Leaving Here – guitar tab
Leaving Here | guitar tab
By the High Numbers (Previous name of The Who), 1964
>Version 1: As the High Numbers, 1964, appears on Who's Missing, 1985
>Version 2: As The Who, 1964; appears on Odds&Sods (reissue), 1998
Written by Eddie Holland Jr., Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland ©1964 Stone Agate Music
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Original transcription by Lucas Bleicher (bleicher@who.net)
Previous update by litgo@aol.com and Gary Leeke
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transcribed by Whotabs
litgo@aol.com 2001-05-28 www.thewho.net/whotabs
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Tune down 1/2 step to Eb Ab Db F# Bb Eb
Note: leads are approximate
[intro; Who's Missing version]
A5|D5 F5 G5| D5 A5|D5 F5 G5| D5 A5|D5 F5 G5| G5 F5 D5|
---|---------|----------|---------|-----------|---------|--------------|
---|---------|----------|---------|-----------|---------|--------------|
---|---------|----------|---------|-----------|---------|------12-10---|
---|---10-/12|12-12-7---|---10-/12|-12-12-7---|---10-/12|------12-10-12|
---|5--8--/10|10-10-5---|5--8--/10|-10-10-5-7/|12-8--/10|------10-8--12|
-5-|---------|--------5/|---------|---------5/|10-------|------------10|
[intro; Odds&Sods version]
A5|D5 F5 G5| D5 A5 |D5 F5 G5| D5 A5|D5 F5 G5| D C G |
----|---------|-----------|---------|----------|---------|--------------|
----|---------|-----------|---------|----------|---------|--------------|
----|---------|-----------|---------|----------|---------|------------12|
----|---10-/12|12-12-7----|---10-/12|12-12-7---|---10-/12|12----12-10-12|
-7/-|12-8--/10|10-10-5-7/-|12-8--/10|10-10-5-7-|12-8--/10|10----12-10-10|
-5/-|10-------|--------5/-|10-------|--------5-|10-------|------10-8--10|
[Main pattern]
|D G |D G |D G |D |
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------|
|10-10-12-12-12-|10-10-12-12-12-|10-10-12-12-12-|10-10-10-10-|
|11-11-12-12-12-|11-11-12-12-12-|11-11-12-12-12-|11-11-11-11-|
|12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------|
|12-12----------|12-12----------|12-12----------|12-12-12-12-|
|D D7 G |D D7 G |D D7 G |D F5 G5 |
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------|
|10-10-13-13-12-|10-10-13-13-12-|10-10-13-13-12-|10-10-------|
|11-11-11-11-12-|11-11-11-11-12-|11-11-11-11-12-|11-11-10-12-|
|12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-10-12-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------8--10-|
|12-12----------|12-12----------|12-12----------|12-12-------|
A5|D5 F5 G5| D5 |
Hey, fellas, have you heard the news?
---|---------|---------|
---|---------|---------|
---|---10--12|-12------|
---|12-10--12|-12-12---|
7/-|12-8---10|-10-12---|
5/-|10-------|----10---|
Yeah, the women in this town have been misused
Yeah, I seen it all in my dreams last night
Girls leaving this town 'cause you don't treat 'em right
[Chorus; main pattern]
Oh, take a train (take a train)
Fly by plane (fly by plane)
Yeah, gettin' tired (gettin' tired)
Sick and tired (sick and tired)
All you fellas better change your ways
Yeah, they're leaving this town in a matter of days
Girls are good, you better treat 'em true
I seen fellas running around with someone new
[Chorus; main pattern]
Gettin' tired (gettin' tired)
Sick and tired (sick and tired)
They're leavin' here (leavin' here)
Leavin' here (leavin' here)
I said leavin' here, yeah, yeah, yeah, gonna leave all here
Be a while
[break; Who's Missing version]
----|------------------------|-----------------------|
----|10----10----10----10-12-|12^-12^--12------------|
----|10----10----10----10-12-|12^-12^--12^\--10------|
-12-|---12----12----12-------|------------------12-10|
----|------------------------|-----------------------|
----|------------------------|-----------------------|
|D F G | D | | |
oh yeah
|10--------|-------|-------------------------|-----------------|
|10--10-/12|-12----|-------------------------|-----------------|
|11--10-/12|-12----|-------------------------|------------10^--|
|12--10-/12|-12----|-------------------------|------10-12------|
|12--8--/10|-10----|-------------8----8----8-|10/12------------|
|----------|----10-|-10-10/10/10---10---10---|-----------------|
|D G F G | |//|/|/ //|/|/ | |
oh yeah
|10----------|------------------|10-10-----------|--------------------|
|10--12-10h12|--------------10--|10-10--12-12--10|h12^-12^-12^\-------|
|11--12-10h12|------10--10--10--|11-11--12-12--10|h12^-12^-12^\-10----|
|12--12-10h12|-10-12--12--12--12|12-12--12-12----|----------------12--|
|------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|------------|------------------|12-12--12-12--12|------------------10|
(Strum these two chords fast)
|D F5 G | D5 | | |
oh yeah
|-----------|--------|10--------------------------|----------------------|
|--------/12|-12-----|----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----10-/12|-12-----|--12^~--10------------------|----------------------|
