She's Leaving Home Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Wed[A]nes[D]day[A] mo[D]rning at 5[C] o' [Am]cloc[A]k[D][Bm]
as the day [E]begins[D][E][Bm][Em][D]
[G]Silently clos[A]ing her [G]bedroom [A]door
Leaving the note [G]that she [Bm]hoped
would [A]say more
She goes [D]downstair[C] s to th[Am]e ki[Em]tchen clutching
[Bm]her handkerchief[Em][A][Em][D]
[G]Quietly turning [A]the back door key
Step[G]ping outside she [A]is free

[Verse 2]
[D]She (we gave [A]her most
[D]of our lives)
Is leaving [A](sacrifice[D]most of our [Am]lives)
[D]Home (we gave [C]her everything
money could [Bm]buy)
She's leaving home after [E]living alone [Bm]for
so [E]many years (bye bye)
[D]Father snores

[Verse 3]
[G]as [A]his wif[Em]e gets into
her [Bm]dressing [E]gown[D][E]
[D]Picks [G]up [Asus4]the let t[G]er that's lyin[A]g there
[G]Standing alone at the top
[Asus4]of the st[A]airs
She breaks [D]down and [C]cries
[Am]to her husba[Em]nd[Bm]
Daddy our [E]baby's [Em]gone[D]
[G]Why would she treat [Asus4]us
[A]so thoughtlessly
How could [Bm]she do this [G]to [A]me
[D]She

[Verse 4]
(we never thought
of ourselves)
Is leaving [A](never a thought [D]for [C]ourselves)
[D]Home (we struggled har[C]d all
our lives to get [Bm]by)
She's leaving home after [E]living alone [Bm]for
so many [E]years [D](bye bye)
Friday [C]morn[D]ing [G]at

[Verse 5]
[Em]9 o' c
[E]lock [A]she [Bm]is far aw[E]ay[A]
Wait[Asus4]ing to keep the ap
[A]pointment she made
[G]Meeting a man [A]from the motor trade

[Verse 6]
[D]She (what did [A]we do [D]that
was wrong)
Is having (we didn't know
it was [C]wrong)[Am]
[C]Fun(fun is [D]the [C]one thing that
money can't [Bm]buy)
Something inside that was [E]always [Bm]denied
for so many [E]years (bye bye)
[Bm]She's leaving home[E] (bye bye).[G]