Chords for When I Saw You Leaving (For Nisey)
Tempo:
85.75 bpm
Chords used:
C
Bb
D
G
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [C] [Bb]
[C]
[F] Ain't it funny [C] how one minute your whole life's looking fine, and [Bb] a short few words later
[C] that all this comes untied.
[F] You can't [C] believe you're looking at what was always someone else.
[Bb] Now it's staring right there at you.
[C] Yesterday you couldn't tell.
[F] So shocked and disillusioned.
[C] Helpless and confused.
[Bb] Not knowing how or what to say.
[C] Not accepting that it's true.
You can't help but see the worst to come.
A thousand different ways.
[Bb] At the same time trying to hold a [C] strong and optimistic gaze.
[Bb] When I saw [C] you leaving.
[Bb] When I saw [C] you leaving.
[Bb] [G] When I saw [C] you leaving [F] in my mind.
[C] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[F] Then the anger starts to surface.
[C] Looking up, asking why.
[Bb] And you realize he probably wants [C] the best, the same as I.
[F] Days just go by quickly.
[C] Nights just never end.
[Bb] As time gets so more precious.
[C] Every sunrise an old friend.
[F] Trying to be a post to lean on.
[C] A part you learned it's hard to play.
[G] Asking God to let you take her place.
[C] Or just take it all away.
[F] Hope you wake up in the morning.
[C] This all just been a dream.
[Bb] You never take for granted.
[C] Every second that you breathe.
[Bb] When I saw [C] you leaving.
[Bb] When I saw [C] you leaving.
[Bb] When I saw [C] you leaving [F] in my mind.
[C]
[Gm] [G] [Bb] [C]
[G] [D]
[Am] [C]
[D]
[G] Then the seconds turn to minutes.
[D] The minutes wouldn't [E] last.
And [G] the hours, days, and weeks, and months [D] seem endless and too fast.
[G] Then the blessings poured from heaven.
[D] Like the rain on that first spring.
[C] Since that moment I first thought.
That night [D] might not always be with me.
[C] When I saw [D] you leaving.
[C] When I saw [D] you leaving.
[G] When I saw you [D] leaving in my [G] mind.
[D]
[G] In my mind.
[D] [C]
[G] Ain't it funny how one minute.
[D] Your whole life's looking fine.
[G] Then a short few words later.
[D] It all just comes untied.
[C]
[F] Ain't it funny [C] how one minute your whole life's looking fine, and [Bb] a short few words later
[C] that all this comes untied.
[F] You can't [C] believe you're looking at what was always someone else.
[Bb] Now it's staring right there at you.
[C] Yesterday you couldn't tell.
[F] So shocked and disillusioned.
[C] Helpless and confused.
[Bb] Not knowing how or what to say.
[C] Not accepting that it's true.
You can't help but see the worst to come.
A thousand different ways.
[Bb] At the same time trying to hold a [C] strong and optimistic gaze.
[Bb] When I saw [C] you leaving.
[Bb] When I saw [C] you leaving.
[Bb] [G] When I saw [C] you leaving [F] in my mind.
[C] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[F] Then the anger starts to surface.
[C] Looking up, asking why.
[Bb] And you realize he probably wants [C] the best, the same as I.
[F] Days just go by quickly.
[C] Nights just never end.
[Bb] As time gets so more precious.
[C] Every sunrise an old friend.
[F] Trying to be a post to lean on.
[C] A part you learned it's hard to play.
[G] Asking God to let you take her place.
[C] Or just take it all away.
[F] Hope you wake up in the morning.
[C] This all just been a dream.
[Bb] You never take for granted.
[C] Every second that you breathe.
[Bb] When I saw [C] you leaving.
[Bb] When I saw [C] you leaving.
[Bb] When I saw [C] you leaving [F] in my mind.
[C]
[Gm] [G] [Bb] [C]
[G] [D]
[Am] [C]
[D]
[G] Then the seconds turn to minutes.
[D] The minutes wouldn't [E] last.
And [G] the hours, days, and weeks, and months [D] seem endless and too fast.
[G] Then the blessings poured from heaven.
[D] Like the rain on that first spring.
[C] Since that moment I first thought.
That night [D] might not always be with me.
[C] When I saw [D] you leaving.
[C] When I saw [D] you leaving.
[G] When I saw you [D] leaving in my [G] mind.
[D]
[G] In my mind.
[D] [C]
[G] Ain't it funny how one minute.
[D] Your whole life's looking fine.
