Walk Away Renee
The Left Banke

(M. Brown - B. Calilli - T. Sansone)

 Intro:

         D   A/C# Bm  A
         /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

 Verse 1:

         A          E/G#              Em/G            Bm/F#
         And when I see the sign that      points "One Way"
         Fdim       A/E
         The lot we used to pass by
         D/F# /E /D /C#  B7
                  Every day

 Chorus 1:

         A       /E   F#m    /C#
           Just walk away, Renee
              D                   A        E
         You won't see me follow you back home
         A     /E    F#m      /C#
           The empty sidewalks on my
           D              Amaj7/C#  [C#-E-G#-A]
         Block are not the same
          D    A/C# Bm   A
         You're not to blame

 Verse 2:

         From deep inside the fear that I forced aside
         From deep inside the pain that
         I chose to hide

 Chorus 2:

         Just walk away Renee
         You won't see me follow you back home
         Now as the rain beats down
         Upon my weary eyes
         For me it cries

 Instrumental break:

         F#m       F+     F#m/E    D#m7-5
          / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

         Ddim     A/C#      D        B7
          / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

 [repeat chorus 2]

 Verse 3:

         Your name and mine inside a heart upon a wall
         Still find a way to haunt me
         Though they're so small

 [repeat chorus 1; end cold on A]
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The chords notated here are often a composite of the keyboard, string, and
 vocal harmony lines - for example, most sheet music notates the chord on
 'same' as C#m, but the strings are definitely holding a high A - hence I've
 notated it as Amaj7/C#.

source: Andrew Rogers
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Original in 1966 was by Left Banke. Remade in 1968 by The Four Tops and 
again in 1986 by Southside Johnny and The Jukes.

Additional info on "THE LEFT BANKE" and their songs:

1.  "Walk away, Renee" was about his girlfriend, Renee Fladen... as was their
    other songs "She May Call You Up Tonight" and "Pretty Ballerina"

2.  The original group was Michael Brown (nee Lookofski), Steve Martin (a 
    talented vocalist who'd just relocated to New York from Madrid, Spain),
    George Cameron and Tom Finn.
--
Michael Brown departed Left Banke and formed Stories with Ian Lloyd.
Brother Louie was a big hit for them.

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