Orla Gartland - Left Behind: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'Left Behind' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Left Behind Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Orla Gartland

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'Left Behind' smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Fmaj7                     Dm
I'm clinging onto you so tight,
I know it hurts just a little
Fmaj7                   Dm
You say, "We will be alright",
but I have my doubts
                      Gm7                C
But it's better to be holding you while you
pass through
         Gm7            Csus4 C
Than not holding you at all
Fmaj7                  Dm
An elephant is in the room, don't look,
and don't try to feed it
Fmaj7                      Dm
You always want me on your terms, you can't
have your cake and eat it

Chorus:
A#                   F
I don't want you to go without me
     A#       A#m          Am7               Dsus4 D
But when you do, won't you put yourself in my shoes?
          A#
'Cause I know this feeling
        C
I'm so tired of being left behind

Fmaj7   Dm
Left behind, left behind
Fmaj7  Dm
Everytime

Awake in bed, in my own head,
one day rolls into another
You look like you've been having fun,
at least that's what I told my mother
Maybe it's better to not have someone at all
Then no one else can let you down when
they forget to call
And I keep having this weird dream where
you're going off to war
And I'm just left there in the kitchen,
staring at the door
I think I'm done with this
'Cause if you've got no one,
at least you've got no one to miss

Is it better to be holdin'
you while you pass through
Or not holdin' you at all?

Chorus:
I don't want you to go without me
But when you do, won't you
put yourself in my shoes?
Because I know this feelin'
I'm so tired of dreamin' that you're not leavin'
Oh, I'm so tired of being left behind

Left behind, left behind
Everytime, left behind


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

C

Guitar chord C

Csus4

Guitar chord Csus4

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Dsus4

Guitar chord Dsus4

F

Guitar chord F

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

Gm7

Guitar chord Gm7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play 'Left Behind' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'Left Behind' by Orla Gartland.