Leaving On A Jet Plane Chords

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Leaving On A Jet Plane by Janis Joplin is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			D G D G 
Aaaaaah.... 
D G D G 
Aaaaaah.... 

D G 
All my bags are packed I'm ready to go. 
D G 
I'm standing here outside your door. 
D G A 
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye. 
D G 
But the dawn is breaking it’s early morn. 
D G 
The taxi's waitin he's blowin his horn. 
D G A 
Already I'm so lonesome I could die. 

D G 
So kiss me and smile for me. 
D G 
Tell me that you'll wait for me. 
D G A 
Hold me like you'll never let me go. 
D G 
Cause I'm leavin on a jet plane. 
D G 
Don't know when I'll be back again. 
D G A 
Oh, babe I hate to go. 

D G D G 
Aaaaaah........ 

D G 
There's so many times I've let you down 
D G 
So many time I've played around. 
D G A 
I tell you now they don't mean a thing. 
D G 
Every place I go I'll think of you. 
D G 
Every song I sing I'll sing for you. 
D G A 
When I come back I'll wear your wedding ring. 

D G 
So kiss me and smile for me. 
D G 
Tell me that you'll wait for me. 
D G A 
Hold me like you'll never let me go. 
D G 
Cause I'm leavin on a jet plane. 
D G 
Don't know when I'll be back again. 
D G A 
Oh, babe I hate to go. 

( D G D G D G ) 

D G 
Now the time come to leave you. 
D G 
One more time let me kiss you. 
D G A 
Then close your eyes I'll be on my way. 
D G 
Dream about the days to come. 
D G 
When I won't have to leave alone. 
D G A 
About the times I won't have to say 

D G 
So kiss me and smile for me. 
D G 
Tell me that you'll wait for me. 
D G A 
Hold me like you'll never let me go. 
D G 
Cause I'm leavin on a jet plane. 
D G 
Don't know when I'll be back again. 
D G A 
Oh, babe I hate to go. 
D G 
Cause I'm leavin on a jet plane. 
D G 
Don't know when I'll be back again. 
D G A 
Oh, babe I hate to go. 

D G 
Cause I'm, Leavin on a jet plane 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante