Leaving Las Vegas — Sheryl Crow
Chords and lyrics for Leaving Las Vegas by Sheryl Crow (key of C).
Verse 1
Chords used:
[Gsus2] [Dsus4/A] [G/B] [Csus2]
[G] [Csus2] [G/B] [Dsus4/A] [D] [G] [Csus2] [G/B] [Dsus4/A] [D] [G]
Life [Csus2]springs [G/B]eternal [Dsus4/A]on a gaudy neon [D]street[G]
[Csus2]Not [G/B]that I [Dsus4/A]care at [D]all[G]
I[Csus2] spent the [G/B]best part[Dsus4/A] of my losing streak in an[D] Army Jeep[G]
For[Csus2] what I [G/B]can [Dsus4/A]recall[G][D]
Oh I'm [Csus2]banging [G/B]on my[Dsus4/A] Tv set [D] [G] and I [Csus2]check the [G/B]odds [Dus4/A]again, and I place
my bet
I [Csus2]pour a [G/B]drink and [Dsus4/A]
I pull the [D]blinds[G] - I [Csus2]wonder [G/B]what I'll [Dsus4/A]find
I'm leaving [D]Las [G]Vegas,[Csus2] [G/B] [Dsus4/A] the [D]lights so [G]bright[Csus2]
Palm [G/B]sweat [Dsus4/A]blackjack on a Saturday [D]night
[G]Leaving Las [Csus2][G/B]Vegas[G][D][Dsus4/A]
Leaving for good, [Csus2] [G/B] [D] for good
I'm leaving [D]for[G] [Csus2]good[D][G/B]
I'm leaving [D]for[G] [Csus2]good[D][G/B]
Used to be I could drive up to Barstow for the night
Find some crossroad trucker to demonstrate his might
But these days it seems nowhere is far enough away
So I'm leaving Las Vegas today
I'm leaving Las Vegas, oh, the lights so bright
Blackjack on a Saturday night
I'm leaving Las Vegas
I'm leaving for good
I'm leaving for good
For [Em]good
I'm standing in the middle of the desert
Waiting [G]for my ship to come in[G/B]
[Em] But now no joker, no jack, no king
[C] Can take this [G]losing [C]hand [Dsus4/A] and make it win
I'm [D]leaving Las [G]Vegas, [Csus2] [G/B] [Dsus4/A][D][G][Dsus4/A][G/B][Csus2]
I'm [D]leaving Las [G]Vegas [Csus2] [G/B] [Dsus4/A] [D] for [G][Csus2]good[Dsus4/A][G/B]
[D]
For [G][Csus2][G/B]good[D][Dsus4/A]
I quit my job as a dancer at the Lido des Girls
Dealing blackjack until one or two
Such a muddly line between the things you want
And the things you have to do
I'm leaving Las Vegas, the lights so bright
Palm sweat blackjack on a Saturday night
Leaving Las Vegas
I'm leaving for good
I'm leaving for good
Oh, I'm leaving Las Vegas, the lights so bright
Palm sweat blackjack on a Saturday night
I'm leaving Las Vegas
I'm leaving for good
I'm leaving for good
Oh, I'm leaving Las Vegas, the lights so bright on a Saturday night
[G] [Csus2] [G] [Csus2]
I'm leaving Las Vegas
And I won't be back, no I won't be back
Not this time
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