Date: 2/13/00 Transcribtion by: Ivan Rakitic "Thinking About Leaving" Performed by Dwight Yoakam Written by Rodney Crowell and Dwight Yoakam CD: LAST CHANCE FOR A THOUSAND YEARS Copyright 1999 Sony/ATV Tunes LLC ASCAP/Coal Dust West Music administered by Warner-Tamberlane Publishing Corp. BMI This is a note-for-note transcription of Dwight's beautiful new song from his latest album. It is a fairly straight forward three chord song recorded in a dropped D tuning (D,A,D,G,B,E). The guitar solo (included) is in the D major scale and there are two main riffs which alternate throughout the song. Feel free to substitute an A7 chord in many of the places where an A occurs. RIFF #1 RIFF #2 CHORDS D G A/A7 ------------------- ------------------- ---------2--3--0----- ------------------- ------------------- ---------3--3--2---- ------------------- ------------------- ---------2--0--2(0)----- ------------------- ------------------- ---------0--0--2----- ---------5--------- ---------5--------- ---------x--x--0----- -0-5-4-5---7-5-4--- -0-5-4-5---7-5-7--- ---------x--5--x----- D A D (RIFF #1) I used to think love was the soft rope meant to tie me down D A D (RIFF #2) And all that could ever own me was a guitar and another town G D Ten years can disappear real fast - When every morning just leaves somewhere G D A(7) else behind - But I've been thinking about leaving - Long enough to change D (RIFF # 2) my mind D A D (RIFF #1) Lying here beside you - I can feel it start to pull me away D A(7) D The thought I'll have again tomorrow - That just came back from yesterday G D G But your embrace makes any reason - For those memories hard to find D A(7) D (RIFF #1) I've been thinking about leaving - Long enough to change my mind G D Sometimes I miss the warm, bright lights - Sometimes I miss the crowds G D A Sometimes I miss the woman - I wrapped each song around G D G Sometimes I miss that world out there - So empty, hard and unkind D A(7) D (RIFF #2) But I've been thinking about leaving - long enough to change my mind (GUITAR SOLO) D A D D A(7) D //// //// //////// //// //// //////// --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------4-5-4---4--------------------- -5-5-5-4-4-----------------7---5-------------7---5-7-5-4-2--2-2-0-7-5 -----------9-9-9-7-7-7-5-4---9--------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- -5-0---2-2-0--2------------------------------------------------------ -----4--------------------------------------------------------------- (STEEL SOLO - CHORDS) G D G D A(7) D //////// //// //// //// //// //////// G D Sometimes I miss the warm, bright lights - Sometimes I miss the noise G D A Sometimes I miss the fading sounds - Of every cheering voice G D G Sometimes I miss that world out there - So empty, hard and unkind D A(7) D (RIFF #1) But I've been thinking about leaving - Long enough to change my mind D A D (RIFF #1 & 2) But I've been thinking about leaving - Long enough to change my mind