Song: If you go away
Artist: Dusty Springfield
Composer: Jacques Brel
English lyrics: Rod McKuen
Tabbed by: DJ 30th Oct 2012
TIME SIGNATURE: 3/4 time (Waltz time)
CAPO: 2nd fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of F#m)
I would suggest using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the very bottom of the page.
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
Em * = xx2000 B7sus4 = x22202 G = 320033
Em7/D = xx0000 B7 = x21202 Am/C = x32210
Em6/C# = x42000 Em = 022000 F6 = xx3231
Cmaj7 = x32000 Am = x02210 A/C# = x4222x
F#m7b5 = 202210 D7 = xx0212 N.C. = No chords
NOTE: There are two variations of the Em chord
differentiated by an asterisk.
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Intro
[Em] * [Em7/D] [Em6/C#] [Cmaj7] [F#m7b5] [B7sus4] [B7]
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Verse 1
N.C. [Em]
If you go a - way on this summer day,
[Am]
Then you might as well take the sun away,
[D7]
All the birds that flew in the summer sky,
[G]
When our love was new and our hearts were high,
[Am/C] [B7]
When the day was young and the night was long,
[Em] * [Em7/D]
And the moon stood still for the nightbird's song,
[Am/C] [B7] N.C. [Em]
If you go away, if you go away, ...if you go away
Verse 2
N.C. [Em] * [Em7/D] [Em6/C#]
But, ...if you stay, I'll make you a day...
[B7] [Em]
Like no day has been or will be a - gain,
[B7] [Em] * [Em7/D] [Em6/C#]
We'll sail on the sun, we'll ride on the rain,
[D7] [G]
We'll talk to the trees and worship the wind,
[B7] [Em] [F6]
Then, if you go, I'll under - stand,
[F#m7b5] [B7] [Em]
Leave me just e - nough love to hold in my hand,
N.C. [G] [Am]
If you go a - way, ..if you go a - way,
[B7] [B7sus4] [B7]
If you go ...a - way
Verse 3
N.C [Em]
Ne me quitte pas, il faut oublier...
[Am]
Tout peut s'oblier qui s'enfuit déjà,
[D7]
Oubli - er le temps des malentendus,
[G]
Et le temp perdu a savoir comment,
[Am/C] [B7]
Oubli - er ces heures qui tuai - ent parfois,
[Em] * [Em7/D]
A coups de pourquoi ...le coeur du bonheur,
N.C [Am/C] N.C. [B7]
Ne me quitte pas, ...ne me quitte pas,
N.C. [Em] [A/C#] [Em]
Ne me quitte pas
Verse 4
N.C. [Em] * [Em7/D] [Em6/C#]
But, ...if you stay, I'll make you a night,
[B7] [Em]
Like no night has been or will be a - gain,
[B7] [Em] * [Em7/D] [Em6/C#]
I'll sail on your smile, I'll ride on your touch,
[D7] [G]
I'll talk to your eyes that I love so much,
[B7] [Em] [F6]
Then, if you go, I'll under - stand,
[F#m7b5] [B7] [Em]
Leave me just e - nough love to hold in my hand,
N.C. [G] N.C. [Am]
If you go a - way, if you go a - way,
N.C. [B7] [B7sus4] [B7]
If you go a - way
Verse 5
N.C. [Em]
If you go away, as I know you must,
[Am]
There'll be nothing left in this world to trust,
[D7]
Just an empty room, full of empty space,
[G]
Like the empty look I see on your face,
[Am/C] [B7]
Oh, I'd have been the shadow of your shadow,
[Em] * [Em7/D]
If it might have kept me by your side,
N.C. [Am/C] N.C. [B7]
If you go a - way, if you go a - way,
N.C. [Em]
...If you go a - way
N.C.
Please, don't go away!
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For the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS to better match my
suggested choices you need to MANUALLY SELECT
the following options by clicking on the
forward/backward arrows beneath each diagram
Em * <3 of 26> G <2 of 27>
B7sus4 <2 of 20> F6 <2 of 28>
A/C# <7 of 20>
All the other chord boxes should be the default
first option and don't need reselecting
