Matchbox Twenty - Leave: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Leave" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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       A
It's amazing
                                     D
How you make your face, just like a wall
                                     F#m
How you take your heart, and turn it off
                         E        D
How I turn my head, and lose it all

It's unnerving
How just one move puts me, by myself
There you go just trustin', someone else
Now I know I put us, both through hell

D              E
I'm not sayin', there was nothin' wrong
A                         E/G#               F#m
I just didn't think you'd ever get, tired of me
D                E/G#
And I'm not sayin', we ever had
the right to hold on
A                   E/G#                 F#m
I just didn't wanna let it get, away from me

Chorus:
                              D
But if that's how it's gonna leave,
                        E
straight out from underneath,
                           F#m
then we'll see who's sorry now
                           D
If that's how it's gonna stand, when,
                        E
you know you've been depending on,
                        A F#m
the one you're leavin' now
                        D E
The one you're leavin' out

It's aggravating
How you threw me on, and you tore me out
How your good intentions, turned to doubt
The way you needed time, to sort it out

And I'm not sayin', there was nothin' wrong
I just didn't think you'd ever get tired of me
And I'm not sayin', we ever had the right to hold on
I couldn't ever let you get away from me

Chorus:
But if that's how you're gonna leave
Straight out from underneath
Then we'll see who's sorry now
If that's how it's gonna stand when
You know you've been depending on
The one you're leavin' now
The one you're leavin' out
The one you're leavin' now
Now, no no
The one you're leavin' out

And I'm not sayin', there was nothin' wrong
I didn't think you'd ever get tired of me

Chorus:
But if that's how you're gonna leave
Straight out from underneath
Then we'll see who's sorry now
If that's how it's gonna stand when
You know you've been depending on
The one you're leavin' now, now
Yeah well tell me is that, how it's gonna end
When you know you've been depending on
The one you're leaving now
The one you're leaving out (I'm not sayin)
I'm the one your leavin' now
The one you're leavin' out (I'm not sayin)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Leave" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Leave" by Matchbox Twenty.