if you go away

From: “Barbra Streisand - Love Is the Answer”

Ne Me Quitte Pas (If You Go Away) by JACQUES BREL Lyrics by JACQUES BREL and ROD MCKUEN

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If You Go Away (Ne me quitte pas) French Words and Music by Jacques Brel English Words by Rod McKuen Moderately Am( 6)

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with pedal

Am

Am

If

you

go

a - way

on this

sum-mer day,

Dm

might as

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then you

G7

well

take the

sun a - way.

All the

birds that flew

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in the

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2 C

sum-mer sky

when our

Bm7( 5)

day

love was

new

and our

hearts were high,

E7

was young

and the

Am/ G

Am

night was long

and the

moon stood still

F6/9

night - bird’s song.

If you

go

when the

for the

E7

a - way,

if you

go

a - way,

if you

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go

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Am

a - way.

N.C.

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if

you

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3

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=

Am

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3

stay, stay,

I’ll I’ll

make you make you

a a

day night,

Am

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like like

no day has no night has

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Am

sail on the sail on your

we’ll I’ll

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I

will be will be

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wor - ship the love so

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wind. much.

3

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if if

a a -

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rain, touch,

we’ll I’ll

talk to the talk to your 3

3

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and that

trees eyes

or or

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ride on the ride on your

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been been

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sun, smile,

3

3

3

gain. gain.

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you you

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un un

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stand; stand;

leave leave

me me

just e - nough love ⎫ just e - nough ⎬⎭

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3

to

hold in my

hand.

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a -

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Dm7

way,

if

you

go

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a - way,

if

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s’ou - bli - er

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qui s’en

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ou - bli - er.

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en - ten - dus,

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you

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quit - te pas.

Ne me

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sa - voir

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er

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ces

heures

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qui

tu - aient

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al Coda

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A

quit-te pas.

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a coups

Ne me

you

pour - quoi

le coeur

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quit - te pas.

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if

de

Am

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quit - te pas.

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par - fois

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du bon-heur.

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way.

If

you

go

a -

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way,

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Dm

as

I

know you must,

there’ll be

noth - ing

left

in this

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6 G7

world to trust;

just an

G7sus

emp - ty room

full of

G

emp - ty space,

Bm7( 5)

on

your face.

Am

kept me

shad-ow of your shad-ow

Am/ G

by

E7( 9)

go a - way.

your

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please don’t

see

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if

it might have

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side.

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like the emp - ty look I

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the

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go

a - way,

if you

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go a - way.

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