intro
part 1 (x4)
E---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---------
B---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---------
G---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---------
D---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---------
A-----------------------------
E-----------------------------
part 2a (x2)
[chord: D]
E-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G--11-11-11-11---9-9-9-9------
D---x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x------
A---9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7------
E-----------------------------
part 2b (x2)
[chord: G]
E-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G---9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7------
D---x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x------
A---7--7--7--7---5-5-5-5------
E-----------------------------
(repeat part 2a & 2b two times each until the chorus)
[D (part 2a)]
Up on a hill, that´s where we begin
[G (part 2b)]
This little story, a long time ago,
etc.
chorus:
[G] [D/F# *]
Leavin' just in time
[Em **]
Stayed here for a while
[F#m]
Rollin' in the ocean
[A]
Trying to catch her eye
[D/F#]
We're caught, and say it's easy
[Em]
Do it just to please me
[F#m]
Tomorrow it is different
[A]
So I pretend, I pretend
[D]
I'm leavin'
lead guitar in chorus:
[D/F#]
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-
D----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-
A----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-
E------------------------------------------------
[Em]
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
D----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-
A---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
E------------------------------------------------
[F#m]
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-
D----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-
A----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-
E------------------------------------------------
[A]
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-
D----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-
A----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-
E------------------------------------------------
(Solo:D - G)
(then goes back to part 2a & part 2b)
last chorus:
[G] [D/F# *]
Leavin' just in time
[Em **]
Stayed here for a while
[F#m]
Rollin' in the ocean
[A]
Trying to catch her eye
[D/F#]
We're caught, and say it's easy
[Em]
Do it just to please me
[F#m]
Tomorrow it is different
[A] [Gm]
And this is why I'm leavin'