| Cm | Bb | Abmaj7 | G7 | Cm | Bb | Abmaj7 | Bdim |
| Cm7 | Bb | Abmaj7 | G7 | Cm | Fm7 | Cm |
| Cm | Bb6 | Abmaj7 | G7 |
| "The problem is | all inside your | head", she said to | me, |
| Cm | B-o | D-o | G+ |
| The answer is | easy if you | take it logica | lly. |
| Cm | Bb6 | Abmaj7 | G7 |
| I'd like to | help you in your | struggle to be | free. |
| G7 | Cm | Fm7 | Cm | |
| There | must be - | fifty | ways to leave your | lover." |
| Cm | Bb6 | Abmaj7 | G7 |
| She said: "It's | really not my | habit to intr | ude, |
| Cm | B-o | D-0 | G7 | |
| Furthermore | I hope my | meaning won't be | lost or misconstr | ued, |
| Cm | Bb6 | Abmaj7 | G7 | |
| But | I'll repeat my | self at the | risk of being | crude. |
| G7 | Cm | Fm7 | Cm | |
| There must be | - | fifty | ways to leave your | lover." |
| Cm | Fm7 | Cm |
| Fifty | ways to leave your | lover." |
| Chorus: |
| Eb | Gb6 | |
| Just slip out the | back Jack, make a new | plan Stan, |
| Ab7 | Eb | |
| No need to be | coy Roy, just get yourself | free |
| Eb | Gb6 | |
| Hop on the | bus Gus, you don't need to dis | cuss much, |
| Ab7 | Eb | |
| Just drop off the | key Lee, and get yourself | free. |
| Eb | Gb6 | |
| Just slip out the | back Jack, make a new | plan Stan, |
| Ab7 | Eb | |
| No need to be | coy Roy, just listen to | me |
| Eb | Gb6 | |
| Hop on the | bus Gus, you don't need to dis | cuss much, |
| Ab7 | Eb | |
| Just drop off the | key Lee, and get yourself | free. |
| Cm | Bb6 | Abmaj7 | G7 |
| She said: "It | grieves me so | to see you in such | pain. |
| Cm | B-o | D-o | G+ | |
| I wish there was | something I could | do to | make you smile | again." |
| Cm | Bb6 | Abmaj7 | G7 | |
| I said: | "I appreciate | that and | would you please | explain |
| Cm | Fm7 | Cm |
| About the - fifty | ways." |
| Cm | Bb6 | Abmaj7 | G7 |
| She said: "Why | don't we both just | sleep on it | tonight, |
| Cm | B-o | D-o | G+ | |
| And I | believe that in the | morning you'll | begin to see the | light." |
| Cm | Bb6 | Abmaj7 | G7 | |
| Then she | kissed me and I | realised, she | probably was | right, |
| Cm | Fm7 | Cm | |
| There must be | fifty | ways to leave your | lover, |
| Cm | Fm7 | Cm |
| Fifty | ways to leave your | lover. |
| Chorus: |
| Eb | Gb6 | |
| Just slip out the | back Jack, make a new | plan Stan, |
| Ab7 | Eb | |
| No need to be | coy Roy, just get yourself | free |
| Eb | Gb6 | |
| Hop on the | bus Gus, you don't need to dis | cuss much, |
| Ab7 | Eb | |
| Just drop off the | key Lee, and get yourself | free. |
| Eb | Gb6 | |
| Just slip out the | back Jack, make a new | plan Stan, |
| Ab7 | Eb | |
| No need to be | coy Roy, just listen to | me |
| Eb | Gb6 | |
| Hop on the | bus Gus, you don't need to dis | cuss much, |
| Ab7 | Eb | |
| Just drop off the | key Lee, and get yourself | free. |