Staying's Worse Than Leaving (Single) Written by Jay Clementi, Radney Foster & Sunny Sweeney Recorded by Sunny Sweeney (Capo on 4) Intro.: | (Em) | (C) | (G) | (D) | (Em) | (C) | (G) | (G) | (Em) Leavin's (C)hard, (G)trust me, it's really (D/F#)bad (Em) It'll shake ya, (C)damn near break ya, it (G)always has
You don't (Am)know until you're (G/B)prayin' to break (Cmal7)even Until (Em)stay-(C)in's worse than (G)leavin' (Em) God knows we (C)tried (G)everything that we could (D/F#)do (Em) You can keep your (C)pride and blame me if (G)you need to Even (Am)though this freedom (G/B)feels a lot like (Cmaj7)treason I know (Em)stay-(C)in's worse than (G)leavin' (Chorus) It's gotta get (C)better, it can't get worse Hope it's a (Em)blessing not a curse I don't (C)care who passes (G)judgement on my (D)reasons I know (Em)stay-(C)in's worse than (G)leavin' Inst.: | (Em) | (C) | (G) | (D/F#) | (Em) | (C) | (G) | (G) | Repeat Chorus (Em) Both our (C)hearts let (G)go a long time a-(D/F#)go (Em) Words leave (C)scars and Lord knows (G)they heal slow Our love (Am)died, but somehow (G/B)we are both still (Cmaj7)breathin' I just (Am)hope someday we'll (G/B)look back on this (Cmaj7)grievin' And say (Em)stay-(C)in's worse than (G)leavin' Yeah, that (Em)stay-(C)in's worse than (G)leavin' Yeah, that (Em)stay-(C)-in's (Em) (C) (G) worse than leavin' (Em) (C) (G) -----