Lyle Lovett She's Leaving Me written by Lyle Lovett
(Because She Really Wants To)
Lyle Lovett vocals/acoustic guitar
Emmylou Harris harmony vocals
Leland Sklar bass
Russ Kunkel drums
Marr Rollings piano
Ray Herndon guitar
Dean Parks guitar
J.D. Maness steel guitar
F Bb
Thank you my friend
F
I sincerely appreciate the words you say
About how she'll cry
And how she'll grieve and miss me
Bb
When she goes away
F Bb
Say them again
I need to hear the words once more
F
I can't believe
How she'll miss me when she's gone
And how she'll want to come back home
Bb
And never leave
Eb Bb
But she's leaving me
Eb
Because she really wants to
F Bb
And she'll be happy when she's gone
Bb Eb
She'll be happy, she'll be so very happy
She'll dance and sing or even
F Bb
Learn to fly and spend her time with anyone but me
SOLO
F Bb
What's that you say
F
That I'll get over her the more that time goes by
But time goes so slow
When all I have to do
Bb
Is sit around and cry
F Bb
No she won't be back
F
I'd be a fool to try and fool myself that way
I know she hasn't one regret
Because she hasn't had one since
Bb
the day she came to stay
Eb Bb
But she's leaving me
Eb
Because she really wants to
F Bb
And she'll be happy when she's gone
Bb Eb
She'll be happy, she'll be so very happy
She'll dance and sing and maybe
F Bb
Learn to fly and spend her time with anyone but me
Bb Eb
And she'll be happy when she's gone
F Bb
She'll be happy...when she's gone
Bb Eb
And she'll be happy...when she's gone
F Bb
She'll be happy...when she's gone
From Lovett Lyle "Joshua Judges Ruth"
Curb MCA Records 1982
Michael H Golden Inc/Lyle Lovett(ASCAP)
