This tabulature is a great one! Very Easy to play too!
Leaving on a jet plane-John Denver
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G----0---3----2----------------------0---------3--2-----------------------0-
D-3----------------3--------0-0---3--------3------------3-------0----3------
A------------------------3-----------------------------------3--------------
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All my bags are packed I'm ready to go I'm standing here outside your door
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G-----3---2---0-------3--2---0--------0----------0--3----2------------------
D--3--------------3--------------3----------3----------------3--------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------3------3--
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I hate to wake you up to say good-bye But the dawn is break-in It's
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G---------0---------3--2------------------------------0---
D---0-3---------3-----------3-------------0---0---3-------
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Early morn, the taxi's wait-in he's blow-in his horn
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G-----3-2---0------3---2--0---------0-
D---3----------3---------------3------
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already I'm so lonesome I could die
Chorus
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B---1---1-------1-----------------1------------1----------------
G-----------2-------3-----2-----------3---2-----------3---2-----
D----------------------------3--------------------------------3-
A---------------------------------------------------------------
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So kiss me and smile for me Tell me that you'll wait for me
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B----1------------1--------------------------1----1---1------3--1-------1---
G--------3---2-----------3-2---0-----0------------------------------3-------
D---------------------------------3-----------------------3-----------------
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Hold me like you'll never let me go Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
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G--------2---------3---2-------------------3---2---0------0----{FINALE}-----
D--------------------------3---0-----------------------3--------3-2-0-------
A--------------------------------3------------------------------------3-----
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Don't know when I'll be back again Oh, babe, I hate to go {last time only}
verse 2
There's so many times I've let you down, So many times I've played around,
I tell you now, that they don't mean a thing.
Ev'ry place I go I'll think of you, Ev'ry song I sing I'll sing for you.
When I come back I'll bring your wedding ring.
Chorus
verse 3
Now the time has come to leave you, One more time let me kiss you,
Then close your eyes, I'll be on my way.
Dream about the days to come When I won't have to leave alone,
About the times I won't have to say:
Chorus with added Finale
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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...I think I'm Wanna Be |
#1 by ...I think I'm addicted to ritalin... at Sep 27, 2007 at 4:35 AM EST |
| I used to think this song was pure cheese but I worked in Hong Kong for a few months and a really sad German guy put it the jukebox in a bar about 10 times in a row. Every time I hear it now it reminds me of being apart from my girlfriend sitting in a bar on the other side of the world and it cracks me up every time. | |
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Pat Average |
#2 by Pat Mangan at Sep 28, 2007 at 9:05 PM EST |
| such a poignant, beautiful song. parents love it, kids love it, its timeless. yet its tragic how its been made legendary by how he died-- it shouldnt overshadow the beauty of the song itself | |
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Ryan Wanna Be |
#3 by Ryan Carter at Sep 29, 2007 at 6:31 PM EST |
| havnfuninwashington! Janis never did this song. However there is a version around on the internet claiming to be with Janis Joplin but the singer actually is Chantal Kreviazuk. A great version in my opinion. BUT Janis Joplin NEVER did 'Leaving on a jet plane'. There was an early version with the title 'Oh Babe - I hate to go'. Mary Travers (Mary in Peter, Paul and Mary) didn't like the title and got permission from John to use 'Leaving on a jet plane' as title instead. | |
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josh Average |
#4 by josh someone at Sep 30, 2007 at 4:12 PM EST |
| I've heard this song is about vietnam. As in he's getting on a jet plane to fly across the ocean, and when he gets back he'll mary her. | |
