaj7, F, Cm7, Bb, Fm, G, Bm7, Ab, Am, D, Eb, Dm7, D7 and Bb7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Ebmaj7 F
Even though I'm in love
Cm7 Bb
Sometimes I get so afraid
Ebmaj7 F
I'll say something so wrong
Cm7 Bb
Just to have something to say
Fm G Bm7
I know the moment isn't right
Cm7 Bb Ab
To tell the girl a comical line
Fm G Bm7
To keep the conversation light
Cm7 Bb Ab
I guess I'm just frightened out of my mind
Ebmaj7 F
But if that's how I feel
Cm7 Bb
Then it's the best feeling I've even known
Ebmaj7 F
It's undeniably real
Cm7 Bb
Leave a tender moment alone
Ebmaj7 F
Yes I know I'm in love
Cm7 Bb
But just when I ought to relax
Ebmaj7 F
I put my foot in my mouth
Cm7 Bb
Cause I'm just avoiding the facts
Fm G Bm7
If the girl gets too close
Cm7 Bb Ab
If I need some room to escape
Fm G Bm7
When the moment arose
Cm7 Bb Ab
I'd tell her it's all a mistake
Ebmaj7 F
But that's not how I feel
Cm7 Bb
No that's not the woman I've known
Ebmaj7 F
She's undeniably real
Cm7 Bb
So leave a tender moment alone
Am
But it's not only me
D Eb Dm7
Breaking down when the tension gets high
Cm7 G
Just when I'm in a serious mood
D7 F Bb7 Cm7
She is suddenly quiet and shy
F
Leave a tender moment
Ebmaj7
Leave it alone
Fm G Bm7
I know the moment isn't right
Cm7 Bb Ab
To hold my emotions inside
Fm G Bm7
To change the attitude tonight
Cm7 Bb Ab
I've run out of places to hide
Ebmaj7 F
And if that's how I feel
Cm7 Bb
Then it's the best feeling I've even known
Ebmaj7 F
It's undeniably real
Cm7 Bb
Leave a tender moment alone
Cm7
You got to leave a tender moment alone
F
Leave a tender moment
Ebmaj7
Leave it alone
F
You've got to leave a tender moment
Ebmaj7
Leave a tender moment alone