Leaving Home Chords
Leaving Home by Katie Armiger is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em, C, Am and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G
I put the locket you gave me in a shoe box
Em
With all my favorite high school pictures in a ziplock
C Em
So when I think about myself and all that I'm not
Am
Thanks for the extra cash
C
Please take good care of dad
Am D
I promise you I'll call along the way
G D G
Mama, don't you cry
Em D G
I'm movin' on but know this ain't goodbye
C G D
We might be miles apart, I'll carry you in my heart
Am D
I'll send you kisses on the phone but mama
G
I'm leaving home
G
In only four months I'll be comin' home for Christmas
Em
I bet that all the time will fly, you know how it does
C Em
Maybe I'll go and find a nice guy and fall in love
Am
I'll do my best to make you proud
C
Keep my room safe for now
Am D
Just in case these big dreams don't work out
Am
We knew this day would come
G
And as bad as you wanna hold on
Am C
We both know it's time to let go