Chord diagrams to follow at end of song.
Note: if you're a beginning player you can omit the Bm and instead of C9
play C
Something Worth Leaving Behind - Lee Ann Womack
IMPORTANT: CAPO FRET FOUR (if you want the key it's recorded in)
Intro: Em G C C9 (X2)
G B Em C
Hey Mona Lisa who was Leonardo
G D Am Bm C
Was he Andy Warhol were you Marilyn Monroe
G B Em C
Hey Mozart what kind of name is Amadeus
G D Am Bm C
It's kind of like Elvis, you gotta die to be famous
D B Em C D
I may not go down in history I just want someone to remember me
Chorus 1:
Em G C C9
I'll probably never hold the brush that paints a masterpiece
Em G C C9
I'll probably never find a pen that writes a symphony
Em G C G
But if I will love then I will find that I have touched another life
Am7 Am Bm C D Em
And that's something, something worth leaving behind
(same chord progression as intro) x 2
G B Em C
Hey Midas they say you have the magic touch
G D Am Bm C
But even all that shiny stuff someday's gonna turn to dust
G B Em C
Hey Jesus it must have been some Sunday morning
G D Am Bm C
In a blaze of glory we're still tellin' your story
D B Em C D
I may not go down in history I just want someone to remember me
Chorus 2:
Em G C C9
I'll probably never dream a dream then watch it turn to gold
Em G C C9
I know I'll never lose my life to save another's soul
Em G C G
But if I will love then I will find that I have touch another life
Am7 Am Bm C D Em
And that's something, something worth leaving behind
(same chord progression as intro) x 4
G B Em C
Hey baby see the future that we're buildin'
G D Am Bm C
Our love lives on in the lives of our children
Am7 Am Bm C D Em
And that's something, something worth leaving behind
Outro: (same as intro repeated til fade)
Am = x02210
Am7 = x02010
B = X24442 or XX4442
Bm = X24432 or XX4432
C = x32010
C9 = x32030
D = xx0232
Em = 022000
G = 320003
