Tuning: E A D G B E

THE SOUND OF LEAVING - Veruca Salt Chord arrangement by Matty Jay (www.mattyjay.com) guitarist for Alyce Hart (www.alycehart.com) Verse:

^GI’m awake and ^Bbyou’re asleep^F, brick house is ^Cbreathing, breathing ^GLying in the ^Bbcastle deep,^F sink down, I’m ^Cdreaming, dreaming ^GSkin cold ag^Bbainst the sheets^F, deep south is ^Cfreezing, freezing ^FAnd now I’m ^Cfreezing

Chorus:

^GHold on ^Bbto me,^F it’s the sound of ^Cleaving ^GHold on ^Bbto me,^F that’s the sound of ^Cleaving

Verse:

^GSlip out in^Bbto the stars^F, smoke saddle ^Cin your pocket ^GSuitcase is ^Bbin your car^F, you don’t stop, you ^Cjust can’t stop it ^GSomeday, ^Bbsomehow,^F you’ll remember ^Cwhen you lost it ^FThe day you ^Clost it

Chorus:

^GHold on ^Bbto me,^F it’s the sound of ^Cleaving, leaving ^GHold on ^Bbto me,^F it's the sound of ^Cleaving, leaving ^FThat’s the ^Csound

Solo: G - Bb - F - C Bridge:

^GPinned down ^Bbagainst your will^F, feel the ^Cplanets rearranging ^GI lie here ^Bbvery still,^F the tiny whispers,^C the shiny whispers ^GOh no, ^Bboh wow,^F the earth beneath our ^Cfeet is shaking ^FAnd now you’re ^Cbreaking ^GHold on ^Bbto me ^F ^C Hold on to me

^GHold on ^Bbto me,^F that’s the sound of ^Cleaving

Outro:

^G ^F ^C ^G ^F That's the sound ^C ^GHold ^Fon ^Cto ^Gme,^F that's the sound ^C Hold on to me, that's the sound Hold on to me, that's the sound Hold on to me, that's the sound Hold on to me, that's the sound

End with: G - F - C - G - F

Veruca Salt - The sound of leaving