Leaving On A Jet Plane
All my
G
bags are packed I'm
C
ready to go
I'm
G
standin' here out
C
side your door
I
G
hate to wake you
Am
up to say good
D
bye
But the
G
dawn is breakin' It's
C
early morn
The
G
taxi's waitin' He's
C
blowin' his horn
A
G
lready I'm so l
Am
onesome I could
D
die
So
G
kiss me and
C
smile for me
T
G
ell me that you'll
C
wait for me
G
Hold me like you'll
Am
never let me g
D
o
'Cause I'm
G
leavin'
C
on a jet plane
G
Don't know when
C
I'll be back again
G
There's so
G
many times I've
C
let you down
So
G
many times I've
C
played around
I
G
tell you now,
C
they don't mean a
D
thing
Ev'ry
G
place I go, I'll
C
think of you
Ev'ry
G
song I sing, I'll
C
sing for you
When
G
I come back, I'll
C
bring your wedding
D
ring
So
G
kiss me and
C
smile for me
T
G
ell me that you'll
C
wait for me
G
Hold me like you'll
Am
never let me g
D
o
'Cause I'm
G
leavin'
C
on a jet plane
G
Don't know when
C
I'll be back again
G
G
Now the time has
C
come to leave you
G
One more time
C
Let me kiss you
Then
G
close your eyes
C
I'll be on my
D
way
G
Dream about the
C
days to come
When
G
I won't have to
C
leave alone
A
G
bout the times,
C
I won't have to
D
say
Oh
G
kiss me and
C
smile for me
T
G
ell me that you'll
C
wait for me
G
Hold me like you'll
Am
never let me g
D
o
'Cause I'm
G
leavin'
C
on a jet plane
G
Don't know when
C
I'll be back again
G
But, I'm
G
leavin'
C
on a jet plane
G
Don't know when
C
I'll be back again
G
Píseň byla napsána roku 1966. V roce 1967 ji nahrálo americké folkové trio Peter, Paul and Mary, avšak popularity se jí dostalo až roku 1969. Dá se však říct, že do podvědomí se dostala až v roce 1998, 10 měsíců po smrti Johna Denvera, kdy ji nazpívala Chantal Kreviazuk pro film Armageddon.