John Denver - Leaving On a Jetplane (Guitar Tabs)

YOUTUBE VIDEO HERE!

​Standard Tunning
Capo 5ft Fret

[Chords Used]
G
C or Cadd 9
Em or Em7
D or D7


[Intro]
G, C, G, C
G, C, G, C


       G                   C
All my bags are packed I'm ready to go
G                    C   
I'm standing here outside your door,
  G                Em            Am  D
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
        G                     C
But the dawn is breaking it's early mor'n
G                      C     
The taxi waiting he is blowing his horn
   G            Em              Am  D
Already i'm so lonesome I could die.


   G           C
So kiss me and smile for me
G                   C
tell me that you'll wait for me
G            C                   Am  D            
hold me like you will never let me go.
        G        C       
Cuz I'm leaving on a jetplane
G                 C                 G
  don't know when I'll be back again
   Em     Am         D
Oh babe I hate to go

[Instrumental]
G, C, G, C

           G               C
There's so many times I've let you down
G                   C
 So many times I've played around
G              Em                  Am  D
I tell you now that  don't mean a thing
       G                  C
Every  place I'll go I'll think of you
G                           C
Every song I'll sing, I'll sing for you
G                     Em                Am  D
When I come back I'll bring your weddingring.


   G           C
So kiss me and smile for me
G                   C
tell me that you'll wait for me
G            C                   Am  D            
hold me like you will never let me go.
    G        C       
I'm leaving on a jetplane
G                C                 G
 don't know when I'll be back again
   Em     Am         D
Oh babe I hate to go

[Instrumental]
G, C, G, C

        G                C                 
Now the time has come to leave you
     G                 C
Just one more time let me kiss you
G                        Em            Am  D
Then close your eyes and I'll be on my way
     G               C
Just dream about the days to come
     G               C
when I won't have to leave alone
G         Em              Am  D
about the times I have to stay


   G           C
So kiss me and smile for me
G                   C
tell me that you'll wait for me
G            C                   Am  D            
hold me like you will never let me go.
        G        C       
Cuz I'm leaving on a jetplane
G                 C                 G
  don't know when I'll be back again
   Em     Am         D
Oh babe I hate to go
        G        C       
Cuz I'm leaving on a jetplane
G                 C                 G
  don't know when I'll be back again
   Em     Am         D 
Oh babe I hate to go


[Outro]
G, C, G, C
G, C, G, C