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Eric Average |
#5 by Eric Boozer at Sep 30, 2007 at 10:28 PM EST |
| I love this song and was intrudced to it by my mother. I listen to this song everday. But i think this is ironic he sang this song not to long before he died on a jet plane. | |
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†§ean† Average |
#6 by †§ean† at Oct 1, 2007 at 4:54 PM EST |
| Awww John Denver died on a plane crash. This song is soo sad. I never liked John Denver or this song until he died and my mom cried. Now I love it. F that little bitch face emo music these days. This is true. | |
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Adam Average |
#7 by Adam Nickel at Oct 2, 2007 at 3:16 PM EST |
| serafim is right about Every place I go, I think of you Every song I sing, I sing for you but is wrong about the wedding ring line...John Denver says bring, Mary from Peter, Paul, and Mary says wear. | |
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Omar Average |
#8 by Omar Rodriguez at Oct 2, 2007 at 4:35 PM EST |
| i initially heard this song done by fiona apple on her "extrodinary machine" album. for me, this song is all about my boyfriend leaving for iraq. | |
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zach Average |
#9 by zach c at Oct 3, 2007 at 1:07 AM EST |
| John Denver eerily predicted his own demise with this song! SPOOKY, HUH? | |
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PalaNIN Wanna Be |
#10 by PalaNIN at Oct 4, 2007 at 12:40 AM EST |
| Correction: Ev’ry place I go, I’ll think of you Ev’ry song I sing, I’ll sing for you When I come back, I’ll bring your wedding ring should read: Every place I go, I think of you Every song I sing, I sing for you When I come back, I’ll wear your wedding ring | |
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scotty 2 hotty Rhythm Player |
#11 by scotty 2 hotty at Oct 4, 2007 at 4:31 PM EST |
| yeah it was actually originally peter paul and marry that sang that song, and there were about a dozen of people that sang it too. that song ist just so powerful. i'm doing an exchange year right now, and it fitted for both situations, when i left my home country, and even more now that i leave from here and leaving loved ones behind, just that "i'll bring your wedding ring" part doesn't fit ;) | |
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albrecht Wanna Be |
#12 by albrecht cherlet at Oct 5, 2007 at 3:33 AM EST |
| yeah i know so many people have done this song. like peter paul and mary and yeah thats cool but no one does just as good as john. you just hear the pain in the sound. Someone once told me it was about when he was just getting started in the music world and had to be flying a lot. | |
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Ben Average |
#13 by Ben G. at Oct 5, 2007 at 10:41 AM EST |
| Actually, it's John's song, though Peter, Paul and Mary made it famous. | |
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swiper Average |
#14 by swiper at Oct 5, 2007 at 11:51 AM EST |
| This is such a mello song, and such a sad song. It makes me think of saying goodbye or moving on. I remember my uncle said they sung this song the night before his college graduation, just kept singing and singing it. What a great song for that situation. | |
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Sarah Average |
#15 by Sarah Bates at Oct 5, 2007 at 2:22 PM EST |
| Oh, the horrible twisted irony! John Denver singing "Leaving on a Jet Plane" would be like if AC/DC wrote a song called "Choking on My Own Vomit". | |
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Grunge Hamster Lead Player |
#16 by Grunge Hamster at Oct 6, 2007 at 11:02 AM EST |
| this is song is beautiful. no one's ever been able to capture the agony of a muscian on the road, travelling and away from the one he loves like john has. | |
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Bassman_2000 Rhythm Player |
#17 by Bassman_2000 at Oct 6, 2007 at 11:21 AM EST |
| This song is self explanitory | |
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Rob Average |
#18 by Rob Jones at Oct 6, 2007 at 5:38 PM EST |
| i heard john denver wrote this song while sitting in an airport. sorta funny how that happens. 1 | |
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screamokid Average |
#19 by screamokid at Oct 6, 2007 at 9:03 PM EST |
| The Janis Joplin version is better. It has way more emotion and captures the essence of the song. I like the less literal meaning of this song, as in I know I've done some crumbly stuff to you, and cheated, but I wasn't in the right state of mind, and still aren't. However, I will get myself together, and please wait for me, and when I do, I will devote myself to you....great song, no matter how you interpret it. | |
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