Mark Knopfler

When You Leave

Mark Knopfler

Written by Mark Knopfler
Keyboard chords Advanced level
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Intro Em9  Cmaj7  
Am7  B7(4)  B7 

          Em   Em/D  C 
When you leave 
         D/F#          G   G#º  Am 
There's cordite in the air 
   B7/F#           Em9     F#m7(5-) 
A ringing in the stillness 
        B7/F#           Em9 
Smoke drifting up the stair 
          F#m7(5-)  B7/F# 
When you leave 

          Em   Em/D  Cmaj7 
When you leave 
    D/F#              G    G#º  Am 
My heart sounds in my ears 
   B7/F#          Em      F#m7(5-) 
A beating in the darkness 
    B7/F#        Em9      Em 
A trace of you still here 
          F#m7(5-)  B7/F#  Em 
When you leave 

 F#m7(5-)      Am/C 
Like it or not 
 F#m7(5-)      B7     Em   B7        Em 
How could I not have fallen for you? 
     Am                 Am/G 
And now that I'm caught 
 F#m7(5-)      Am/E      B7(9+)/F#  B7(9-)/F#  B7/F# 
How could I not be blue? 

( Em  Em/D  Cmaj7  D/F# ) 
( G  G#º  Am  B7/F# ) 
( Em  F#m7(5-)  B7/F#  Em9  Em ) 
( F#m7(5-)  B7  Em9  Em ) 

          Em   Em/D  Cmaj7 
When you leave 
      D/F#              G    G#º  Am 
I'll hear the smallest sound 
     B7             Em9    F#m7(5-) 
And turn to look behind me 
     B7                  Em9  Em/G  Em9  D  C#m7(5-) 
As though you're still around 
          C6(9)  B7(4)  B7 
When you leave 

When you leave 

( Cmaj7  Em9 ) 
( Cmaj7  Em9 ) 
( Cmaj7  Em9 ) 
( Cmaj7  Am/B  Em9 )
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