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50 Ways to Leave your Lover
by Paul Simon

Am7 B7
B7-9 Bb6
B+ C7
Cmaj7 D6
D#o7 Em
F#o7 G
Em/G The problem is D6 all inside your Cmaj7 head she said to B7-9 me B7
Em The answer is D#o7 easy if you take F#o7 it logicB+'lly
Em I'd like to D6 help you in your Cmaj7 struggle to be B7-9 free
There B7 must be Em 50 Am7 ways to leave your Em lover

She said it's really not my habit to intrude
Further more I hope my meaning won't be lost or mis-construed
But I'll repeat myself, at the risk of seeming rude
There must be 50 ways to leave your lover

50 Am7 ways to leave your Em lover

Chorus:
Just slip out the G back, Jack
Make a new Bb6 plan, Stan
You don't need to be C7 coy, Roy
Just get yourself G free
Or you hop on the G bus, Gus
You don't need to disBb6 cuss much
Just drop off the C7 key, Lee
And get yourself G free

She said it grieves me now to see you in such pain
Wish there was somethin' I could do to make you smile again
I said I appreciate that, and could you please explain
about the 50 ways

She said why don't we both just sleep on it tonight
I'm sure in the morning you'll begin to see the light
And then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right
There must be 50 ways to leave your lover

50 ways to leave your lover

--Chorus