• Song:

    Soon You Will Be Leaving Your Man

  • Artist:

    Bright Eyes

  • Album:

    Noise Floor [Rarities 9...

Someone had to tab this song!!! 
It isn't 100% correct because the timing is strange on this song, 
and so are the chords, but if you just play along to it, it works.  
He adds a F or F# root to the Amaj7 I think.  



A                     Amaj7
He always gets so mad things you laugh at
Dm                              A
"Don't get so worked up," you'd say 
A                          Amaj7
But on the back deck you admit
      Dm
That you haven't felt much like laughing lately anyway
E                                     A
And so I say, "That could change"


Bm                                      E
I noticed how you waste no time
                A                   Dm7
Making your way across the room
Bm                       E                   A         Amaj7
You leave a wake of tongues still waving after you
Bm                             E
And it isn't no coincidence
A                                    Dm7
Where you finally choose to stand
Bm                       E               A
I know soon you will be leaving your man

A Amaj7 Dm  A  x2

A                             Amaj7
It's a sweet smile and then a denial
Dm                                   A
Hey, you are just trying to be nice
A                              Amaj7        Dm
But there is a meaning to every fleeting action
                              A
You unconsciously decide
E
The clocks, they chime
         A
Now it's time


Bm                          E
I know you try and play it cool
         A                            Dm7
But there are some thoughts you just can't hide
Bm                    E                   A       Amaj7
Only in your closest friends do you confide
Bm                                         E
The way you say you'll be seeing me
A                Dm7
Oh, like it's so offhand
Bm                        E             A 
I guess soon you will be leaving your man

A  Amaj7  Dm A  x2

Bm                               E
You stare at me so boldly now
               A                  Dm7
You have no lack of confidence
Bm                    E              A          Amaj7
It's just those lessons of subtlety you missed
Bm                                 E
I know you dream of saving me
                A                          Dm7
Like I'm some plane that you could land
Bm            E             A                         
But when you fly you'll be leaving your man


Like I said, the timing is weird.  Just play along to it.  
Maybe switch up the chords, watch the video, I don't know.
J. Winston
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