Chords for Johnny Rivers - Softly As I Leave You

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Softly, [Dm] I will leave [Em] you, softly, _ [Dm] Or my [C] heart would break,
If you [F] should wait and [C] see me go, _
_ [Dm] So [G] I'll leave [Eb] you softly,
_ [Fm] _ [Bb] Long before [Eb] you miss me, [Ab] _ [Bb] Long before [Eb] your arms can [Ab] make me stay,
[Gm] For one more _ [Fm] hour, [Bb] Or one [Em] more _ day,
[Dm] _ After [Em] all the years, _ [Dm] _ [G] I can't [Am] bear the _ tears [F] to fall,
_ [Ab] So softly, _ _ [Fm] as I [C] leave you there,
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Softly, [Dm] I [G] will leave you, [C] _
softly, [Dm] _ Or my heart [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] would break, _
_ [Dm] _ So I'll [Eb] leave you _ softly, [Fm] _ [Bb] Long before [Eb] you miss [Fm] me,
[Bb] Long before [Eb] your arms can [Ab] make me stay, [Gm] For one more _ [Fm] hour, [Bb] Or one [Em] more day, _
_ [Dm] _ [G] After all the years, _
_ [Dm] I can't bear [Am] the tears to [F] fall,
_ [Ab] So softly, _
_ [Fm] as I [C] leave you there, _
[Dm] _ As I [C] leave you there, _ _
[Dm] _ As I leave [C] you there, _ _
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[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _