The strumming pattern is DU-slap-DU-slap Intro: e|--0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---| B|--5-5--5-5---3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3---1-1--1-1---| G|--5-5--5-5---4-4--4-4---4-4--4-4---4-4--4-4---| D|--3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3---2-2--2-2---2-2--2-2---| A|--0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---| E|------x----x-----x----x-----x----x-----x----x-| x2 Verse: "Farewell to my only friend, you've been so good to me... e|--0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---| B|--5-5--5-5---3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3---1-1--1-1---| G|--5-5--5-5---4-4--4-4---4-4--4-4---4-4--4-4---| D|--3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3---2-2--2-2---2-2--2-2---| A|--0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---| E|------x----x-----x----x-----x----x-----x----x-| (all x2) ... The carnival has ended, Let's set the tigers free!" e|--0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---| B|--1-1--1-1---0-0--0-0---3-3--3-3---2-2--2-2---| G|--2-2--2-2---2-2--2-2---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---| D|--3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3---2-2--2-2---2-2--2-2---| A|--0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---| E|------x----x-----x----x-----x----x-----x----x-| Chorus: "I'm leaving for those great wide open plains... e|--0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---| B|--5-5--5-5---3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3---1-1--1-1---| G|--5-5--5-5---4-4--4-4---4-4--4-4---4-4--4-4---| D|--3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3---2-2--2-2---2-2--2-2---| A|--0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---| E|------x----x-----x----x-----x----x-----x----x-| x4 ...I'm leaving" e|--0-0--0-0---| B|--1-1--1-1---| G|--2-2--2-2---| D|--3-3--3-3---| A|--0-0--0-0---| E|------x----x-| x4 (or so) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyrics: V1: Farewell to my only friend You've been so good to me Now the carnival has ended Let's set the tigers free V2: The spring was always early And the winter never came But since I got this hunger It just hasn't been the same C1: I'm leaving for the great wide open plains Leaving while this holy spark remains I see you've written promises to make me stay But it really doesn't matter now anyway I'm leaving V3: True love feeds on absences like pleasure feeds on pain So no matter where I'm standing I still love you all the same And I hope you feel the same way when its your turn to disappear I'll be cheering from the sidelines with a sandwich and a beer C2: I'm leaving for the great wide open plains Leaving while this holy spark remains I see you've written promises to make me stay But it really doesn't matter now anyway I'm leaving V4: And all at once I step outside into the wind and rain I let it wash my weary eyes and see you do the same (And all at once I step outside into the wind and rain I let it wash my weary eyes and see you do the same) C3: I'm leaving for the great wide open plains Leaving while this holy spark remains I see you've written promises to make me stay But it really doesn't matter now anyway I'm leaving