This is the version my mother taught me. She used to play it back when it first came out.
I use it on Capo 4 but it sounds good in any key.
The chord progressions of the song are G-C and G-Em-Am-D.
Here is the basic picking pattern for each chord:
G C Em Am De|---t-------------------------------------t-------------------------------|B|---------------t------------t------------------------t-------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-----1---1-------1---1--------1---1--------1---1-------1---1-------------|A|------2-2---------2-2----------2-2----------2-2---------2-2--------------|E|-------3-----------3------------3------------3-----------3---------------|
pick those patterns and follow these chords. when i play i usually only have time while
singing to play each picking pattern once before i switch but you can make it your own.
G C
All my bags are packed I'm ready to go
G C
I'm standin' here outside your door
G Em Am D
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
G C
But the dawn is breakin' it's early morn
G C
The taxi's waitin' he's blowin' his horn
G Em Am D
Already I'm so lonesome I could die
G C
So kiss me and smile for me
G C
Tell me that you'll wait for me
G Em Am D
Hold me like you'll never let me go
G C
Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
G C G
Don't know when I'll be back again
Em Am D
Oh babe, I hate to go
There's so many times I've let you down
So many times I've played around
I tell you now, they don't mean a thing
Every place I go, I'll think of you
Every song I sing, I'll sing for you
When I come back, I'll bring your wedding ring
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go
Now the time has come to leave you
One more time let me kiss you
Close your eyes I'll be on my way
Dream about the days to come
When I won't have to leave alone
About the times, I won't have to say
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh baby, I hate to go
Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh baby, I hate to go
Thanks for checking out my first tab. I love playing this song because it transcends
generations - my mother and I both sat down and played it tonight. Message me or leave a
comment if you have a question!
