Leave a tender moment alone
C - Bm - Am - C - G (2x)
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1. Even though I'm in lo......ve, sometimes I
get so afraid,
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Am C G
I'll say something so wro......ng just to have
something to say.
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- E Am G F
I know the moment isn't ri.......ght
to tell the girl a comical line,
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to
keep the conversation li........ght,
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I guess I'm just frightened
out of my mind.
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2. But if that's how I fee.........l, then it's the best feeling I've
ever known,
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it's
undeniably rea.........l, leave a tender moment alone.
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G
3. Yes, I know I'm in lo.......ve, but just
when I ought to relax,
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Am C G
I put my foot in my mou.......th
‘cause I'm just avoiding the facts.
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If the girl gets too clo......se, if I need some room to escape,
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D
when
the moment aro.....se, I'd tell her it's all a
mistake.
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4. But that's not how I fee.......l, no, that's not the woman I've known,
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C G
she's
undeniably rea........l, so leave a tender moment
alone.
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- Am
But it's not only me breaking down when the tension gets high,
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- D
just
when I'm in a serious mood, she is
suddenly quiet and shy.
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- Am - C G
5. Leave
a tender moment !
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Bm - Am - C - G
Leave it alone
!
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- E Am G F
I know the moment isn't ri.......ght to hold my
emotions inside,
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G
D
to change the
attitude toni.........ght
I've run out of places to hide.
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- Bm Am C G
6. And if that's how I fee.........l, then it's the
best feeling I've ever known,
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it's
undeniably rea.........l, leave a tender moment
alone.
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Leave a tender moment !
+ C - Bm - Am - C - G (3x with varying bits of lyrics) ...
(orig. = capo 3rd) (Billy Joel)