Chords for What We Leave Behind

Tempo:
123.85 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

Am

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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What We Leave Behind chords
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[D]
[E]
[A] Can you give me a minute?
[E] I need a place to lay.
I've been swimming from the wallets
so many a mile away.
[A] And I know I was in it, sir.
I know [E] that I'm [A] no whale
if you give me a minute, sir.
Stories I could [B] tell.
[C#m] [A]
Stories [B] I [C#m]
[A] [E] could tell.
[A] [B] Stories I could tell.
[C#m]
[A] Stories I could tell.
[B] [C#m]
[A] [E]
[C#m] [A] [E]
[C#m] [A]
[Am]
[A]
[G] [Am] Stories I could [Em] [Am] [D]
[Am] [D] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[Em] [D]
[Am] [G] [A]
tell.
I [G] [D]
[Am] [A]
[G] [D]
[Em] [Am] [Bm]
[D] [F#m]
[E] leave there so [Bm] broken,
come [D] back so lonely.
I'm killing my soul
[F#m] for the life that I'm leaving [E] behind.
[F#m] Two weeks on [D] and
two weeks [A] off.
My blood is wearing thin
and [E] my stubble's in knots.
[F#m] Too much thinking
about [D] the time you lost [A] when it's
two weeks on [E] and
two weeks [F#m] off.
[B] [E]
[F#m] Monday morning, [A] minus 18.
[B] Another WestJet, why would you eat a Calgary?
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
Am
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To learn The East Pointers - John Wallace chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C#m, A, B, A, E, A, E, F#m and D. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 61 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 124. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Can you give me a minute?
[E] I need a place to lay.
I've been swimming from the wallets
so many a mile away.
[A] And I know I was in it, sir.
I know [E] that I'm [A] no whale
if you give me a minute, sir.
Stories I could [B] tell.
_ [C#m] _ [A] _
Stories [B] I _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] could tell. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] Stories I could tell.
_ _ [C#m] _
_ [A] _ Stories I could tell.
[B] _ [C#m] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] Stories I could _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ tell.
I [G] _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] leave there so [Bm] broken,
come [D] back so lonely.
I'm killing my soul
[F#m] for the life that I'm leaving [E] _ behind. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ Two weeks on [D] and
two weeks [A] off.
My blood is wearing thin
and [E] my stubble's in knots.
[F#m] Too much thinking
about [D] the time you lost [A] when it's
two weeks on [E] and
two weeks [F#m] off. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#m] _ Monday morning, [A] minus 18.
[B] _ Another WestJet, why would you eat a Calgary? _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the What We Leave Behind album.

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