This is the chord progression of When You Leave by Mark Knopfler on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
Fm9 | Dbmaj7 | Bbm7 | C7sus4 C7
Em Em/D C
When you leave
D/F# G G#dim Am
There’s cordite in the air
B7/F# Emadd9 Emadd9 F#m7b5
A ringing in the stillness
B7/F# Emadd9 Emadd9 Emadd9
Smoke drifting up the stair
F#m7b5 F#m7b5 B7/F#
When you leave
Em Em/D Cmaj7
When you leave
D/F# G G#dim Am
My heart sounds in my ears
B7/F# Em Em F#m7b5
A beating in the darkness
B7/F# Emadd9 Em
A trace of you still here
F#m7b5 B7/F# Em Em
When you leave
F#m7b5 Am/C
Like it or not
F#m7b5 B7 Em B7 Em Em
How could I not have fallen for you?
Am Am/G
And now that I’m caught
F#m7b5 Am/E B7#9/F# B7b9/F# B7/F#
How could I not be blue?
| Em Em/D | Cmaj7 D/F# | G G#dim | Am B7/F# |
| Em | F#m7b5 B7/F# | Emadd9 | Em |
| F#m7b5 | B7 | Emadd9 | Em |
Em Em/D Cmaj7
When you leave
D/F# G G#dim Am
I’ll hear the smallest sound
B7 Emadd9 Emadd9 F#m7b5
And turn to look behind me
B7 Emadd9 Em/G Emadd9/D C#m7b5
As though you’re still around
C6/9 B7sus4 B7
When you leave
When you leave
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