If You Go Away
Emilíana TorriniVersion1
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If you go away on this summer day
Then you might as well take the sun away;
All the birds that flew in the summer sky
When our love was new and our hearts were high;
When the day was young and the night was long
And the moon stood still for the nightbird's song,
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
But if you stay, I'll make you a day
Like no day has been or will be again;
We'll sail on the sun, we'll ride on the rain,
We'll talk to the trees and worship the wind.
Then if you go, I'll understand,
Leave me just enough love to fill up my hand,
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
If you go away, as I know you will,
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You must tell the world to stop turning til
You return again, if you ever do,
For what good is love without loving you?
Can I tell you now, as you turn to go,
I'll be dying slow til your next hello,
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
But if you stay, I'll make you a night
Like no night has been, or will be again;
I'll sail on your smile, I'll ride on your touch,
I'll talk to your eyes that I love so much.
But if you go, no, I won't cry,
Though the good is gone from the word good-bye.
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
If you go away, as I know you must,
There'll be nothing left in the world to trust,
Just an empty room, full of empty space,
Like the empty look I see on your face;
I'd have been your shadow if I thought it might
Have kept me here, by your side;
If you go away, if you go away . . . please don't go away.
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Readable chord sheet for If You Go Away by Emilíana Torrini
[Am]If you go away on this summer day
Then you [Dm]might as well take the sun away;
All the b[G7]irds that flew in the summer sky
When our [C9]love was n[C]ew and our he[C9]arts were h[C]igh;
When the day was y[Dm6]oung and the night was l[E7]ong
And the [Am]moon stood still for the nightbird's song,
If you go [Dm7]away, if you go aw[E7]ay, [Dm6]if you [Am]go away.
But if you [Am7]stay, I'll make you a [Am6]day
[E7-9] [Am]
Like no day has been or will be again;
We'll sail on the [Am7]sun, we'll ride on t[Am6]he rain,
We'll talk to the t[G7]rees and worship the w[C]ind.
Then [E7]if you [Am]go, I'll unders[Bb]tand,
Leave me just enough [Dm6]love to f[E7]ill up my h[Am]and,
If you go aw[C]ay, if you [Dm]go aw[Dm6]ay, if you go aw[E7]ay. [D6] [E7]
If you [Am]go away, as I know you will,
[Dm] [Dm]+7
You must tell the world to stop turning til
You re[G7]turn again, if you ever do,
For what g[C]ood is love without loving you?
Can I t[Dm6]ell you now, as you turn to [E7]go,
I'll be d[Am]ying slow til your next hello,
If you go a[Dm7]way, if you go a[E7]way, [Dm6]if you [Am]go away.
But if you st[Am7]ay, I'll make you a [Am6]night
[E7-9] [Am]
Like no night has been, or will be again;
I'll sail on your s[Am7]mile, I'll ride on your t[Am6]ouch,
I'll talk to your e[G7]yes that I love so [C]much.
But [E7]if you [Am]go, no, I won't c[Bb]ry,
Though the [Dm6]good is gone from the [E7]word good-b[Am]ye.
If you go aw[C]ay, if you [Dm]go a[Dm6]way, if you go aw[E7]ay. [D6] [E7]
If you go[Am] away, as I know you must,
There'll be [Dm]nothing left in the world to trust,
Just an empty [G7]room, full of empty space,
Like the e[C]mpty look I see on your face;
I'd have[Dm6] been your shadow if I thought it [E7]might
Have k[Am]ept me here, by your side;
[C] [Dm] [E7-9] [Am]
If you go away, if you go away . . . please don't go away.