|-----10-/12|-12-----|------12--12-10h12p10--10---|--------------------3-|
|-----8--/10|-10--12-|---------------------12--12-|10h12p10-8-10-8----3-3|
|10-10------|-----10-|----------------------------|---------------10\----|
|D F G* | D C G |D G |D G|D G|D D D D |
oh yeah
|------------|------------|---------------|---|---|------------|
|--------/12-|------------|10-10-12-12-12-|---|---|10-10-10-10-|
|7---/10-/12-|------------|11-11-12-12-12-|-%-|-%-|11-11-11-11-|
|7---/10-/12-|---12-10-12-|12-12-12-12-12-|---|---|12-12-12-12-|
|5---/8--/10-|---12-10-10-|---------------|---|---|------------|
|------------|---10-8--10-|12-12----------|---|---|12-12-12-12-|
*tape click
|D C G |D D7 G |D D7 G |D F5 G5 |
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|10-10-13-13-12-|10-10-13-13-12-|10-10-13-13-12-|10-10--------|
|11-11-11-11-12-|11-11-11-11-12-|11-11-11-11-12-|11-11-10-/12-|
|12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-10-/12-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------8--/10-|
|12-12----------|12-12----------|12-12----------|12-12--------|
[break; Odds and Sods version]
----|-----------------------|---------------------|
----|10----10----10----10-12|^-12^--12------------|
----|10----10----10----10-12|^-12^--12^\--10------|
-12-|---12----12----12------|----------------12-10|
----|-----------------------|---------------------|
----|-----------------------|---------------------|
|D F G | D | | |
oh yeah
|10--------|---------|--------------------|---10--------------|
|10--10-/12|-12----10|h13-13-13-13--13--13|-------------------|
|11--10-/12|-12------|------------12^-12^-|12^--12^\-10--10---|
|12--10-/12|-12------|--------------------|------------12--12-|
|12--8--/10|-10------|--------------------|-------------------|
|----------|----10---|--------------------|-------------------|
|D F G | D | | |
oh yeah
|----------|---------|--------------|------------------|
|---10--12-|-12------|--------------|------------------|
|11-10--12-|-12------|--------------|------------------|
|12-10--12-|-12------|--------------|----------------10|
|12-8---10-|-10------|---5------8---|12p10-----------10|
|10--------|----10---|3h5---8h10----|-----13-10-8/10-8-|
|D F G | D | | |
oh yeah
|----------|---------|------------------|----------------------|
|---10--12-|-12------|10-12----10-12----|12--12--12------------|
|11-10--12-|-12------|11-12----11-12----|12^-12^-12^\-10-------|
|12-10--12-|-12-12---|12-12----12-12----|----------------12-10-|
|12-8---10-|-10-12---|------------------|----------------------|
|10--------|----10-10|10-10-10-10-10-10-|----------------------|
[main pattern rhythm with lead over]
|D F G | D G C |D G |D G |D G |D D D D |
oh yeah leaving here, oh baby
|------------|------------|----------|-------------|----------|--------|
|---------12-|------------|----10----|----10-------|-----13-13|--------|
|11-------12-|---11-12-9--|--12^-12^-|--12^-12-----|--12^--12^|12^-----|
|12--10---12-|---12-12-10-|----------|--------12-10|12--------|--------|
|12--8----10-|---12-10-10-|----------|-------------|----------|--------|
|10----------|---10----8--|----------|-------------|----------|--------|
[to outro]
|D D7 G |D C G |D G G |D F5 G5 |
baby leavin' here baby, leavin'
|---------------|---------------|------------|------------|
|10-10-13-13-12-|10-10-13-13-12-|10-10-12-12-|10--12^\----|
|11-11-11-11-12-|11-11-11-11-12-|11-11-12-12-|11--12^\-10-|
|12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-|12----------|
|---------------|---------------|------------|------------|
|12-12----------|12-12----------|12-12-------|12----------|
The love of a woman is a wonderful thing (oh yeah)
Yeah, the way you treat 'em is a crying shame (oh yeah)
I tell you, fella, yeah, it won't be long (oh yeah)
Yeah, before these women they all have gone (oh yeah)
[Chorus, main pattern]
Yeah, gettin' tired (gettin' tired)
Sick and tired (sick and tired)
Yeah, take a train (take a train)
Fly by plane (fly by plane)
||: D C G D | D C G |D :||
Yeah, gonna leavin' here, yeah, leavin' here
||-----------------|----|-----------------|------||
||-----------------|----|-----------------|------||
||.---7-----5-----5|/7--|----7-----5-----5|/7---.||
||.---7-----5-----5|/7--|----7-----5-----5|/7---.||
||----5-----3-----3|/5--|----5-----3-----3|/5----||
||--------------3--|----|--------------3--|------||
Yeah, leavin' here, ya gonna leave all here now
Baby baby baby, please don't leave here
[outro; Who's Missing version]
|D C C/G D Dsus4 |D
|-----------------------------|-----
|----------------10----10-----|10---
|7-----5---5-----11-%--12-%---|11---
|7-----5---5-----12----12-----|12---
|5-----3---3------------------|-----
|----------3-----10----10-----|10---
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litgo@aol.com
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