Artist: Phil Collins Song: If leaving me is easy Tabbed by: David John 14th May 2013 Tuning: Standard CAPO: 1st fret (Sounds in key of Fm) ************************************************************************************ (Four bars of sax solo) | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | (Keyboards come in) Em7 Em6 Em Em7 Em6 Em Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 D | / / / /__/ | / / / /__/ | / / / / | / / / / | Em7 Em6 Em Em7 Em6 Em Dmaj9 D I read all the lett - ers, I read each word... that you've sent to me, Bm7 Bm7/A Gmaj7 F#m7 And, though it's past now, and your words... start to fade, Gmaj7 F#m7 All the memories I have... still re - main! Em7 Em6 Em I've kept all the pict - ures, Em7 Em6 Em Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 D But I hide my feel - ings, so no one knows, | / / / / | Em7 Em6 Em Em7 Em6 Em Dmaj9 D Oh, sure, my friends all come 'round, but I'm in a crowd, and on my own, Bm7 Bm7/A Gmaj7 F#m7 It's 'cause you've gone now, but a heart... a heart still re - mains, Gmaj7 F#m7 And it'll be... here, if you--- come a - gain! Em7 Em6 Em You see, I'd heard the ru - mours, Em7 Em6 Em Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 D I knew before--- you let me know, | / / / / | Em7 Em6 Em Em7 Em6 Em Dmaj9 D But, I didn't believe it, not you, no, you would not let me go, Bm7 Bm7/A Gmaj7 G6 F#m7 Seems I was wrong, but I love... I love you the same, Gmaj7 G6 Dmaj9/A And that's the one thing that you... can't take a - way, Gmaj7 G6 Dmaj9/A Gmaj7 G6 Dmaj9/A Dmaj7 But just re - member...(oo!)| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Gmaj7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 ...If leaving me is easy, then, you know, coming back...is harder! Gmaj7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 ||: Hoh, if leaving me is easy, then, you know, coming back...is harder! :||(Repeat) ************************************************************************************ Chord shapes are relative to capo position: Em7 = 022030 Bm7 = x24232 Dmaj9/A = x00220 Em6 = 022020 Bm7/A = x04232 Dmaj7 = xx0222 Em = 022000 Gmaj7 = 320002 Dmaj9 = xx0220 F#m7 = 242222 D = xx0232 G6 = 320000