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Why Did You Go Why Did You Leave Me Tab by Labi Siffre

Why Did You Go Why Did You Leave Me tab by Labi Siffre

Guitar Tab 

Intro:

  Dm/A
e|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|--------------------------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
E|--------------------------------|

Verse:
  Dm/A                             G7
e|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|----0-------0-------0-------0---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3-------|
        I'm tired of waking in the morning on my own

  G/C                              Dm/A
e|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|3-------3-------3-------3-------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
E|----3-------3-------3-------3---|--------------------------------|
          It's very hard for me just sleeping alone

  Dm/A                             G7
e|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|----0-------0-------0-------0---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3-------|
        Sometimes in the night I wake and reach for you

  G/C                              Dm/A                Dmaddb9
e|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--1---1---1---1----(1)----------|
B|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|--3---3---3---3-----4-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------2-----------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------0-------0---------------|
A|3-------3-------3-------3-------|----0-------0-----------------3-|
E|----3-------3-------3-------3---|--------------------------------|
        It's not good to live as one in a place for two    Why did you


Chorus:
  Bbmaj                            Dm/A
e|--------------------------------|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1-|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|--3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0-|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------0-----------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|1---1---0---0-----------3-------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
E|----------------3-----------3---|--------------------------------|
go?                       Why did you leave me?            How could I

  Gm7             G/C              Dm/A
e|------------------0---0---0---0-|--1---1---1---1---1---1-----1---|
B|--3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1-|--3---3---3---3---3---3-----4---|
G|--3---3---3---3-----------------|----------------------------2---|
D|----0-------0-------------------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|----------------3-------3-------|----0-------0-------0-----------|
E|3-------3-----------3-------3---|--------------------------------|
know
simple naive me                  I know that you

  Bbmaj                            Dm/A
e|--------------------------------|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1-|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|--3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0-|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------0-----------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|1---1---0---0-----------3-------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
E|----------------3-----------3---|--------------------------------|
care
well I know what you told me       So why are you

  Gm7             G/C              Dm/A
e|------------------0---0---0---0-|--1---1---1---1-|
B|--3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1-|--3---3---3---3-|
G|--3---3---3---3-----------------|----------------|
D|----0-------0-------------------|0-------0-------|
A|----------------3-------3-------|----0-------0---|
E|3-------3-----------3-------3---|----------------|
there                     making you lonely


Verse:
  Dm/A                             G7
e|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|----0-------0-------0-------0---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3-------|
        Forget all the times we said we'd never part

  G/C                              Dm/A
e|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|3-------3-------3-------3-------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
E|----3-------3-------3-------3---|--------------------------------|
        Well, that kind of talk it's always at the start

  Dm/A                             G7
e|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|----0-------0-------0-------0---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3-------|
          But you still greet me with the same old smile

  G/C                              Dm/A                Dmaddb9
e|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--1---1---1---1-----1-----------|
B|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|--3---3---3---3-----4-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------2-----------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------0-------0---------------|
A|3-------3-------3-------3-------|----0-------0-----------------3-|
E|----3-------3-------3-------3---|--------------------------------|
        And sometimes you'll let me love you for a while   Why did you


Chorus:
  Bbmaj                            Dm/A
e|--------------------------------|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1-|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|--3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0-|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------0-----------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|1---1---0---0-----------3-------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
E|----------------3-----------3---|--------------------------------|
go?                       Why did you leave me?            How could I

  Gm7             G/C              Dm/A
e|------------------0---0---0---0-|--1---1---1---1---1---1-----1---|
B|--3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1-|--3---3---3---3---3---3-----4---|
G|--3---3---3---3-----------------|----------------------------2---|
D|----0-------0-------------------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|----------------3-------3-------|----0-------0-------0-----------|
E|3-------3-----------3-------3---|--------------------------------|
know
simple naive me.                 I know that you

  Bbmaj                            Dm/A
e|--------------------------------|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1-|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|--3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0-|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------0-----------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|1---1---0---0-----------3-------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
E|----------------3-----------3---|--------------------------------|
care
well I know what you told me       So why are you

  Gm7             G/C
e|------------------0---0---0---0-|
B|--3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1-|
G|--3---3---3---3-----------------| (this time no final Dm/A half-bar,
D|----0-------0-------------------|  straight into Bridge after G/C)
A|----------------3-------3-------|
E|3-------3-----------3-------3---|
there                     making you


