Chords for John Denver - Medley: Leaving On A Jet Plane/Goodbye Again (from The Wildlife Concert)
Tempo:
136.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] All my bags are packed, [C] I'm ready to go
[G] I'm standing here [C] outside your door
[G] I hate to wake you [C] up to say [D] goodbye
But [G] the dawn is breaking, [C] it's early morn
The [G] taxi's waiting, [C] he's blown his horn
[G] And already I'm so [C]
lonesome I [D] could die
So [G] kiss me and [C]
smile for me
[G] Tell me that [C] you'll wait for me
[G] Hold me like you'll [C] never let [D] me go
[G]
[D] [G] Cause I'm leaving [C]
on a jet [G] plane
Don't know [C] when I'll be back [G] again
[C] Oh babe, I hate [D] to go
[E]
[D]
[G] There's so many times [C] I've let you down
[G] So many times [C] I've played around
[G] I tell you now, [C] they don't mean a [D] thing
Every [G] place I go, I [C] think of you
[G] Every song I sing, I'll [C] sing for you
[G] When I come back, [C] I'll bring your [D] wedding ring
[G] [D]
[G] So kiss me and [C]
smile for me
[G] Tell me that [C] you'll wait for me
[G] Hold me like [C] you'll never let me [D] go
[E]
[D] Cause [G] I'm leaving
[C] on a jet [G] plane
Don't know when [C] I'll be back [G] again
Oh [C] babe, [D] I hate to go
[G]
[D]
[C] [Am] [G] Now the time [C] has come to leave you [G] one more time
[C] Let me kiss you [G] and close your eyes
[C] I'll be on my [D] [G] way
[D] [G] Dream about [C] the days to come
[G] When I won't have to [C] leave alone
[G] About the times [C] I won't [D] have to say
[G] Kiss me and [C] smile for me
[G] Tell me that you'll [C] wait for me
[G]
Hold me like [C] you'll never let me [D]
go
Cause [G] I'm leaving [C] on a jet [G] plane
Don't know when [C] I'll be back [G]
again
Oh [C] babe, I hate to [D] go
[G] [D] [G] I'm leaving [C] on a jet [G]
plane
Don't know when [C] I'll be back [G]
again
[C] Oh babe, I hate to [D] [G] go
[D] It's
[G]
five [D] o'clock [Em] this morning and the [C]
sun is rising
[G]
Crossing [D] [Em] on the windowpane
[Am] And sorrow in your [D] eyes
[G] The stars are [D] fading [Em] quietly
[C] Night is nearly [G] gone
And so [D] you turn [Em] away from me
[Am] And tears begin to [D] come
[Am] It's goodbye [D] again
I'm [G] sorry [D] to [Em] be leaving you
[Am]
[D] Goodbye again
[G] As if [D] you didn't [Em] know
It's [Am] goodbye [D] again
[G] I wish [D] you [Em] could tell me
[Am] Why do we always fight when I [D] have to go
It [G] seems [D] a shame [Em] to leave you now
[C] You lay so soft [G] and warm
I long [D] to lay [Em] me down again
And [Am] hold you in [D] my arms
[C] [G] I long [D] to kiss the [Em]
tears away
[C] Give you back your [G]
smile
But other [D] voices [Em] beckon me
[Am] And for [D] a little while
[Am] It's goodbye [D] again
I'm [G] sorry [D] to [Em] be leaving you [Am] Goodbye [D] again
[G] As if [D] you didn't [Em] know
[Am] It's [D] goodbye again
[G] I wish [D] you [Em] could tell me
[Am] Why do we always fight when I [D] have to go
I [G] have to [Bm] go and [G] see [C] some friends of mine
[G] Some [F#m] that I [Em] don't know
[Am] Some who aren't [D] familiar with my [Am] name
[Bm] It's something that's [C] inside of me
[G] Not hard [D] to [Em] understand
[Am] It's just anyone who'll listen to [D] me [Am]
sing
[D] [C] [G] If [D] your hours [Em] are empty now
[C]
Who am I [G] to blame
Do you think [D] if I [Em] were always here
[Am] Our love would be [D] the [G] same
And as it [D] is [Em] the time we have
[C]
Is worth the time [G] alone
Lying [D] [Em] by your side
The [Am] greatest peace [D] I've ever known
[Am]
Goodbye again
[D] [G] I'm sorry [D] to [Em] be leaving you
[Am] Goodbye [D] again
[G]
As [D] if you didn't [Em] know
It's [Am]
goodbye again
[G]
I wish [D] you [Em] could tell me
[Am] Why do we always fight [D] when I have to go
[G] [D]
[N]
[G] I'm standing here [C] outside your door
[G] I hate to wake you [C] up to say [D] goodbye
But [G] the dawn is breaking, [C] it's early morn
The [G] taxi's waiting, [C] he's blown his horn
