G A C2 B G C D E G A
All my bags are packed I’m ready to go
C2 C2 B G D E G A
I’m standin’ here outside your door
C2 C2 B A G C2 B A G A
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
G A C2 B G D D E G A
But the dawn is breakin’ it’s early morn
G C2 B G D C D E G A
The taxi’s waitin’ he’s blowin’ his horn
G C2 B A G C2 B A G A
Already I’m so lonesome I could die
Chorus:
D2 D2 B D2 C2 B G
So kiss me and smile for me
D2 C2 B D2 C2 B G
Tell me that you’ll wait for me
D2 C2 B D2 C2 B A G A
Hold me like you’ll never let me go
G D2 D2 B E2 D2 C2 D2
Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane
D2 B D2 C2 D2 C2 B G
Don’t know when I’ll be back again
D2 C2 B A G A G F E D
Oh babe, I hate to go (oh oh oh oh)
Verse 2:
C2 C2 C2 B G D E G A
There’s so many times I’ve let you down
C2 C2 B G D E G A
So many times I’ve played around
C2 C2 B G C2 B A G A
I tell you now, they don’t mean a thing
G A C2 B G D E G A
Every place I go, I’ll think of you
G A C2 B G D E G A
Every song I sing, I’ll sing for you
C2 C2 B G C2 C2 B A G A
When I come back, I’ll bring your wedding ring
Chorus:
D2 D2 B D2 C2 B G
So kiss me and smile for me
D2 C2 B D2 C2 B G
Tell me that you’ll wait for me
D2 C2 B D2 C2 B A G A
Hold me like you’ll never let me go
G D2 D2 B E2 D2 C2 D2
Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane
D2 B D2 C2 D2 C2 B G
Don’t know when I’ll be back again
D2 C2 B A G A
Oh babe, I hate to go
Verse 3:
C2 B G D E G A C2
Now the time has come to leave you
C2 B G D E A C2
One more time let me kiss you
C2 B G C2 B A G A
Close your eyes I’ll be on my way
C2 B G D E G A
Dream about the days to come
G C2 B G D E G A
When I won’t have to leave alone
G C2 B G C2 B A G A
About the times, I won’t have to say
Chorus:
D2 D2 B D2 C2 B G
Oh kiss me and smile for me
D2 C2 B D2 C2 B G
Tell me that you’ll wait for me
D2 C2 B D2 C2 B A G A
Hold me like you’ll never let me go
G D2 D2 B E2 D2 C2 D2
Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane
D2 B D2 C2 D2 C2 B G
Don’t know when I’ll be back again
D2 C2 B A G A
Oh babe, I hate to go
Artist: John Denver
How To Read The Tabs
SOLFEGE | DO | RE | MI | FA | SO | LA | TI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Letter Notes | C | D | E | F | G | A | B |
Number Notes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
- A dot above a musical note (ex: 1° 2°°) raises it to a higher octave.
- Notes inside a parentheses (ex: (135) ) are played together (slide/glissando)
- The tabs/notes posted on this site are designed to be played on kalimba, but you can also play it on other instruments like: piano ,flute, recorder, ocarina , glockenspiel, clarinet, xylophone, otamatone, and etc. Simply use our online Kalimba Letter/Number/SOLFEGE (Do, Re, Mi) Notation Converter to convert the tabs/notes to SOLFEGE (do re mi) or letter notation (C D E).