Bridge:
 (same as Verse)
  Dm/A                             G7
e|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|----0-------0-------0-------0---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3-------|
lonely  ta-ta-ra-ta ta ta ta ta    ta ta ta

  G/C                              Dm/A
e|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|3-------3-------3-------3-------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
E|----3-------3-------3-------3---|--------------------------------|
        ta-ta-ra-ta ta ta ta ta    ta ta ta

  Dm/A                             G7
e|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|----0-------0-------0-------0---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3-------|
        ta-ta-ra-ta ta ta ta ta    ta ta ta

  G/C                              Dm/A                Dmaddb9
e|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--1---1---1---1-----1-----------|
B|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|--3---3---3---3-----4-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------2-----------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------0-------0---------------|
A|3-------3-------3-------3-------|----0-------0-----------------3-|
E|----3-------3-------3-------3---|--------------------------------|
        ta-ta-ra-ta ta ta ta ta    ta ta ta                Why did you


Chorus:
  Bbmaj                            Dm/A
e|--------------------------------|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1-|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|--3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0-|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------0-----------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|1---1---0---0-----------3-------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
E|----------------3-----------3---|--------------------------------|
go?                       Why did you leave me?            How could I

  Gm7             G/C              Dm/A
e|------------------0---0---0---0-|--1---1---1---1---1---1-----1---|
B|--3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1-|--3---3---3---3---3---3-----4---|
G|--3---3---3---3-----------------|----------------------------2---|
D|----0-------0-------------------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|----------------3-------3-------|----0-------0-------0-----------|
E|3-------3-----------3-------3---|--------------------------------|
know
simple naive me                  I know that you

  Bbmaj                            Dm/A
e|--------------------------------|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1-|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|--3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0-|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------0-----------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|1---1---0---0-----------3-------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
E|----------------3-----------3---|--------------------------------|
care
well I know what you told me       So why are you

  Gm7             G/C
e|------------------0---0---0---0-|
B|--3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1-|
G|--3---3---3---3-----------------|
D|----0-------0-------------------|
A|----------------3-------3-------|
E|3-------3-----------3-------3---|
there                     making you


Verse:
  Dm/A                             G7
e|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|----0-------0-------0-------0---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3-------|
lonely. You tell me you need some time to work things out

  G/C                              Dm/A
e|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|3-------3-------3-------3-------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
E|----3-------3-------3-------3---|--------------------------------|
        Well I don't want to rush you or mess you about

  Dm/A                             G7
e|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|----0-------0-------0-------0---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3-------|
          But given time you know I might change too

  G/C                              Dm/A                Dmaddb9
e|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--1---1---1---1-----1-----------|
B|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|--3---3---3---3-----4-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------2-----------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------0-------0---------------|
A|3-------3-------3-------3-------|----0-------0-----------------3-|
E|----3-------3-------3-------3---|--------------------------------|
        And I'd hate to see you suffer the way I do        Why did you


Chorus:
  Bbmaj                            Dm/A
e|--------------------------------|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1-|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|--3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0-|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------0-----------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|1---1---0---0-----------3-------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
E|----------------3-----------3---|--------------------------------|
go?                       Why did you leave me?            How could I

  Gm7             G/C              Dm/A
e|------------------0---0---0---0-|--1---1---1---1---1---1-----1---|
B|--3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1-|--3---3---3---3---3---3-----4---|
G|--3---3---3---3-----------------|----------------------------2---|
D|----0-------0-------------------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|----------------3-------3-------|----0-------0-------0-----------|
E|3-------3-----------3-------3---|--------------------------------|
know
simple naive me                  I know that you

  Bbmaj                            Dm/A
e|--------------------------------|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1-|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|--3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0-|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------0-----------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|1---1---0---0-----------3-------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
E|----------------3-----------3---|--------------------------------|
care
well I know what you told me       So why are you

  Gm7             G/C
e|------------------0---0---0---0-|
B|--3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1-|
G|--3---3---3---3-----------------|
D|----0-------0-------------------|
A|----------------3-------3-------|
E|3-------3-----------3-------3---|
there                     making you


Outro:
  Dm/A
e|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|--------------------------------|  x4
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
E|--------------------------------|
lonely  ta-ta-ra-ta ta ta ta ta(x4)

 (slowing down)   (arpeggio)
e|--1---1---1---1-|1--------------|
B|--3---3---3---3-|3--------------|
G|----------------|2--------------|
D|0-------0-------|0--------------|
A|----0-------0---|0--------------|
E|----------------|---------------|

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