Rhythm: D G D G D G A A 
 
Verse One: 
       D                    G 
All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go 
    D                G 
I'm standing here outside your door 
  D                G             A    A 
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye 
    D                     G 
But the dawn is breaking, it's early morn'  
    D                    G 
The taxi's waiting, he's blowing his horn,  
  D            G                A    A 
Already I'm so lonesome I could cry  

   D           G 
So kiss me and smile for me 
D                   G 
Tell me that you'll wait for me 
D                   G            A   A 
Hold me like you'll never let me go 
    D       G 
I'm leaving on a jet plane, 
D               G 
Don't know when I'll be back again, 
D       G           A   A 
oh babe I'd hate to go 
 
Verse Two: 
         D                  G 
There's so many times I've let you down 
D                  G 
So many times I've played around 
    D                 G                 A      A 
But now you know that they don't mean a thing 
      D                G 
Every place I go, I'll think of you 
      D                 G 
Every song I sing, I'll sing for you 
     D                G                 A     A 
When I come back I'll wear your wedding ring 

   D           G 
So kiss me and smile for me 
D                   G 
Tell me that you'll wait for me 
D                   G            A   A 
Hold me like you'll never let me go 
    D       G 
I'm leaving on a jet plane, 
D               G 
Don't know when I'll be back again, 
D       G           A   A 
oh babe I'd hate to go 
 
Verse Three 
D                G 
Now the time has come to leave you 
D              G 
One more time, let me kiss you 
     D                   G             A    A 
Then close your eyes and I'll be on my way 
D               G 
Dream about the days to come 
D                    G 
When I won't have to leave alone, 
D                    G               A    A 
About the times when I don't have to say... 
 
Outro: 
D           G 
Kiss me and smile for me 
D                   G 
Tell me that you'll wait for me 
D                   G            A   A 
Hold me like you'll never let me go... 
    D       G 
I'm leaving on a jet plane, 
D               G 
Don't know when I'll be back again, 
    D       G 
I'm leaving on a jet plane, 
D               G 
Don't know when I'll be back again, 
    D       G 
I'm leaving on a jet plane, 
D               G 
Don't know when I'll be back again, 
D       G           A   A 
Oh babe I'd hate to go...