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The Leaving Song

AFI

RockMedium for beginners6 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Em
G
D××
Am×
C×
B5Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Riff 1 (ignore this for now)
 
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Soft    to    Loud
Em Em Em Em Em Em Em Em
 
                           Verse
 
Em        G             D
Walked away.. heard them say.. 
           Am              C
"Poisoned hearts will never change.. 
 G             Em
Walk away, again".. 
Em        G          D
Turned away, in disgrace.. 
         Am        C
Felt the chill upon my face.. 
G                Em
Cooling from, within.. 
 
                            Chorus
 
Am            C
Hard to notice.. 
B5          Am
Gleaming from the sky.. 
C           Am      D--->let it ring
When you're staring at the cracks.. 
 
Em          G
Hard to notice.. 
D    Am     C 
What is passing by.. 
G               Em
With eyes lowered, You .. 
 
                             Verse
 
Em            G           D
Walked away.. heard them say.. 
           Am              C  
"Poisoned hearts will never change.. 
 G             Em
Walk away, again"..  
 
 
Bridge (i think)       (Palm Muted Verse)
      
All the cracks they will lead, right to me.. 
 
and, All the cracks will crawl right through me.. 
 
 
 
(Same as verse...strum)
 
All the cracks they lead, right to me.. 
 
and, All the cracks will crawl right through me.. 
 
And I fell apart... 
 
                             Verse
 
       Em        G             D
As, I, Walk away.. heard them say.. 
           Am              C  
Poisoned hearts will never change.. 
 G             Em
Walk away, again.. 
Em        G          D
Turned away, in disgrace.. 
         Am        C
Felt the chill upon my face.. 
G                Em
Cooling from, within..  
          
 

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Chord set

Em · G · D · Am · C · B5

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.