Leaving Home Ain't EasyLeaving Home Ain't Easy Words and music by Brian May Transcribed by LISSIANO@TWSUVM.UC.TWSU.EDU I should mention that it's next to impossible to make something out of this song without extensive back vocals.All the harmony is there,as a matter of fact. But anyway... Notations: 0 0 1 5 0 3 1 5 A2 - 2 Asus - 2 Am+F- 2 Esus - 4 2 2 2 x 0 0 0 x x x x 0 Intro: Am Asus Am+F Am Am Asus Eb F-Eb F-G A-G Esus A | | | | | | One strike each with root note in the upper voice. Asus A All the time between the verses. // / / Em A Em A Em A C#m I take a step outside and I breathe the air And I slam the door and I'm on F#m my way Bm E Bm E Bm E I won't lay no blame I won't call you names 'Cause I've made my break C# F#m C# F#m D A (??) And I won't look back I've turned my back to those endless games. The second verse is the same except : Bm E Bm E Bm .... Shaking dust from my shoes There's a road ahead And there's no way back D E home (No way) But I have to say A A2 Asus A F#m E Lea - vin' home ain't easy (Oh I never thought it would be easy) A A2 Asus A F#m E Lea - vin' all you own (Oh is the main thing calling me back ?) A A2 Asus A F# Bm F A A2 E7 E A Asus A Lea - vin' home ain't ea - sy ( On the one you're leaving home) Am Asus Stay my love ..... etc the same as intro. The rest is the same, except for the last but one time the chorus is played: A A2 Asus A F# Bm F A D B E D Leavin home ain't ne ce ssa ry Leave the on ly way Alternative tab version: Corrected and completed by PINTER Denes (dpinter@goliat.eik.bme.hu) Notations: 5 0 5 5 7 5 3 5 7 9 A V. - 6 Dm9 - 2 Em7 V.- 7 D V. - 7 E VII.- 9 7 3 5 7 9 7 0 7 5 7 5 x 5 x x 0 1 x x 3 1 2 3 Em7 - 0 F7 - 2 Dmaj7 - 2 G - 4 0 1 0 5 2 3 x x 0 1 x x Intro: < > < > < > < > < > < > < > < > < > < > < < E-|------------------------------------------------------| B-|-1---3---6---6\5----1---3---4---6\4---6/8--10\8--10---| G-|-2---4---7---7\6----2---4---3---5\3---5/7---9\7-----9-| < : fade in D-|-1---3---9---9\7----1---3---5---7\5---7/9--11\9----11-| > : fade out A-|------------------------------------------------------| E-|------------------------------------------------------| acoustic guitar: E-|------------------------------------------------------------| B-|----------------------------4----6-4---6-8--10-8-10-2--3-2--| G-|-2--------------------------3----5-3---5-7---9-7-11-2--2-2--| D-|-2--------------------------5----7-5---7-9--11-9-12-2--3-2--| A-|-0--------------------------0----0-0---0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0--| E-|------------------------------------------------------------| Em A Em7 A Em A C#m I take a step outside and I breathe the air And I slam the door and I'm on F#m my way Bm E Bm E Bm E I won't lay no blame I won't call you names 'Cause I've made my break C# F#m C# F#m Dmaj7 G And I won't look back I've turned my back to those endless games. The second verse is the same except : Bm E Bm E Bm .... Shaking dust from my shoes There's a road ahead And there's no way back D E home (No way) But I have to say A V. Em7 V. D V. E VII.(slide down) Leavin' home ain't easy (Oh I never thought it would be easy) A V. Em7 V. D V. E VII. (s.d) Leavin' all you own (Oh is the main thing calling me back ?) A V. Em7 V. D V. F# Bm F7 A E7 A Dm9 A Leavin' home ain't ea sy ( On the one you're leaving home) Stay my love ..... etc the same as intro. The rest is the same, except for the last but one time the chorus is played: A V. Em7 V. D V. F# Bm F7 Leavin home ain't ne ce ssa ry Leave the on ly way E-|----0-----0---0---0---5--| ??? B-|----2-----3---4---5---7--| ?? ? G-|----2-----4---5---6---7--| ? D-|----2-----4---6---7---7--| ? A-|----0-----0---0---0---5--| E-|-------------------------| ??