Leaving Home Ain't Easy

Words and music by Brian May

I should mention that it's next to impossible to make something out of this song without extensive back vocals.All the harmony is there,as a matter of fact. But anyway...
Notations:
       0           0             1            5
       0           3             1            5
 A2 -  2    Asus - 2      Am+F-  2     Esus - 4
       2           2             2            x
       0           0             0            x
       x           x             x            0

Intro:
Am Asus Am+F Am    Am Asus Eb  F-Eb F-G A-G Esus A
                               | |  | | | |
                               One strike each
                               with root note
                               in the upper voice.

Asus     A    All the time between the verses.

//    / /



          Em      A          Em          A          Em       A          C#m
I take a step outside and I breathe the air  And I slam the door and I'm on
F#m
my way
         Bm       E            Bm         E                 Bm      E
I won't lay no blame  I won't call you  names 'Cause I've  made my break
       C#         F#m          C#     F#m             D      A (??)
And I won't look back  I've turned my back to those endless games.


The second verse is the same except :
              Bm            E               Bm     E                Bm
.... Shaking dust from my shoes  There's a road ahead And there's  no way  back
        D            E
home  (No way)   But I have to say

A      A2   Asus   A     F#m                                    E
Lea -  vin' home ain't easy (Oh I never thought it would be easy)
A      A2   Asus  A  F#m                  E
Lea - vin' all you   own (Oh is the main thing calling me back ?)
A      A2   Asus       A   F#    Bm  F    A   A2     E7 E    A       Asus A
Lea - vin' home ain't ea - sy  ( On the  one you're leaving home)

 Am      Asus
Stay my love ..... etc   the same as intro.


The rest is the same, except for the last but one time the chorus is played:
 A  A2  Asus      A   F#  Bm   F        A     D   B   E   D
Leavin home ain't ne  ce  ssa  ry       Leave the on ly  way

Alternative tab version:

Corrected and completed by PINTER Denes (dpinter@goliat.eik.bme.hu)
Notations:
       5          0          5          5          7
       5          3          5          7          9
A V. - 6   Dm9  - 2 Em7 V.-  7   D V. - 7  E VII.- 9
       7          3          5          7          9
       7          0          7          5          7
       5          x          5          x          x 

      0        1         x       x
      3        1         2       3
Em7 - 0   F7 - 2 Dmaj7 - 2  G  - 4
      0        1         0       5
      2        3         x       x
      0        1         x       x

Intro:
   < > < > < > <  >   < > < > < >  < >   < >  <  >  < <
E-|------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-1---3---6---6\5----1---3---4---6\4---6/8--10\8--10---|
G-|-2---4---7---7\6----2---4---3---5\3---5/7---9\7-----9-|   < : fade in
D-|-1---3---9---9\7----1---3---5---7\5---7/9--11\9----11-|   > : fade out
A-|------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------|
acoustic guitar:
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------4----6-4---6-8--10-8-10-2--3-2--|
G-|-2--------------------------3----5-3---5-7---9-7-11-2--2-2--|
D-|-2--------------------------5----7-5---7-9--11-9-12-2--3-2--|
A-|-0--------------------------0----0-0---0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0--|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|

          Em      A          Em7         A          Em       A          C#m
I take a step outside and I breathe the air  And I slam the door and I'm on
F#m
my way
         Bm       E            Bm         E                 Bm      E
I won't lay no blame  I won't call you  names 'Cause I've  made my break
       C#         F#m          C#     F#m           Dmaj7     G
And I won't look back  I've turned my back to those endless games.


The second verse is the same except :
              Bm            E               Bm     E                Bm
.... Shaking dust from my shoes  There's a road ahead And there's  no way  back
        D            E
home  (No way)   But I have to say

A V.    Em7 V.     D V.                        E VII.(slide down)
Leavin' home ain't easy (Oh I never thought it would be easy)
A V.    Em7 V.    D V.                    E VII. (s.d)
Leavin' all  you  own (Oh is the main thing calling me back ?)
A V.    Em7 V.     D V. F#    Bm  F7   A           E7     A      Dm9   A
Leavin' home ain't  ea  sy  ( On the  one you're leaving home)

 
Stay my love ..... etc   the same as intro.


The rest is the same, except for the last but one time the chorus is played:
 A V.  Em7 V.    D V. F#  Bm   F7       
Leavin home ain't ne  ce  ssa  ry       Leave the on ly  way
                                 E-|----0-----0---0---0---5--|    ???
                                 B-|----2-----3---4---5---7--|   ??  ?
                                 G-|----2-----4---5---6---7--|      ? 
                                 D-|----2-----4---6---7---7--|     ?
                                 A-|----0-----0---0---0---5--|     
                                 E-|-------------------------|    ??