IF YOU GO AWAY Jacques Brel English : R McKuen Dusty Springfield
¾ | / If^you go^a |
Am Dm
||: way on^this sum^mer | day Then^you might^as | well take^the sun^a |
||: way as^I know^you | will You^must tell^the | world to^stop turn^ing |
||: way as^I know^you | must There’ll^be noth^ing | left in^the world^to |
G7
| way All^the birds^that | flew in^the sum^mer | sky When^our love^was |
| till You^re turn^a | gain if^you ev^er | do For^what good^is |
| trust Just^an emp^ty | room full^of emp^ty | space Like^the emp^ty |
C Dm6
| new and^our hearts^were | high When^the day^was | young and^the night^was |
| love with^out lov^ing | you Can^I tell^you | now as^you turn^to |
| look I^see on^your | face I’d^have been^the | sha^dow of^your sha^dow |
E7 Am Am7
| long And^the moon^stood | still for^the night^bird's | song If^you go^a |
| go I’ll^be dy^ing | slow^ly till^the next^hel | lo If^you go^a |
| if^I thought^it might^have | kept me by^your | side If^you go^a |
F6 E7 Am Dm6
| way If^you go^a | way If^you go^a | way If^you go^a | way ~ ^But if^you |
| way If^you go^a | way If^you go^a | way If^you go^a | way ~ ^But if^you |
| way If^you go^a | way If^you go^a | way please^dont go^a | way ~ ^But if^you |
Am7 Am6 E7-9 0x0101
| stay y^I'll (make^you^a) | day like^no day^has | been or^will be^a |
| stay y^I'll (make^you^a) | night like^no night^has | been or^will be^a |
| stay y^I'll (make^you^a) | day like^no day^has | been or^will be^a |
Am Am7 Am6
| gain / (We'll^sail^the) | sun n^We'll (ride^on^the) | rain n^We'll (talk^to^the) |
| gain ~ ^I'll (sail^on^your) | smile e^I'll (ride^on^your) | touch h^I'll (talk^to^your) |
| gain / (We'll^sail^the) | sun n^We'll (ride^on^the) | rain n^We'll (talk^to^the) |
G7 C E7 Am
| trees s^And (wor^ship^the) | wind ~ ^Then if^you | go o^I'll un^der |
| eyes s^That (I^love^so) | much ~ ^But if^you | go o^go I^wont |
| trees s^And (wor^ship^the) | wind ~ ^Then if^you | go o^I'll un^der |
Bb Dm6 E7 Am
| stand Leave^me just^e | nough love^to (fill^up^my) | hand If^you go^a |
| cry Though^the good^is | gone from^the (wo^rd^good) | bye If^you go^a |
| stand Leave^me just^e | nough love^to (fill^up^my) | hand If^you go^a |
C Dm Dm6 E7 Dm6 E7 Dm6
| way If^you go^a | way If^you go^a | way If^you go^a | way yy yy |
| way If^you go^a | way If^you go^a | way If^you go^a | way yy yy |
| way If^you go^a | way If^you go^a | way If^you go^a |
E7 Dm6 E7 Am
1.2. | / / / | / If^you go^a :|| 3. | way yy yy ||
About this song:
If You Go Away is performed by Dusty Springfield and written by Jacques Brel English: R Mckuen.
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