[G] And already I'm so [C]
lonesome I [D] could die
So [G] kiss me and [C]
smile for me
[G] Tell me that [C] you'll wait for me
[G] Hold me like you'll [C] never let [D] me go
[G]
[D] [G] Cause I'm leaving [C]
on a jet [G] plane
Don't know [C] when I'll be back [G] again
[C] Oh babe, I hate [D] to go
[E]
[D]
[G] There's so many times [C] I've let you down
[G] So many times [C] I've played around
[G] I tell you now, [C] they don't mean a [D] thing
Every [G] place I go, I [C] think of you
[G] Every song I sing, I'll [C] sing for you
[G] When I come back, [C] I'll bring your [D] wedding ring
[G] [D]
[G] So kiss me and [C]
smile for me
[G] Tell me that [C] you'll wait for me
[G] Hold me like [C] you'll never let me [D] go
[E]
[D] Cause [G] I'm leaving
[C] on a jet [G] plane
Don't know when [C] I'll be back [G] again
Oh [C] babe, [D] I hate to go
[G]
[D]
[C] [Am] [G] Now the time [C] has come to leave you [G] one more time
[C] Let me kiss you [G] and close your eyes
[C] I'll be on my [D] [G] way
[D] [G] Dream about [C] the days to come
[G] When I won't have to [C] leave alone
[G] About the times [C] I won't [D] have to say
[G] Kiss me and [C] smile for me
[G] Tell me that you'll [C] wait for me
[G]
Hold me like [C] you'll never let me [D]
go
Cause [G] I'm leaving [C] on a jet [G] plane
Don't know when [C] I'll be back [G]
again
Oh [C] babe, I hate to [D] go
[G] [D] [G] I'm leaving [C] on a jet [G]
plane
Don't know when [C] I'll be back [G]
again
[C] Oh babe, I hate to [D] [G] go
[D] It's
[G]
five [D] o'clock [Em] this morning and the [C]
sun is rising
[G]
Crossing [D] [Em] on the windowpane
[Am] And sorrow in your [D] eyes
[G] The stars are [D] fading [Em] quietly
[C] Night is nearly [G] gone
And so [D] you turn [Em] away from me
[Am] And tears begin to [D] come
[Am] It's goodbye [D] again
I'm [G] sorry [D] to [Em] be leaving you
[Am]
[D] Goodbye again
[G] As if [D] you didn't [Em] know
It's [Am] goodbye [D] again
[G] I wish [D] you [Em] could tell me
[Am] Why do we always fight when I [D] have to go
It [G] seems [D] a shame [Em] to leave you now
[C] You lay so soft [G] and warm
I long [D] to lay [Em] me down again
And [Am] hold you in [D] my arms
[C] [G] I long [D] to kiss the [Em]
tears away
[C] Give you back your [G]
smile
But other [D] voices [Em] beckon me
[Am] And for [D] a little while
[Am] It's goodbye [D] again
I'm [G] sorry [D] to [Em] be leaving you [Am] Goodbye [D] again
[G] As if [D] you didn't [Em] know
[Am] It's [D] goodbye again
[G] I wish [D] you [Em] could tell me
[Am] Why do we always fight when I [D] have to go
I [G] have to [Bm] go and [G] see [C] some friends of mine
[G] Some [F#m] that I [Em] don't know
[Am] Some who aren't [D] familiar with my [Am] name
[Bm] It's something that's [C] inside of me
[G] Not hard [D] to [Em] understand
[Am] It's just anyone who'll listen to [D] me [Am]
sing
[D] [C] [G] If [D] your hours [Em] are empty now
[C]
Who am I [G] to blame
Do you think [D] if I [Em] were always here
[Am] Our love would be [D] the [G] same
And as it [D] is [Em] the time we have
[C]
Is worth the time [G] alone
Lying [D] [Em] by your side
The [Am] greatest peace [D] I've ever known
[Am]
Goodbye again
[D] [G] I'm sorry [D] to [Em] be leaving you
[Am] Goodbye [D] again
[G]
As [D] if you didn't [Em] know
It's [Am]
goodbye again
[G]
I wish [D] you [Em] could tell me
[Am] Why do we always fight [D] when I have to go
[G] [D]
[N]
Key:
G
D
C
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Em
G
D
C
[G] All my bags are packed, [C] I'm ready to go
[G] I'm standing here [C] outside your door
[G] I hate to wake you [C] up to say [D] goodbye
_ _ But _ [G] the dawn is breaking, [C] it's early morn
The [G] taxi's waiting, [C] he's blown his horn
[G] And already I'm so [C]
lonesome I [D] could _ die _
So _ [G] kiss me and [C]
smile for me
_ [G] Tell me that [C] you'll wait for me
_ [G] Hold me like you'll [C] never let [D] me go
[G] _ _
[D] _ [G] Cause I'm leaving _ [C]
on a jet [G] plane
