Rachael Yamagata - What If I Leave

what if i leave
rachael yamagata
( elephants . . . teeth sinking into heart 2008 )

intro : D G ( 4x )

D G D G
oh why don’t you call when you say you will my dear
D G D G
is it because i don’t belong to you
D G D G
and why don’t you come when you say you will my dear
D G D G
do you really think it will work out wrong

A Bm G A
A Bm G

D G D G
what if i leave? what if i leave?
D G D G
what if i leave? what if i leave?

D G D G
why don’t you call? don’t you miss me at all?
D G D G
left a long , long time ago to where the weather was better for his kind
D G D G
why won’t you play with a girl who loves your face?
D G D G
i may be a fool all along but i never understood these rules

A Bm G A
A Bm G

[ chorus ]

A Bm G
A Bm G

D ( only drums . . . )
so i grow up longing for another
with the windy city left behind to my lover
D G D G
will you ever know the way i cry
D G D G
you were gone that day , so you may have missed my goodbye

A Bm G
sometimes in my dreams i hear you say
A Bm G
“if you really care you won’t go away”

[ chorus 2x ]

outro : D G D G ( 4x , fade out on 5th time . . . )