Am
If you go away on this summer day
Dm
Then you might as well take the sun away;
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All the birds that flew in the summer sky
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When our love was new and our hearts were high;
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When the day was young and the night was long
Am
And the moon stood still for the nightbird's song,
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If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
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But if you stay, I'll make you a day
E7-9 Am
Like no day has been or will be again;
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We'll sail on the sun, we'll ride on the rain,
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We'll talk to the trees and worship the wind.
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Then if you go, I'll understand,
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Leave me just enough love to fill up my hand,
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If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
Am
If you go away, as I know you will,
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You must tell the world to stop turning til
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You return again, if you ever do,
C
For what good is love without loving you?
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Can I tell you now, as you turn to go,
Am
I'll be dying slow til your next hello,
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If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
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But if you stay, I'll make you a night
E7-9 Am
Like no night has been, or will be again;
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I'll sail on your smile, I'll ride on your touch,
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I'll talk to your eyes that I love so much.
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But if you go, no, I won't cry,
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Though the good is gone from the word good-bye.
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If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
Am
If you go away, as I know you must,
Dm
There'll be nothing left in the world to trust,
G7
Just an empty room, full of empty space,
C
Like the empty look I see on your face;
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I'd have been your shadow if I thought it might
Am
Have kept me here, by your side;
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If you go away, if you go away . . . please don't go away.