Softly, As I Leave You - Frank Sinatra (1964) Words & Music by Hal Shaper & A. de Vita, 1962 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1kkJvV-gOs Capo on the 4th fret for original key of "B" Intro: G Am7 D7 G Am7

^GSoftly, ^Am7 I will ^D7leave you, so^Gftly ^Am7 For my ^D7heart would ^Gbreak, If you should ^Cwake, and, see me ^Ggo. ^Am7

So I ^D7leave you ^Gsoftly, ^Cm7 Long be^F7fore you, ^A#miss ^Cm7me, Long be^F7fore, your a^A#rms, can beg me ^D#stay, For one more ^Dm7hour, ^A# or, ^F7one more ^Gday. ^Am7

After ^D7all the ^Gyears, ^Cm I can't ^D7bear the ^Emtears, ^Em7to ^Cfall, So ^D#softly,^Cm7 as I ^D7leave, you ^Gthere. ^Am7 ^D7

Choir:

^Gsoftly, ^Cm7 Long be^F7fore you, ^A#miss ^Cm7me, Long be^F7fore, your a^A#rms, can beg me ^D#stay, For one more ^Dm7hour, ^A#

Outro: Frank Sinatra:

Or, ^F7one more ^Gday; ^Am7 After ^D7all the ^Gyears, ^Cm I can't ^D7bear the ^Emtears, ^Em7to ^Cfall, So ^D#softly,^Cm7 as I ^D7leave, you ^Gthere. ^Am7 ^D7 as I ^D7leave, you ^Gthere. ^Am7 ^D7 as I ^G7leave, ^F7you ^A#there.

Frank Sinatra - Softly as i leave you