Leaving On A Jet Plane

Words & music by John Denver
from Rhymes And Reasons (1969)

        G                   C
All my bags are packed I'm ready to go. 
      G              C
I'm standing here outside your door.
   G               C               D
I hate to wake you up to  say goodbye. 
         G                   C
But the dawn is breaking it early morn.
     G                   C
The taxi's waitin he's blownin his horn. 
G               C                D
Already I'm so lonesome I could die.

    G            C            G                   C
So kiss me and smile for me. Tell me that you'll wait for me.
 G                   C            D  D7
Hold me like you'll never let me go. 
           G     C              G
Cause I'm leavin on a jet plane. 
                C                  G
Don't know when I'll be back again. 
     C              D  D7
Oh, babe I hate to go.

            G               C
There's is many times I've let you down
    G               C
So many time I've played around.
   G             C                 D
I tell you now they don't mean a thing.
        G               C
Every place I go I'll think of you.
 G                      C
Ev'ry song I sing I'll sing for you.
     G                  C                 D
When I come back I'll bring your wedding ring.

    G            C            G                   C
So kiss me and smile for me. Tell me that you'll wait for me.
 G                   C            D  D7
Hold me like you'll never let me go. 
           G     C              G
Cause I'm leavin on a jet plane. 
                C                  G
Don't know when I'll be back again. 
     C              D  D7
Oh, babe I hate to go.

G              C
 Now the time come to leave you.
G               C
 One more time let me kiss you.
       G             C              D
Then close your eyes I'll be on my way.
  G              C
Dream about the days to come.
     G                C
When I won't have to leave alone.
  G             C                D
About the times I won't have to say

    G            C            G                   C
So kiss me and smile for me. Tell me that you'll wait for me.
 G                   C            D  D7
Hold me like you'll never let me go. 
           G     C              G
Cause I'm leavin on a jet plane. 
                C                  G
Don't know when I'll be back again. 
     C              D  D7
Oh, babe I hate to go.
     G     C               G
I'm leavin on a jet plane. 
                C                  G
Don't know when I'll be back again.
     C                D  G
Oh, babe,  I hate to go.