R.E.M. - 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A#m F# Nothing could bring me closer G# A#m Nothing could bring me near A#m F# Where is the road I follow G# A#m To leave it? Leave A#m F# It's under, under, under my feet G# A#m The sea spread out there before me A#m F# Where do I go when the land touches sea? G# A#m There is my trust in what I believe Chorus: C# A#m That's what keeps me, that's what keeps me C# G# That's what keeps me down C# A#m To leave it, leave it G# F# Leave it all behind Shifting the dream Nothing could bring me further from my old friend time Shifting the dream, it's charging the scene I know where I marked the signs I suffer the dreams of a world gone mad I like it like that, and I know it I know it well, ugly and sweet I temper madness with an even extreme That's what keeps me, that's what keeps me That's what keeps me down I say that I'm a bantam lightweight I say that I'm a phantom airplane that never left the ground Chorus Lift me, lift me I attain my dream I lost myself, I lost the Heartache calling me I lost myself in sorrow I lost myself in pain I lost myself in gravity Memory, leave, leave, leave Chorus: That's what keeps me, that's what keeps me That's what keeps me down To leave it, leave it Leave it all behind That's what keeps me, that's what keeps me That's what keeps me down To leave it, leave it Leave it all behind My hands, my eyes are still I'll walk into the sea Shoot myself in a different place And leave it I've longed for this to take me I've longed for my release I've waited for the calling To leave, leave Leave, leave Leaving Leaving, leaving You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#m  C#  F#  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 R.E.M..