Softly As I Leave You Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays501

Softly As I Leave You by Vic Damone is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, Bm7, E7, D, Dm, G7, C, F, Em7, F#m, F#m7, Dm7, A#, Cm7, F7, D#, D#m, G#7, C#, F#, Fm7 and D#m7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			

Intro:  A       Bm7      E7     A     Bm7 

A        Bm7         E7         A       Bm7         E7          A      
Softly,       I will leave you, softly,      for my heart would break,  
              D                 A     Bm7 
If you should wake, and, see me go. 


     E7         A        Dm         G7        C    G7 
So I leave you, softly,      Long before you, miss me, 
                  C                F 
Long before, your arms, can beg me stay, 
             Em7   C     G7       A     Bm7 
For one more hour,   or, one more day. 


      E7      A      Dm          E7       F#m    F#m7  D 
After all the years,     I can't bear the tears, to    fall, 
   F       Dm7      E7         A       Bm7  E7 
So softly,     as I leave, you there. 


Musical Interlude (+1 semitone) 

A#       Cm7         F7         A#     Cm7          F7          A#     
                                             for my heart would break,  
              D#                A#      Cm7 
If you should wake, and, see me go. 


     F7        A#       D#m         G#7       C#   G#7 
So I leave you softly,       Long before you, miss me, 
                  C#                 F# 
Long before, your arms,   can beg me stay, 
             Fm7   C#     G#7      A#     Cm7 
For one more hour,    or, one more day. 


      F7      A       Dm          F7       F#m   F#m7   D# 
After all the years,      I can't bear the tears, to   fall, 
   F#      D#m7      F7         A#      Cm7 F7 
So softly,      as I leave, you there. 


Outro: 
     F7         A#     Cm7 
As I leave, you there,  

Barre Chords 
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     F7        Fm7        A#         Cm7         F7          A#  
As I leave,    you,     there. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante