Staying's Worse Than Leaving Chords
Staying's Worse Than Leaving by Sunny Sweeney is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, G, D, Am and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Em C G D Em C G D
Em C G D
Leaving's hard...trust me, it's really bad
Em C G
It'll shake ya, damn-near break ya, it always has
Am Em C
You don't go until you're praying to break even,
Am C G
Until staying's worse than leaving
E C G D
God knows we tried everything that we could do
E C G
You can keep your pride and blame me if you need to
Am Em C
Even though this freedom feels a lot like treason,
Am C G
I know staying's worse than leaving
C
It's gotta get better, it can't get worse
Em
Hope it's a blessing not a curse
C G D
I don't care who passes judgement on my reasons
Am C G
I know staying's worse than leaving
C
It's gotta get better, it can't get worse
Em
Hope it's a blessing not a curse
C G D
I don't care who passes judgement on my reasons
Am C G
I know staying's worse than leaving
Em C G D
Em C G D
Both our hearts let go a long time ago
Em C G
Words leave scars and Lord knows they heal slow
Am Em C
Our love died but somehow we are both still breathin'
Am Em C
I just hope someday we'll look back on this grievin'
Am-C G
and say, staying's worse than leaving
Am-C G
Yeah, that staying's worse than leaving
(slow)
Am C
Yeah, that staying's...
G
...worse than leaving