Leaving on a Jet Plane
John Denver (1966)


     Swiss Army Strum
4/4 | d -  D u -  u d u |
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All my [G] bags are packed I'm [C] ready to go
I'm [G] standing here out- [C] side your door
I [G] hate to wake you [Am] up to say good- [D7] bye [D7]
But the [G] dawn is breaking it's [C] early morn
The [G] taxi's waitin he's [C] blowin his horn
Al- [G] ready I'm so [Am] lonesome I could [D7] die...

Chorus
So [G] kiss me and [C] smile for me
[G] Tell me that you'll [C] wait for me
[G] Hold me like you'll [Am] never let me [D7] go
Cause I'm [G] leavin [C] on a jet plane
[G] Don't know when [C] I'll be back again
[G] Oh [Am] babe I hate to [D7] go

There's so [G] many times I've [C] let you down
So [G] many times I've [C] played around
I [G] tell you now [Am] they don't mean a [D7] thing [D7]
Every [G] place I go I'll [C] think of you
Every [G] song I sing I'll [C] sing for you
When [G] I come back I'll [Am] bring your wedding [D7] ring...

Chorus
So [G] kiss me and [C] smile for me
[G] Tell me that you'll [C] wait for me
[G] Hold me like you'll [Am] never let me [D7] go
Cause I'm [G] leavin [C] on a jet plane
[G] Don't know when [C] I'll be back again
[G] Oh [Am] babe I hate to [D7] go

[G] Now the time has [C] come to leave you
[G] One more time [C] let me kiss you
Then [G] close your eyes [Am] I'll be on my [D7] way [D7]
[G] Dream about the [C] days to come
When [G] I won't have to [C] leave alone
A- [G] bout the times [Am] I won't have to [D7] say...

Chorus
So [G] kiss me and [C] smile for me
[G] Tell me that you'll [C] wait for me
[G] Hold me like you'll [Am] never let me [D7] go
Cause I'm [G] leavin [C] on a jet plane
[G] Don't know when [C] I'll be back again
[G] Oh [Am] babe I hate to [D7] go

I'm [G] leavin [C] on a jet plane
[G] Don't know when [C] I'll be back again
[G] Oh [Am] babe, I hate to [D7] go [G]

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#Last Updated 12/1/17 JJ
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