Leaving and Saying Goodbye Song Lyrics and Chords by Faron Young
Leaving and Saying Goodbye
Recorded by Faron Young
Written by
Jeannie Seely
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So many times I've told I was
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leavin'
And oh so many times how I have
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tried
But sayin' your
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leavin's so much
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easier
Than leavin' and
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sayin'
good
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bye
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Cause every time I'd start to go
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I wouldn't get ten
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feet
Till I go
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runnin' back like a runaway child
That's
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afraid to cross the street
My
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mind might tell my lips to say it's
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over
My heart would only say it's a
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lie
Cause sayin' your
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A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
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leavin's so much
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E
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G
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A
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B
easier
Than leavin' and
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D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
sayin'
good
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B
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bye
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G#7
A7
A#7
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C#7
Cause every time I'd start to go
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D
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E
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A
A#
B
I wouldn't get ten
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D
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E
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feet
Till I go
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A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
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runnin' back like a runaway child
That's
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D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
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A#7
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C7
C#7
afraid to cross the street
My
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A#
B
C
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mind might tell my lips to say it's
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D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
over
My heart would only say it's a
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A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
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lie
Cause sayin' your
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
leavin's so much
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D
D#
E
F
F#
G
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A
A#
B
easier
Than leavin' and
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
sayin'
good
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A#
B
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bye
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Leavin' and
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sayin'
good
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bye
FAQ
Who sang the the song Leaving and Saying Goodbye?
- The song Leaving and Saying Goodbye was sang by Faron Young.
Who is Faron Young?
- Faron Young (February 25, 1932 - December 10, 1996) was an American country music producer, singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s. Hits including "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" marked him as a honky-tonk singer in sound and personal style and his chart-topping singles "Hello Walls" and "It's Four in the Morning" showed his versatility as a vocalist. Known as the Hillbilly Heartthrob, and following a singing cowboy film role as the Young Sheriff, Young's singles charted for more than 30 years. In failing health, he died by suicide at 64 in 1996. Young is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
