When You Leave That Way Chords
When You Leave That Way by Confederate Railroad is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A, F, C/G, Em, G, Bm and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro and the average way they play during the song:
D
e -------0h2-----2h3---3---------0h2-----2h3---3--------
B -----3-------3---------------3-------3----------------
G ---2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---2------
D -0-----------------------0----------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------
about the same thing for the A chord.
Verse 1:
D
I remember waking in the morning
A
To the sound of the rooster's crow
Mamma cooking in the kitchen
D
Arthur Godfrey on the radio
Verse 2:
D
Me and Dad were just like strangers
A
We never did see eye to eye
Came to blows one Sunday morning
D F C/G D
So i packed my bags and i said goodbye
Chorus:
/ Em
When you leave that way you can never go back
A D
A train won't run on a torn up track
G D Em
Sometimes i wish i'd never roamed,oh no
A D
'cause when you leave that way you can never go home
Verse 3:
D
Then i met a girl in Knoxville
A
Oh,we set our wedding day
I left her standing at the alter
D
With a baby on the way
Chorus.
Bridge:
G A D
Lord i'd love to see my mom and daddy
G A Bm
And what i'd give to hold that boy of mine
G A D
I'd get down on my knees and i say i'm sorry
E A
If i could only go back one more time
Verse 4:
D
But i killed a man in Houston
A
When he caught me with his wife
And i told the preacher man to leave me alone
D
When he came to read my rights
Chorus bis:
/ Em
He said son,when you leave this way you can never come back
A D
A soul won't roll on a torn up track
G D Em
All through eternity you'll roam alone
A D
'cause when you leave this way you can never come home
G D Em
All through eternity you'll roam alone
A Bm
'cause when you leave this way you can never come home
Thanks to David M. Potter ([email protected]) for the lyrics.
Perret Charles-Amir : [email protected]