[Intro:  ]G   Em   C  D 
Verse 1 
With a (G)trembling pen in hand I (Em)try the best I can 
To (C)write down all the reasons I cant (D)stay (D7) 
I (G)hope she'll understand I can't (Em) leave her like a man 
Cause a (C)man would never leave her this (D7)way 
 
Verse 2 (same chord progression as verse 1) 
A note of things I should have said lays beside her sleepin head 
As I turn and make my way off in the night 
By the time the mornin's breakin, my heart will still be achin' 
Every time I think of what I've left behind  (pause) 
 
Chorus 
Cause I don't (Em)wanna see me (Bm)leavin in her (C)eyes 
And I can't (D)stand to watch her (C)watch me make her (G)cry (D) 
And I don't (Em)know a right way (Bm)I can do her (C)wrong 
So I don't wanna (Am7)be here in the mornin 
(D)when she wakes (D7)up and finds me (G) gone  G   Em  C D D7 
 
Verse 3and 4 (same chord prog. as 1 and 2) 
It hurts to know how much she'll hurt, I've told myself things could be 
worse 
And I've convinced myself she's better off this way 
By the time she finds I'm gone I'll be a long long way from home 
When she reads the note of things I couldn't say 
 
Chorus  then G   Em 
Lord I don't wanna (Am7)be here in the mornin 
(D)when she wakes (D7)up and finds me (G)gone 
Outro:  G  Em  C  D  G