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[CHORDS] Chris' guitar D X-X-0-2-3-2 Am X-0-2-2-1-0 Em7 0-2-2-0-3-0 Em7/B X-2-2-0-3-0 Bm7 7-X-7-7-7-X E7 bar 7-7-9-7-9-7 A7sus4 X-0-2-0-3-0 A9 X-0-2-4-2-0 Am6 X-3-2-2-1-0 Bm X-2-4-4-3-2 E7 0-2-0-1-0-0 G 3-2-0-0-3-3 [VERSE 1] D Am Em7 Em7/B Bm7 E7 bar Wednesday morning at five o'clock as the day begins
A7sus4Silently closing her A9bedroom door A7sus4Leaving the note that she A9hoped would say more D Am Em7 Em7/B Bm7 E7 bar She goes downstairs to the kitchen clutching her handkerchief A7sus4Quietly turning the bA9ackdoor key A7sus4Stepping outside she is A9free
[CHORUS 1]
DShe (We gave her most of our lives) Is Dleaving (Sacrificed most of our lives) Home (We gave heAm6r everything money could buy) Bm E7 Bm E7 bar She's leaving home after living alone for so many years
[VERSE 2] D Am Em7 Em7/B Bm7 E7 bar Father snores as his wife gets into her dressing gown
A7sus4Picks up the letter that's A9lying there A7sus4Standing alone at the tA9op of the stairs D Am Em7 Em7/B Bm7 E bar She breaks down and cries to her husband Daddy our baby's gone A7sus4Why would she treat us A9so thoughtlessly? A7sus4How could she do this to A9me?
[CHORUS 2]
DShe (We never though of ourselves) Is Dleaving (Never a thought for ourselves) Home (We struggled Am6hard all our lives to get by) Bm E7 Bm E7 bar She's leaving home after living alone for so many years
[VERSE 3] D Am Em7 Em7/B Bm7 E7 bar Friday morning at nine o'clock she is far away
A7sus4Waiting to keep the apA9pointment she made A7sus4Meeting a man from the mA9otor trade
[CHORUS 3]
DShe (What did we do that was wrong) Is Dhaving (We didn't know it was wrong) Fun (Fun is the Am6one thing that money can't buy) Bm E7 Bm E7 bar Something inside that was always denied for so many years BmShe's leaving hE7ome, bye bGye D
[CHORDS] Stu's guitar - comes in on Verse 2 D X-X-X-11-10-10 Am X-X-X-9-10-8 Em X-X-X-9-8-7 Bm X-X-X-7-7-7 E7 X-X-X-7-9-7 A7sus4 X-X-X-9-8-10 A7 X-X-X-9-8-9 G X-X-9-7-8-7 [VERSE 2]
DFather snAmores as his Emwife gets into her dBmressing gown E7 A7sus4Picks up the letter that's A7lying there A7sus4Standing alone at the tA7op of the stairs She breaks dDown and cAmries to her Emhusband Daddy our Bmbaby's gone E7 A7sus4Why would she treat us so thA7oughtlessly? A7sus4How could she do this to mA7e?
[CHORUS 2]
DShe (We never though of ourselves) Is Dleaving (Never a thought for ourselves) Home (We struggled Amhard all our lives to get by) BmShe's leaving home after E7living alone For so Bmmany years (Bye, bye)E7
[VERSE 3]
DFriday Ammorning at nEmine o'clock she is fBmar away E7 A7sus4Waiting to keep the appA7ointment she made A7sus4Meeting a man from the mA7otor trade
[CHORUS 3]
DShe (What did we do that was wrong) Is Dhaving (We didn't know it was wrong) Fun (Fun is the Amone thing that money can't buy) BmSomething inside that was E7always denied For so Bmmany years (Bye, Bye) E7 BmShe’s Leaving hE7ome, bye bGye D