Intro: Em7 C G7 A Bm7 E7/9-

A     Bm7            E7     A     Bm7
Softly        I will leave you softly
         E7         A
For my heart would break
          D         A       Bm7
If you should wake and see me go
     E7    A    Dm7
So I leave you softly
     G7     C    Dm7
Long before you miss me
        G7          C              F
Long before your arms can beg me stay
        Em7    C     G7     A  Bm7
For one more hour    or one more day
    E7       A   Dm
After all the years
     E7       F#m  F#m7   D
I can't bear the tears to fall
  F     Dm7         E7     A   Bm7 E7
So softly     as I leave you there
A     Bm7            E7     A     Bm7
Softly        I will leave you softly
         E7         A
For my heart would break
          D         A       Bm7
If you should wake and see me go
     E7    A    Dm7
So I leave you softly
     G7     C    Dm7
Long before you miss me
        G7          C              F
Long before your arms can beg me stay
        Em7    C     G7     A  Bm7
For one more hour    or one more day
    E7       A   Dm
After all the years
     E7       F#m  F#m7   D
I can't bear the tears to fall
   F  Dm7           E7     A    Bm7
So softly,    as I leave you there
    E7      A    Bm7
As I leave you there, 
   E7       A   Fdim A
As I leave you there