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Leaving on a jet plane Guitar Chords - The Marcoons project
- Authors
- Name
- Nidhi Vora
- @nidhiivora
Leaving on a jet plane Guitar Chords -

- Chords used:(E) (B) (F#7) (G#m) (F#m) (Cm) (F#) (C#m7) (C#m)
- Key: G
- Capo: No capo (assuming the original key)
- Tempo: 115 BPM
Strumming (B) (E) x 2
Verse 1
(E) All my (B) bags are packed, (E) I'm ready to go
(B) I'm standing here outside (E) your door
(B) I hate to wake you up (G#m) to say good (C#m7) bye
(C#m7) But the (B) dawn is breaking, (E) it's early morn
(B) The taxi's waiting, (E) he's blowin' his horn
(B) Already I'm so (G#m) lonesome I could (C#m7) die
Chorus
(F#7) So kiss me (B) and smile (E) for me
(B) Tell me that you'll (E) wait for me
(B) Hold me like you'll (G#m) never let me (C#m7) go
(F#) Cause I'm (B) leaving (E) on a jet plane
(B) Don't know when (E) I'll be back again
(B) Oh (G#m) babe, I hate (C#m7) to go
Verse 2
(C#m7) There's so (B) many times I (E) let you down
(B) So many times I've (E) played around
(B) I tell you now, (G#m) they don't mean a (C#m7) thing
(F#7) Every (B) place I go, (E) I'll think of you
(B) Every song I sing, (E) I'll sing for you
(B) When I come back, (G#m) I'll bring your wedding (C#m7) ring
Chorus
(F#7) So (B) kiss me and (E) smile for me
(B) Tell me that you'll (E) wait for me
(B) Hold me like you'll (G#m) never let me (C#m7) go
(F#7) Cause I'm (B) leaving on a (E) jet plane
(B) Don't know when (E) I'll be back again
(B) Oh (G#m) babe,I hate (C#m7) to go
Verse 3
(F#7) Now (B) the time has come (E) to leave you
(B) One more time, (E) let me kiss you
(B) Then close your (G#m) eyes, I'll be on (C#m) my (C#m7) way
(B) Dream about the (E) days to (B) come
(B) When I won't have to (E) leave alone
(B) About the times (G#m) I won't have to (C#m7) say
Chorus
(F#7) Kiss (B) me and (E) smile for me
(B) Tell me that you'll (E) wait for me
(B) Hold me like you'll (G#m) never let me (C#m7) go
(F#) Cause I'm (B) leaving on a (E) jet plane
(B) Don't know when (E) I'll be back again
(B) Oh (G#m) babe,I hate (C#m7) to go
Outro
(C#m) I'm (B) leaving (E) on a jet plane
(B) Don't know when (E) I'll be back again
(B) Oh (G#m) babe, I hate (C#m7) to go (F#)
Strumming (B) (E) x 3
(B) (G#m)
Song Info & Credits -
- Artist/Band: John Denver
- Release Date: October 1969
- Album:
- Genre: Folk