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Leaving On a Jet Plane – John Denver

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All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go

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I’m standin’ here outside your door

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I hate to wake you up to say goodbye—

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But the dawn is breakin’, it’s early morn

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The taxi’s waitin’, he’s blowin’ his horn

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Already I’m so lonesome I could die—

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So kiss me and smile for me

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Tell me that you’ll wait for me

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Hold me like you’ll never let me go—

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‘Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane

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 Don’t know when I’ll be back again

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 Oh babe, I hate to go—

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There’s so many times I’ve let you down

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So many times I’ve played around

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I tell you now, they don’t mean a thing—

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Every place I go, I’ll think of you

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Every song I sing, I’ll sing for you

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When I come back, I’ll bring your wedding ring—

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So kiss me and smile for me

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Tell me that you’ll wait for me

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Hold me like you’ll never let me go—

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‘Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane

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 Don’t know when I’ll be back again

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 Oh babe, I hate to go—

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Now the time has come to leave you

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One more time, let me kiss you

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Then close your eyes, an’ I’ll be on my way—

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Dream about the days to come

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When I won’t have to leave alone

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About the times I won’t have to say—

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kiss me and smile for me

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Tell me that you’ll wait for me

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Hold me like you’ll never let me go—

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‘Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane

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 Don’t know when I’ll be back again

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 Oh babe, I hate to go—

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I’m leavin’ on a jet plane

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 Don’t know when I’ll be back again

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 Oh babe, I hate to go—

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  • Capo: 2nd Fret
  • Chords: D, G, A, Asus4
  • BPM: 121
  • Strumming pattern: ?
    “Leaving on a Jet Plane” is a song written and recorded by singer-songwriter John Denver in 1966, originally included on his debut demo recording John Denver Sings as “Babe I Hate To Go”. He made several copies and gave them out as presents for Christmas of that year.Denver’s then producer Milt Okun convinced him to change the title and was renamed “Leaving on a Jet Plane” in 1967.
  • Album: B-side “Jimmy Newman”
  • Song writer: John Denver
  • Year released: 1969
  • Genre: Folk
  • Capo: 2nd Fret
  • Chords: D, G, A, Asus4
  • BPM: 121
  • Strumming pattern: ?
    “Leaving on a Jet Plane” is a song written and recorded by singer-songwriter John Denver in 1966, originally included on his debut demo recording John Denver Sings as “Babe I Hate To Go”. He made several copies and gave them out as presents for Christmas of that year.Denver’s then producer Milt Okun convinced him to change the title and was renamed “Leaving on a Jet Plane” in 1967.
  • Album: B-side “Jimmy Newman”
  • Song writer: John Denver
  • Year released: 1969
  • Genre: Folk