All chords relative to Capo on 1st Fret

Chord names have been altered to be more recognizable as if in standard tuning.
Actual chord names are listed below the chord chart.

Chords used: Capo on 1st Fret

[D/C#] [Bm/A]

F |–2—–2——2——2—–3—–0—–0—-0–|
C |–3—–3——3——3—–0—–3—–2—-2–|
G#|–2—–2——4——4—–0—–2—–2—-0–|
D#|–0—–0——4——4—–0—–2—–2—-2–|
A#|–0—–4——2——0—–2—–0—–0—-0–|
F |–x—–x——2——x—–3—–x—–x—-x–|

[D#/D] [Cm/A#]

Verse 1:

If you’re reading this then I’m long [D/C#]gone
Wish I’d had the strength to prove you wrong
But instead I broke your [Bm/A]heart of glass

Some things I guess you can’t get
Back when we started, before the storm came
[D/C#]I gave you “sometimes”, you needed “always”
Thought we were fine, but you saw it [Bm/A]first
Now I can give you the life you deserve

Chorus 1:

So goodbye, love
Hang onto the long night
There’s beauty in the sunrise
And you will find that goodbye
Is the hardest thing that I could do
After all the pain I put you through
It’s the best that I can give
The best that I can give to you

Verse 2:

It’s so hard to see it come to [D/C#]this
When the truth is blinded by the wish
Instead of bending, I just [Bm/A]watched you break

And now it’s too late
Back when we started, before the storm came
[D/C#]I gave you “sometimes”, you needed “always”
Thought we were fine, but you saw it [Bm/A]first
Now I can give you the life you deserve

Chorus 2:

So goodbye, love
Hang onto the long night
There’s beauty in the sunrise
And you will find that goodbye
Is the hardest thing that I could do
After all the pain I put you through
It’s the best that I can give
The best that I can give to yoooooou

Bridge:

Oooooooooh
We’ll always have this after the bro[Bm/A]ken
All that was given is not forgotten

Verse 3: (Quiet)

So goodbye, love
Hang onto the [D/C#]long night
There’s beauty in the sunrise

Chorus 3:

Goodbye is the hardest thing that I could do
After all the pain I put you through
It’s the best that I can give
The best that I can give to you

Verse 4: (Loud, Powerful)

If you’re reading this then I’m long [D/C#]gone
Wish I’d had the strength to prove you wrong
But instead I broke your [Bm/A]heart of glass
Some things I guess you can’t get back

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“If You’re Gonna Leave” by Emerson Hart
From the album “Cigarettes & Gasoline”

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Capo on 1st fret

Chords used:

Fsus2 Fmaj7 C2 C Gsus4 G Am F C

e|---0------0-----0-----0-----3-----3----0-----0-----0---|
B|---1------1-----1-----1-----1-----0----1-----6-----1---|
G|---0------2-----0-----0-----0-----0----2-----0-----0---|
D|---3------3-----0-----2-----0-----0----2-----7-----2---|
A|---3------3-----3-----3-----2-----2----0-----8-----3---|
E|---0------0-----0-----0-----3-----3----x-----8-----3---|

Note
There are a lot of hammer on & offs between the Fsus2 & Fmaj7, and C2 & C chords.
Instead of writing them all, I’m just going to put the main chords and you can listen to
recording for timing of the hammer on & offs.
Note

Intro: Fmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C – Gsus4 (x2)

Verse 1:

Maybe I’m the joker, Maybe I’m the fool in your eyes

Maybe I’m the weak one, Maybe I’m a lie in disguise

Maybe I’m angry, ‘Cause I’m the one who’s always wrong

Maybe I’m not the one, who’s so strong

Verse 2:

But did ya think about it, Did ya pull it in and pull out

Could you live without me, Did you ever really have a doubt

But do you understand it baby, When you say its over it’s done

Maybe I’m not the one

Chorus 1:

F C Gsus4
So If you’re gonna Leave, Ya you better get going

‘Cause I ain’t wasting no more time, What ya did and what ya didn’t

F C Gsus4
So if you’re gonna leave, Ya you better start running

‘Cause I ain’t wasting no more time

What it might have been[-][-][-]

Verse 3:

We can stand on reason, We can fight about all the things

This isn’t for forever, This is more than a wedding ring

But do you understand it baby, When you say it’s over it’s done

Maybe I’m not the one

Chorus 2:

F C Gsus4
So If you’re gonna Leave, Ya you better get going

‘Cause I ain’t wasting no more time, What I did and what I didn’t

F C Gsus4
So if you’re gonna leave, Ya you better start running

‘Cause I ain’t wasting no more time

Bridge:

Whoa, did it happen again, The things that you wanted, for being a friend

How did it happen again, Just look onward baby

Gsus4 F C Gsus4 Am Fmaj7
‘Cause some day you might need a friend………………..friend

Chorus 3:

F C Gsus4
So If you’re gonna Leave, Ya you better get going

‘Cause I ain’t wasting no more time, What we did and what we didn’t

F C Gsus4
So if you’re gonna leave, Ya you better start running

‘Cause I ain’t wasting no more time

I ain’t wasting no more time

What it might have been

[C/G] [Am/G] [Am/F#]

a|-0—–0—-3—-0—–0——0—-0-|
E|-1—–1—-0—-1—–1——1—-1-|
C|-0—–2—-0—-2—–2——2—-0-|
G|-2—–3—-0—-2—–2——0—-2-|
D|-3—–3—-2—-0—–0——0—-3-|
A|-3—–x—-3—-x—–3——2—-0-|

[Dm/G] [Dm/F#]

Intro: C/G

Verse 1:

Pictures of your vanity are thrown about
The house in which we live
And being part of growing older
Seems a good idea until we live
So wrapping in your winter time
You knew that you could never change your ways[Am/G][Am/F#]
So where do we go

Chorus 1:

And I say, [C/G]baby
You might miss it when it [C/G]goes
And [C/G]baby
To me you’re mighty like a [C/G]rose
And I have seen this be[C/G]fore
Crawling ‘round your [C/G]floor

Verse 2:

Holding life in good intentions
We won’t live the distance that we run
Watching everything you turn to
Love as it would burn into the sun[Am/G][Am/F#]
So where do we go

Chorus 2:

And I say, [C/G]baby
You might miss it when it [C/G]goes
And [C/G]baby
To me you’re mighty like a [C/G]rose
And I have seen this be[C/G]fore
Crawling ‘round your [C/G]floor

Solo: Fmaj7 – G – Am
[-] [-] [-] [Am/G] [-] [Am/F#]

So where do we go

Chorus 3:

And I say, [C/G]baby
You might miss it when it [C/G]goes
And [C/G]baby
When it’s gone, oh, let it [C/G]go
And [C/G]baby
You won’t need it any[C/G]more
Cause [C/G]baby
To me you’re mighty like a [C/G]rose
And I have seen this be[C/G]fore
Crawling ‘round your [C/G]floor