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Dannemann / Dawes
Flipside to their hit single "Red Rubber Ball"
Intro Riff (1st Guitar)::
e|-8-----7h8-7-----8-----7h8-7----|
B|-------------8---------------8--|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| x2
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
2nd guitar (starts after the first repeat)
e|-12-----10h12-10--------17-----15h17-15--|
B|-------------------12--------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Chorus 1:
Am E
How can I leave her
G
How can I leave her
C
How can I
Verse 1:
Dm
Now that I've left your door
F Em
Can't face her anymore
Dm G Am
I swore that I'd be true to her
Chorus 2:
Am E
How can I leave her
G
How can I leave her
C
How can I
Verse 2:
Dm
When my poor heart was down
F Em
She raised me from the ground
Dm G Am
How can I leave her now for you
Chorus 3:
Am E
How can I leave her
G
How can I leave her
C (N.C.)
How can I
Bridge 1:
Em
(How) how can I leave her
Am
All alone and blue
Em
How can I
F G (Repeat intro riff)
After all that we've been through
Verse 3:
C Dm
We might have loved before
F Em
Can't hurt her anymore
Dm G Am
So I can't leave her now for you
Chorus 4:
Am E
How can I leave her
G
How can I leave her
F
How can I
Solo:
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------------5---7-----5--------|-------------5---7-----5------------|
D|-----5---7-----------------7----|-----5---7-----------------7--------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------------5---7---5----------|------------------------------------|
D|-----5---7---------------7-5----|-7----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Chords for instrumental:
F Em F Em F Dm G Am (N.C.)
Bridge 2:
Em
(How) how can I leave her
Am
All alone and blue
Em
How can I
F G (Repeat intro riff)
After all that we've been through
Verse 4:
C Dm
We might have loved before
F Em
Can't hurt her anymore
Dm G Am
So I can't leave her now for you
Chorus 5:
Am E
How can I leave her
G
How can I leave her
F
How can I
Solo:
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------------5---7-----5--------|-------------5---7-----5------------|
D|-----5---7-----------------7----|-----5---7-----------------7--------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------------5---7---5----------|------------------------------------|
D|-----5---7---------------7-5----|-7----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Other versions of this song
- How Can I Leave Her (Bass)
Song History
Last Updated: October 6, 2017