Artist: Phil Collins
Song: If leaving me is easy
Tabbed by: David John
14th May 2013
Tuning: Standard
CAPO: 1st fret (Sounds in key of Fm)
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(Four bars of sax solo)
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
(Keyboards come in)
Em7 Em6 Em Em7 Em6 Em Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 D
| / / / /__/ | / / / /__/ | / / / / | / / / / |
Em7 Em6 Em Em7 Em6 Em Dmaj9 D
I read all the lett - ers, I read each word... that you've sent to me,
Bm7 Bm7/A Gmaj7 F#m7
And, though it's past now, and your words... start to fade,
Gmaj7 F#m7
All the memories I have... still re - main!
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Em7 Em6 Em
I've kept all the pict - ures,
Em7 Em6 Em Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 D
But I hide my feel - ings, so no one knows, | / / / / |
Em7 Em6 Em Em7 Em6 Em Dmaj9 D
Oh, sure, my friends all come 'round, but I'm in a crowd, and on my own,
Bm7 Bm7/A Gmaj7 F#m7
It's 'cause you've gone now, but a heart... a heart still re - mains,
Gmaj7 F#m7
And it'll be... here, if you--- come a - gain!
Em7 Em6 Em
You see, I'd heard the ru - mours,
Em7 Em6 Em Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 D
I knew before--- you let me know, | / / / / |
Em7 Em6 Em Em7 Em6 Em Dmaj9 D
But, I didn't believe it, not you, no, you would not let me go,
Bm7 Bm7/A Gmaj7 G6 F#m7
Seems I was wrong, but I love... I love you the same,
Gmaj7 G6 [ch]Dmaj9/A[/ch]
And that's the one thing that you... can't take a - way,
Gmaj7 G6 [ch]Dmaj9/A[/ch] Gmaj7 G6 [ch]Dmaj9/A[/ch] Dmaj7
But just re - member...(oo!)| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Gmaj7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7
...If leaving me is easy, then, you know, coming back...is harder!
Gmaj7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7
||: Hoh, if leaving me is easy, then, you know, coming back...is harder! :||(Repeat)
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Chord shapes are relative to capo position:
Em7 = 022030 Bm7 = x24232 [ch]Dmaj9/A[/ch] = x00220
Em6 = 022020 Bm7/A = x04232 Dmaj7 = xx0222
Em = 022000 Gmaj7 = 320002
Dmaj9 = xx0220 F#m7 = 242222
D = xx0232 G6 = 320000
