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Wednesday morning at five o'clock as the day begins
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Silently closing her bedroom door
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Leaving the note that she hoped would say more
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She goes downstairs to the kitchen clutching her handkerchief
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Quietly turning the backdoor key
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Stepping outside she is free.
E
She (We gave her most of our lives)
E
is leaving (Sacrificed most of our lives)
home (We gave her everything money could buy)
A
She's leaving home after living alone
For so many years. Bye, bye
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Father snores as his wife gets into her dressing gown
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Picks up the letter that's lying there
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Standing alone at the top of the stairs
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She breaks down and cries to her husband Daddy our baby's gone
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Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly
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How could she do this to me.
E
She (We never thought of ourselves)
E
is leaving (Never a thought for ourselves)
E
home (We struggled hard all our lives to get by)
A
She's leaving home after living alone
For so many years. Bye, bye
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Friday morning at nine o'clock she is far away
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Waiting to keep the appointment she made
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Meeting a man from the motor trade.
E
She (What did we do that was wrong)
E
is having (We didn't know it was wrong)
E
fun (Fun is the one thing that money can't buy)
A
Something inside that was always denied
For so many years. Bye, bye
E A E
She's leaving home. Bye, bye
Wednesday morning at five o'clock as the day begins
A
Silently closing her bedroom door
A
Leaving the note that she hoped would say more
E A E
She goes downstairs to the kitchen clutching her handkerchief
A
Quietly turning the backdoor key
A
Stepping outside she is free.
E
She (We gave her most of our lives)
E
is leaving (Sacrificed most of our lives)
home (We gave her everything money could buy)
A
She's leaving home after living alone
For so many years. Bye, bye
E A E
Father snores as his wife gets into her dressing gown
A
Picks up the letter that's lying there
A
Standing alone at the top of the stairs
E A E
She breaks down and cries to her husband Daddy our baby's gone
A
Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly
A
How could she do this to me.
E
She (We never thought of ourselves)
E
is leaving (Never a thought for ourselves)
E
home (We struggled hard all our lives to get by)
A
She's leaving home after living alone
For so many years. Bye, bye
E A E
Friday morning at nine o'clock she is far away
A
Waiting to keep the appointment she made
A
Meeting a man from the motor trade.
E
She (What did we do that was wrong)
E
is having (We didn't know it was wrong)
E
fun (Fun is the one thing that money can't buy)
A
Something inside that was always denied
For so many years. Bye, bye
E A E
She's leaving home. Bye, bye