[G] Then a short few words later.
[D] It all just comes untied.
Key:
C
Bb
D
G
F
C
Bb
D
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Ain't it funny [C] how one minute your whole life's looking fine, and [Bb] a short few words later
[C] that all this comes untied.
[F] You can't [C] believe you're looking at what was always someone else.
[Bb] Now it's staring right there at you.
[C] Yesterday you couldn't tell.
[F] So shocked and disillusioned.
[C] Helpless and confused.
[Bb] Not knowing how or what to say.
[C] Not accepting that it's true.
You can't help but see the worst to come.
A thousand different ways.
[Bb] At the same time trying to hold a [C] strong and optimistic gaze.
[Bb] _ When I saw [C] you leaving.
_ [Bb] _ When I saw [C] you leaving.
_ [Bb] _ [G] When I saw [C] you leaving [F] in my mind.
[C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
[F] Then the anger starts to surface.
[C] Looking up, asking why.
[Bb] And you realize he probably wants [C] the best, the same as I.
_ [F] Days just go by quickly.
[C] Nights just never end.
[Bb] As time gets so more precious.
[C] Every sunrise an old friend.
[F] Trying to be a post to lean on.
[C] A part you learned it's hard to play.
[G] Asking God to let you take her place.
[C] Or just take it all away.
[F] Hope you wake up in the morning.
[C] This all just been a dream.
[Bb] You never take for granted.
[C] Every second that you breathe.
[Bb] _ When I saw [C] you leaving. _
_ [Bb] When I saw [C] you leaving.
_ [Bb] When I saw [C] you leaving _ [F] in my mind.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Then the seconds turn to minutes.
[D] The minutes wouldn't [E] last.
And [G] the hours, days, and weeks, and months [D] seem endless and too fast.
[G] Then the blessings poured from heaven.
[D] Like the rain on that first spring.
[C] Since that moment I first thought.
That night [D] might not always be with me.
[C] When I saw [D] you leaving. _
_ [C] When I saw [D] you leaving. _
[G] _ When I saw you [D] leaving _ in my [G] mind.
[D] _ _ _
[G] In my mind.
_ [D] _ _ [C] _
[G] Ain't it funny how one minute.
[D] Your whole life's looking fine.
[G] Then a short few words later.
[D] It all just comes _ untied. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Ain't it funny [C] how one minute your whole life's looking fine, and [Bb] a short few words later
[C] that all this comes untied.
[F] You can't [C] believe you're looking at what was always someone else.
[Bb] Now it's staring right there at you.
[C] Yesterday you couldn't tell.
[F] So shocked and disillusioned.
[C] Helpless and confused.
[Bb] Not knowing how or what to say.
[C] Not accepting that it's true.
You can't help but see the worst to come.
A thousand different ways.
[Bb] At the same time trying to hold a [C] strong and optimistic gaze.
[Bb] _ When I saw [C] you leaving.
_ [Bb] _ When I saw [C] you leaving.
_ [Bb] _ [G] When I saw [C] you leaving [F] in my mind.
[C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
[F] Then the anger starts to surface.
[C] Looking up, asking why.
[Bb] And you realize he probably wants [C] the best, the same as I.
_ [F] Days just go by quickly.
[C] Nights just never end.
[Bb] As time gets so more precious.
[C] Every sunrise an old friend.
[F] Trying to be a post to lean on.
[C] A part you learned it's hard to play.
[G] Asking God to let you take her place.
[C] Or just take it all away.
[F] Hope you wake up in the morning.
[C] This all just been a dream.
[Bb] You never take for granted.
[C] Every second that you breathe.
[Bb] _ When I saw [C] you leaving. _
_ [Bb] When I saw [C] you leaving.
_ [Bb] When I saw [C] you leaving _ [F] in my mind.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Then the seconds turn to minutes.
[D] The minutes wouldn't [E] last.
And [G] the hours, days, and weeks, and months [D] seem endless and too fast.
[G] Then the blessings poured from heaven.
[D] Like the rain on that first spring.
[C] Since that moment I first thought.
That night [D] might not always be with me.
[C] When I saw [D] you leaving. _
_ [C] When I saw [D] you leaving. _
[G] _ When I saw you [D] leaving _ in my [G] mind.
[D] _ _ _
[G] In my mind.
_ [D] _ _ [C] _
[G] Ain't it funny how one minute.
[D] Your whole life's looking fine.
[G] Then a short few words later.
[D] It all just comes _ untied. _ _ _ _ _