Don't know [C] when I'll be back [G] again
_ _ [C] Oh babe, I hate [D] to go
[E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] There's so many times [C] I've let you down
_ [G] So many times [C] I've played around
[G] I tell you now, [C] they don't mean a [D] _ thing _
Every _ [G] place I go, I [C] think of you
[G] Every song I sing, I'll [C] sing for you
[G] When I come back, [C] I'll bring your [D] wedding ring
_ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ [G] So kiss me and [C]
smile for me
[G] Tell me that [C] you'll wait for me
_ [G] Hold me like [C] you'll never let me [D] go
[E] _
[D] Cause _ [G] I'm leaving _ _
[C] on a jet [G] plane
Don't know when [C] I'll be back [G] again
_ Oh [C] babe, _ [D] I hate to go
[G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ Now the time [C] has come to leave you [G] one more time _
[C] Let me kiss you [G] and close your eyes
[C] _ I'll be on my [D] _ [G] way
_ [D] _ _ [G] Dream _ _ about [C] the days to come
[G] When I won't have to [C] leave alone
_ [G] About the times [C] I won't [D] have to say
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Kiss me and [C] smile for me
[G] Tell me that you'll [C] wait for me
[G] _
Hold me like [C] you'll never let me [D] _
go
_ Cause _ [G] I'm leaving _ [C] on a jet [G] plane
Don't know when [C] I'll be back [G]
again
_ Oh [C] babe, I hate to [D] go
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] I'm leaving _ _ [C] on a jet [G]
plane
Don't know when [C] I'll be back [G] _
again
[C] Oh babe, _ _ I hate to [D] _ _ [G] go
_ _ [D] _ _ _ It's _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
five [D] o'clock [Em] this morning and the [C]
sun is rising
[G] _ _ _ _
Crossing [D] [Em] on the windowpane
[Am] And sorrow in your [D] _ eyes
[G] The stars are [D] fading _ [Em] quietly
_ [C] Night is nearly [G] gone
_ And so [D] you turn [Em] away from me
[Am] And tears begin to [D] come
[Am] It's goodbye _ _ [D] again
I'm [G] sorry [D] to [Em] be leaving you
[Am] _ _ _ _
[D] Goodbye again
[G] As if [D] you didn't [Em] know
_ It's [Am] goodbye _ [D] again
_ _ [G] I wish [D] you [Em] could tell me
_ [Am] Why do we always fight when I [D] have to go _ _
It _ [G] _ seems [D] a shame [Em] to leave you now
[C] You lay so soft [G] and warm
_ I long [D] to lay [Em] me down again
And [Am] hold you in [D] my arms
_ [C] [G] I long [D] to kiss the [Em]
tears away
_ [C] _ Give you back your [G]
smile
_ _ But other [D] voices [Em] beckon me
[Am] And for _ [D] a little while
_ [Am] It's goodbye _ _ [D] again
I'm [G] sorry [D] to [Em] be leaving you _ [Am] Goodbye _ [D] again _
[G] As if [D] you didn't [Em] know
_ _ [Am] _ _ It's [D] goodbye again
_ [G] I wish [D] you [Em] could tell me
_ [Am] Why do we always fight when I [D] have to go
_ I [G] have to [Bm] go and [G] see [C] some friends of mine _
[G] Some [F#m] that I [Em] don't _ know
[Am] _ Some who aren't [D] familiar with my [Am] _ _ _ name
_ [Bm] It's something that's [C] inside of me
[G] Not hard [D] to [Em] understand
_ [Am] It's just anyone _ who'll listen to [D] me [Am]
sing
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] If [D] your hours [Em] are empty now
[C] _
_ Who am I [G] to blame
Do you think [D] if I [Em] were always here
[Am] Our love would be [D] the _ [G] same
And as it [D] is [Em] the time we have
[C]
Is worth the time [G] alone _ _ _
Lying [D] [Em] by your side
The [Am] greatest peace [D] I've ever known
_ [Am]
Goodbye _ _ again
[D] _ [G] I'm sorry [D] to [Em] be leaving you
[Am] _ Goodbye _ [D] again
_ _ [G]
As [D] if you didn't [Em] know
_ It's [Am] _
goodbye _ _ again
_ [G]
I wish [D] you [Em] could tell me _ _
[Am] Why do we always fight _ [D] when I have to go
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
[G] I'm standing here [C] outside your door
[G] I hate to wake you [C] up to say [D] goodbye
_ _ But _ [G] the dawn is breaking, [C] it's early morn
The [G] taxi's waiting, [C] he's blown his horn
[G] And already I'm so [C]
