If You Leave Me Now by Chicago: A Classic Rock Ballad of 1976

If you leave me now is a song by the American rock band Chicago. It was released as a single in 1976 and became a major hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was written and sung by the band's bassist, Peter Cetera, and features a distinctive acoustic guitar and string arrangement. It has since become one of Chicago's signature songs and a classic rock ballad.

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• The song If you leave me now by Chicago was released in 1976.
• It won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus in 1977.
• The song features a prominent saxophone solo by the band's saxophonist, Walter Parazaider.

If you leave me now, you'll take away the biggest part of me
Ooohh no
Baby please don't go
And if you leave me now, you'll take away the very heart of me
Ooohh no
Baby please don't go
Ooohh girl
I just want you to stay

A love like ours is love that's hard to find
How could we let it slip away
We've come too far to leave it all behind
How could we end it all this way
When tomorrow comes and we'll both regret
The things we said today

A love like ours is love that's hard to find
How could we let it slip away
We've come too far to leave it all behind
How could we end it all this way
When tomorrow comes and we'll both regret
The things we said today

If you leave me now, you'll take away the biggest part of me
Ooohh no
Baby please don't go
Ooohh girl
I just got to have you by my side
Ooohh no
Baby please don't go
Ooohh mama
I just got to have your loving here