Verse:
C F
All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go,
C F
I'm standing here outside your door,
C F G
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye.
C F
But the dawn is breaking, it's early morn,
C F
The taxi's waitin', he's blowing his horn,
C F G
Already I'm so lonesome I could cry.
Chorus:
C F
So kiss me and smile for me,
C F
Tell me that you'll wait for me,
C F G
Hold me like you'll never let me go.
C F
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane,
C F
Don't know when I'll be back again,
C F G
Oh, babe, I hate to go.
Verse:
C F
There's so many times I've let you down,
C F
So many times I played around,
C F G
I tell you they don't mean a thing.
C F
Every place I go I'll think of you,
C F
Every song I sing I'll sing for you,
C F G
When I come back I'll bring your wedding ring.
Chorus:
C F
So kiss me and smile for me,
C F
Tell me that you'll wait for me,
C F G
Hold me like you'll never let me go.
C F
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane,
C F
Don't know when I'll be back again,
C F G
Oh, babe, I hate to go.
Verse:
C F
Now the time has come to leave you,
C F
One more time let me kiss you,
C F G
Then close your eyes, I'll be on my way.
C F
Dream about the days to come,
C F
When I won't have to leave alone,
C F G
About the times I won't have to say:
Chorus:
C F
So kiss me and smile for me,
C F
Tell me that you'll wait for me,
C F G
Hold me like you'll never let me go.
C F
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane,
C F
Don't know when I'll be back again,
C F G
Oh, babe, I hate to go.
Outro:
C F
I'm leaving on a jet plane,
C F
Don't know when I'll be back again,
C F G C
Oh, babe, I hate to go.
