(orig. = capo 3rd) (Terry Jacks)
Am
1. If you go away, on this summer day,
Dm
then you might as well take the sun away,
G
all the birds that flew in the summer sky,
C
when our love was new and our hearts were high.
F E
When the day was young, and the nights were long,
Am
and the moon stood still for the nightbird's song.
F E Am
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
Am F
But if you stay, I'll make you a day
E Am
like no day has been, or will be again.
Am F
We'll sail the sun, we'll ride on the rain,
G Am
we'll talk to the trees, we'll fly with the wind.
Am
2. But if you go away, when I love you so,
Dm
there'll be nothing left in the world you know,
G
just an empty room full of empty space
C
like the empty look I see on your face.
F E Am
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
Dm E Am
+ CHORUS + But if you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
