Walk Away Renée
The Left Banke (1966)


     Swiss Army Strum
4/4 | d - D u - u d u |
      1   2 &   & 4 &

| [D↓] [A↑] [E7↓] | [A] | [A] |   

| [A] . And when I | [E7] see the sign that   | [Em] .. points one | [Bm7] way... |
| [Dm] . The lot we | [A] used to pass by | [D] . every | [B7] day... |

Chorus
| [A] . Just [E7] walk a- | [F#m] way, Renée
You | [D] won't see me follow | [A] you back [E7] home |
| [A] . The [E7] empty | [F#m] sidewalks on my |
| [D] block are not the | [C#m7] same... |
| [D↓] . You're [A↑] not [E7↓] to | [A] blame | [A] |

| [A] . From deep in- | [E7] side the tears that | [Em] . I'm forced to | [Bm7] cry... |
| [Dm] . From deep in- | [A] side the pain that | [D] . I chose to | [B7] hide... |

Chorus
| [A] . Just [E7] walk a- | [F#m] way, Renée
You | [D] won't see me follow | [A] you back [E7] home |
| [A] . Now [E7] as the | [F#m] rain beats down
u- | [D] pon my weary | [C#m7] eyes... |
| [D↓] . For [A↑] me [E7↓] it | [A] cries |

Instrumental
| [F#m] | [Aaug] | [A]   | [Bm7] |
| [D]   | [A]     | [D]   | [E7]   |

Chorus
| [A] . Just [E7] walk a- | [F#m] way, Renée
You | [D] won't see me follow | [A] you back [E7] home |
| [A] . Now [E7] as the | [F#m] rain beats down
u- | [D] pon my weary | [C#m7] eyes... |
| [D↓] . For [A↑] me [E7↓] it | [A] cries | [A]   |

| [A] . Your name and | [E7] mine inside a | [Em] heart upon a | [Bm7] wall... |
| [Dm] . Still finds a | [A] way to haunt me | [D] . though they're so | [B7] small... |

Chorus
| [A] . Just [E7] walk a- | [F#m] way, Renée
You | [D] won't see me follow | [A] you back [E7] home |
| [A] . The [E7] empty | [F#m] sidewalks on my |
| [D] block are not the | [C#m7] same... |
| [D↓] . You're [A↑] not [E7↓] to | [A↓] blame

#Play along with original in this key.

#Last Updated 11/29/2021 JJ
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