lonesome I [D] could _ die _
So _ [G] kiss me and [C]
smile for me
_ [G] Tell me that [C] you'll wait for me
_ [G] Hold me like you'll [C] never let [D] me go
[G] _ _
[D] _ [G] Cause I'm leaving _ [C]
on a jet [G] plane
Don't know [C] when I'll be back [G] again
_ _ [C] Oh babe, I hate [D] to go
[E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] There's so many times [C] I've let you down
_ [G] So many times [C] I've played around
[G] I tell you now, [C] they don't mean a [D] _ thing _
Every _ [G] place I go, I [C] think of you
[G] Every song I sing, I'll [C] sing for you
[G] When I come back, [C] I'll bring your [D] wedding ring
_ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ [G] So kiss me and [C]
smile for me
[G] Tell me that [C] you'll wait for me
_ [G] Hold me like [C] you'll never let me [D] go
[E] _
[D] Cause _ [G] I'm leaving _ _
[C] on a jet [G] plane
Don't know when [C] I'll be back [G] again
_ Oh [C] babe, _ [D] I hate to go
[G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ Now the time [C] has come to leave you [G] one more time _
[C] Let me kiss you [G] and close your eyes
[C] _ I'll be on my [D] _ [G] way
_ [D] _ _ [G] Dream _ _ about [C] the days to come
[G] When I won't have to [C] leave alone
_ [G] About the times [C] I won't [D] have to say
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Kiss me and [C] smile for me
[G] Tell me that you'll [C] wait for me
[G] _
Hold me like [C] you'll never let me [D] _
go
_ Cause _ [G] I'm leaving _ [C] on a jet [G] plane
Don't know when [C] I'll be back [G]
again
_ Oh [C] babe, I hate to [D] go
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] I'm leaving _ _ [C] on a jet [G]
plane
Don't know when [C] I'll be back [G] _
again
[C] Oh babe, _ _ I hate to [D] _ _ [G] go
_ _ [D] _ _ _ It's _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
five [D] o'clock [Em] this morning and the [C]
sun is rising
[G] _ _ _ _
Crossing [D] [Em] on the windowpane
[Am] And sorrow in your [D] _ eyes
[G] The stars are [D] fading _ [Em] quietly
_ [C] Night is nearly [G] gone
_ And so [D] you turn [Em] away from me
[Am] And tears begin to [D] come
[Am] It's goodbye _ _ [D] again
I'm [G] sorry [D] to [Em] be leaving you
[Am] _ _ _ _
[D] Goodbye again
[G] As if [D] you didn't [Em] know
_ It's [Am] goodbye _ [D] again
_ _ [G] I wish [D] you [Em] could tell me
_ [Am] Why do we always fight when I [D] have to go _ _
It _ [G] _ seems [D] a shame [Em] to leave you now
[C] You lay so soft [G] and warm
_ I long [D] to lay [Em] me down again
And [Am] hold you in [D] my arms
_ [C] [G] I long [D] to kiss the [Em]
tears away
_ [C] _ Give you back your [G]
smile
_ _ But other [D] voices [Em] beckon me
[Am] And for _ [D] a little while
_ [Am] It's goodbye _ _ [D] again
I'm [G] sorry [D] to [Em] be leaving you _ [Am] Goodbye _ [D] again _
[G] As if [D] you didn't [Em] know
_ _ [Am] _ _ It's [D] goodbye again
_ [G] I wish [D] you [Em] could tell me
_ [Am] Why do we always fight when I [D] have to go
_ I [G] have to [Bm] go and [G] see [C] some friends of mine _
[G] Some [F#m] that I [Em] don't _ know
[Am] _ Some who aren't [D] familiar with my [Am] _ _ _ name
_ [Bm] It's something that's [C] inside of me
[G] Not hard [D] to [Em] understand
_ [Am] It's just anyone _ who'll listen to [D] me [Am]
sing
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] If [D] your hours [Em] are empty now
[C] _
_ Who am I [G] to blame
Do you think [D] if I [Em] were always here
[Am] Our love would be [D] the _ [G] same
And as it [D] is [Em] the time we have
[C]
Is worth the time [G] alone _ _ _
Lying [D] [Em] by your side
The [Am] greatest peace [D] I've ever known
_ [Am]
Goodbye _ _ again
[D] _ [G] I'm sorry [D] to [Em] be leaving you
[Am] _ Goodbye _ [D] again
_ _ [G]
As [D] if you didn't [Em] know
_ It's [Am] _
goodbye _ _ again
_ [G]
I wish [D] you [Em] could tell me _ _
[Am] Why do we always fight _ [D] when I have to go
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _