Leaving Home Ain't Easy

Words and music by Brian May

Transcribed by LISSIANO
Corrected by P.D.

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.

Notations:
A: 577655  Dm/A: x03230  A7sus: 575755  D: x57775  E VII.: x7999x
Em7: 020030  F7: 131211 



Intro:
 < > < > < > <  >   < > < > < >  < >   < >  <  >  < <
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-1---3---6---6\5----1---3---4---6\4---6/8--10\8--10---|
|-2---4---7---7\6----2---4---3---5\3---5/7---9\7-----9-|   < : fade in
|-1---3---9---9\7----1---3---5---7\5---7/9--11\9----11-|   > : fade out
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
acc. gtr. 1:
|--------------|
|-0...---------|
|-2...---------|
|-2...---------|
|-0...---------|
|--------------|
|acc.gtr.2
|-1---3---7---5------1---3---3---5-3---5-7---9-7---10\-0---0-0-----|
|-1---3---6---5------1---3---4---6-4---6-8--10-8---10\-2---3-2-----|
|-2---4---7---6------2---4---3---5-3---5-7---9-7---11\-2---2-2-----|
|-1---3---7---7------1---3---5---7-5---7-9--11-9---12\-2---3-2-----|
|------------------------------------------------------0---0-0-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 *****************************
 rhythm for these chords: * **

          Em7     A          Em7         A          Em7      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        x4343x   F#m         xx0630 xx0230 G
And I won't look back  I've turned my back to those endless games.


The second verse is the same except :
         Bm7           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.    A7sus      D V.                        x7999x x79797/slide down
Leavin' home ain't easy (Oh I never thought it would be easy)
Leavin' all  you  own (Oh there's a million things calling me back)
A V.    A7sus     D V. F#    Bm  F7   A           E7     A      Dm9   A
Leavin' home ain't  ea  sy  ( On the  one you're leaving home)

 


The rest is the same, except for the last but one time the chorus is played:
 A V.  A7sus    D V. F#  Bm   F7       
Leavin home ain't ne  ce  ssa  ry       Leave the on ly  way 
                                   |----0-----0---0---0---5--|
                                   |----2-----3---4---5---7--|
                                   |----2-----4---5---6---7--|
                                   |----2-----2---2---7---7--|
                                   |----0-----0---0---0---5--|
                                   |-------------------------|
                                 (these chords are not transcribed,
                                  I just found out something)