Leaving Town Alive
Bethany Joy LenzVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
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Spendin' all your money ain't it funny how the time goes
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By
First you start be-lievin' then you're leavin' for no reason and you're
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Wond'rin' why
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So 'til the mornin' breaks go and make your mis-
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takes don't be sur-prised if your head hurts
Life is for the livin' the for-givin' and for leavin' town a-
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live
Whisperin' the ways watchin' days and movin' ? Whisper in the waves ?
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On you
Wake up every Monday then suddenly it's Sunday and the
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Week is gone
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So 'til the mornin' breaks go and make your mis-
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takes don't be sur-prised at the sunrise
Life is for the livin' the for-givin' and for leavin' town a-
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live
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Oh_______ oh do you wonder where it
Starts where it ends what you find round the bend and
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Oh_______ oh do you wonder where she's
From where she goes no one knows now and then you
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Wonder_____er why you're
Spendin' all your money ain't it funny how she walks on
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By she
Had you all be-lievin' now she's leavin' for no reason and you're
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Wond'rin' why
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So 'til the mornin' breaks go and make your mis-
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takes don't be sur-prised if your heart hurts
Life is for the livin' the for-givin' and for leavin' town a-
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live
SHORT:
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Oh_______ oh do you wonder where it
Starts where it ends what you find round the bend and
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Oh_______ oh do you wonder where she's
From where she goes no one knows now and then
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Oh_______ oh do you wonder where it
Starts where it ends what you find round the bend and__
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__ do you wonder where she's
From where she goes no one knows now and then you
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Wonder_____er why
TAG:
Life is for the livin' the for-givin' and for leavin' town a-
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live
Life is for the livin' the for-givin' and for leavin' town a-
live
CHORDS:
A
E|--3---2-----0---2---0---2---3-----0------0-----0--|
B|--0---3-----0---3---1---3---1-----3------3-----2--|
G|--0---2-----0---4---0---2---0-----0------0-----2--|
D|--0---0-----0---4---2---0---2-----2------2-----2--|
A|------------2---2---3-------------3------0-----0--|
E|--3---2-----0---------------3---------------------|
Chord symbols have been placed over the implied bar positions
however Bethany sings the song mostly ahead of the beat.
Piano part adds syncopated passing chords when the harmony
last more than four beats. Note choice and rhythm varies.
EXAMPLE:
D
1 2 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4
E|-0---------0---0-|---0---0---2-----|
B|-1---------0---1-|---0---1---3-----|
G|-0---------0---0-|---0---0---2-----|
D|-2---------0---2-|---0---2---0-----|
A|-3---------2---3-|---2---3---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
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Readable chord sheet for Leaving Town Alive by Bethany Joy Lenz
[G] [D/F#] [Em7] [Bm]
[C] ` [C] `
[G]Spendin' all your [D/F#]money ain't it [Em7]funny how the [Bm]time goes
[C] ` [C] `
By
[G]First you start be-[D/F#]lievin' then you're [Em7]leavin' for no [Bm]reason and you're
[C] ` [C] `
Wond'rin' why
[D] ` [Em7] `
So 'til the mornin' breaks go and make your mis-
[C] ` [C] [D]
takes don't be sur-prised if your head hurts
[G]Life is for the [D/F#]livin' the for-[Em7]givin' and for [D]leavin' town a-
[G] [C/G] [G] `
live
[G]Whisperin' the [D/F#]ways watchin' [Em7]days and [Bm]movin' ? Whisper in the waves ?
[C] ` [C] `
On you
[G]Wake up every [D/F#]Monday then [Em7]suddenly it's [Bm]Sunday and the
[C] ` [C] `
Week is gone
[D] ` [Em7] `
So 'til the mornin' breaks go and make your mis-
[C] ` [C] [D]
takes don't be sur-prised at the sunrise
[G]Life is for the [D/F#]livin' the for-[Em7]givin' and for [D]leavin' town a-
[G] [C/G] [G] `
live
[Cadd9] ` [D] `
Oh_______ oh do you wonder where it
[G]Starts where it [D/F#]ends what you [Em7]find round the [D]bend and
[Cadd9] ` [D] `
Oh_______ oh do you wonder where she's
[G]From where she [D/F#]goes no one [Em7]knows now and [D]then you
[A7Sus4] ` [A] `
Wonder_____er why you're
[G]Spendin' all your [D/F#]money ain't it [Em7]funny how she [Bm]walks on
[C] ` [C] `
By she
[G]Had you all be-[D/F#]lievin' now she's [Em7]leavin' for no [Bm]reason and you're
[C] ` [C] `
Wond'rin' why
[D] ` [Em7] `
So 'til the mornin' breaks go and make your mis-
[C] ` [C] [D]
takes don't be sur-prised if your heart hurts
[G]Life is for the [D/F#]livin' the for-[Em7]givin' and for [D]leavin' town a-
[G] [C/G] [G] `
live
SHORT:
[Cadd9] ` [D] `
Oh_______ oh do you wonder where it
[G]Starts where it [D/F#]ends what you [Em7]find round the [D]bend and
[Cadd9] ` [D] `
Oh_______ oh do you wonder where she's
[G]From where she [D/F#]goes no one [Em7]knows now and [D]then
[Cadd9] ` [D] `
Oh_______ oh do you wonder where it
[G]Starts where it [D/F#]ends what you [Em7]find round the [D]bend and__
[Cadd9] ` [D] `
__ do you wonder where she's
[G]From where she [D/F#]goes no one [Em7]knows now and [D]then you
[A7Sus4] ` [A] `
Wonder_____er why
TAG:
[G]Life is for the [D/F#]livin' the for-[Em7]givin' and for [D]leavin' town a-
[C] ` [C] `
live
[G]Life is for the [D/F#]livin' the for-[Em7]givin' and for [D]leavin' town a-
[G]live
CHORDS:
[G] [D/F#] [Em7] [Bm] [C] [D] [C/G] [Cadd9] [A7Sus4] [A]
E|--3---2-----0---2---0---2---3-----0------0-----0--|
B|--0---3-----0---3---1---3---1-----3------3-----2--|
G|--0---2-----0---4---0---2---0-----0------0-----2--|
D|--0---0-----0---4---2---0---2-----2------2-----2--|
A|------------2---2---3-------------3------0-----0--|
E|--3---2-----0---------------3---------------------|
Chord symbols have been placed over the implied bar positions
however Bethany sings the song mostly ahead of the beat.
Piano part adds syncopated passing chords when the harmony
last more than four beats. Note choice and rhythm varies.
EXAMPLE:
[C] [D]
1 2 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4
E|-0---------0---0-|---0---0---2-----|
B|-1---------0---1-|---0---1---3-----|
G|-0---------0---0-|---0---0---2-----|
D|-2---------0---2-|---0---2---0-----|
A|-3---------2---3-|---2---3---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|