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Date:  May 26, 1999

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       A LESSON IN LEAVING   Jo Dee Messina



CHORUS I:

C

Somebody's gonna give you a lesson in leaving

C

Somebody's gonna give you back what you're been giving

            F                               G

And I hope that I'm around   To watch 'em knock you down

C

It's like you to love 'em and leave 'em

C

Just like you to love me and leave me

                           F                      G

it's like you to do that sort of thing  over and over again

                       C

You're a fool hearted man



                     F                               C

I hear you're been asking about me from some of my friends

                     F                                 G

Well, you better be-lieve I'm not going through that again

(G)                 F                           G 

You're the kind of man a woman thinks she can change

             F                

Oh but the only thing changing is my way of thinking 

(F)                                  G

And I'm thinking that maybe some day-a     go to chorus II



CHORUS II:

C

Somebody's gonna give you a lesson in losing

C

Somebody's gonna do to you what you've been doing

            F                             G

And I hope that I'm around to watch 'em knock you down

C        

Somebody's gonna give you a lesson in hurting

C

Somebody's gonna leave you with our fire burning

           F                              G

No way to put it out Baby There ain't no doubt

(G)                    C     

You're a fool hearted man



Go to lead, 

(G)                 F                           G 

You're the kind of man a woman thinks she can change

             F                

Oh but the only thing changing is my way of thinking 

(F)                                  G

And I'm thinking that maybe some day-a     go to chorus II





Key change CHORUS:

D

Somebody's gonna give you a lesson in leaving

D

Somebody's gonna give you back what you're been giving

            G                               A   

And I hope that I'm around   To watch 'em knock you down

D

It's like you to love 'em and leave 'em

D

Just like you to love me and leave me

                          G                       A

it's like you to do that sort of thing  over and over again

                       D

You're a fool hearted man

Repeat key changed chorus, go to ending



ENDING:

      A            D 

Oh A fool hearted man   Oh oh oh oh oh oh

A           D

Fool heart man    ooooooo





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