#------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #---------------------------------------------------------------------# TABBY CAT MUSIC ARCHIVES ******************************************************************************** Transcribed by: asf0@comcast.net Alice Franceschini Date: March 25, 1998 Album: Greatest Hits Written by: Harlan Howard\Chick Rains Note: If you hate this key, capo the first fret and ignore the sharps. SOMEBODY SHOULD LEAVE Reba McEntire C# F# A#m G# It sure gets quiet, when the kids go to bed G# F# G# We sit here in the silence putting off what must be said C# F# A#m F# I read a book, you watch T.V. As Our love dies quiet-ly F# G# C# I'm so sad I don't know what I just read. CHROUS: C# F# C# Somebody should leave but which one should it be? A#m G# You need the kids and they need me. C# F# Somebody should leave but we hate to give in G# C# We keep hopin' somehow, we might need each other again C# F# A#m G# You say goodnight, and turn and face the wall G# F# G# We lie here in the darkness, and the tears start fo fall C# F# A#m F# If it was only you and me goobye might come more easi-ly F# G# C# But what about those babies down the hall? Chorus, ENDING: C# F# Somebody should leave, but we hate to give in (Spoken) but play the chords. G# C# We keep hopin' somehow, we might need each other again