By Merle Haggard rmofle at satx.rr.com 11/14/2004 Capo 4 (Or Capo 1 and play D = F Em = Gm A = Bb G = C D Em The longer you wait to leave me A D The longer I'll hurt when youre gone D Em And the longer it takes for you to break my heart A D The longer the pain lingers on Chorus: G A D How long will you prolong my misery A D Wish I could leave on my own D Em Cause the longer you wait to leave me A D The longer I'll hurt when youre gone Solo We both know that you never loved me I lied to myself from the start And we both know that some day you'll leave me And the knowing just tears me apart Chorus