I'll Be Leaving Alone Song Lyrics and Chords by Charlie Pride
I'll Be Leaving Alone
Recorded by Charlie Pride
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Written by
Wayland Holyfield and Dickey Lee
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Yes I'll buy you a drink if
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you'd like me
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I might even dance a
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slow one with
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you
Lord
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knows you're a
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looker and
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honey what's
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It's not hard to see what
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you're looking
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for
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tempting a
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woman as
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I've ever
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seen
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allas who's
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trusting in
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me
She's the
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mother of my
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children I'm the
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rock she leans
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thank you but no thank you I'll be
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leaving
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lone
As we dance in the shadows you're
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holding me
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tight
I can feel the invitation I
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see in your
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eyes
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soft light and the
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music and the
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wine's rosy
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glow
Ain't making it easy for
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me to say
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no
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FAQ
Who sang the the song I'll Be Leaving Alone?
- The song I'll Be Leaving Alone was sang by Charlie Pride.
Who is Charlie Pride?
- Charley Frank Pride (March 18, 1934 - December 12, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and professional baseball player. His greatest musical success came in the early to mid 1970s, when he was the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley. During the peak years of his recording career (1966-1987), he had 52 top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 30 of which made it to number one. He won the Entertainer of the Year award at the Country Music Association Awards in 1971.
Pride is one of three African-American members of the Grand Ole Opry (the others being DeFord Bailey and Darius Rucker). He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000.
