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[Intro] (3/4)
  B    E    A    E    G#mx2
[Verse 1]
 BForty nine Ereasons Amaj7all in a Bline
 BAll of them Egood ones, Amaj7a  -  Eall of them G#mlies
BDriftin' with my Elady, we're Amaj7oldest of Bfriends
 BNeed a little Ework and there's Amaj7fen - Eces to G#mmend
[Verse 2] (4/4)
 BSteady girl     Bsus4be my world 
     (Steady girl)
B'Til the drifter comeBsus4,    now she's gone 
           (Be my world)
 BI let that man     Bsus4play his hand 
         (Drifter come)
 BI let them goBsus4,    how was I to F#know?
      (Now you're gone)
I'm down on my knees, nobody left to Bplease
[Verse 3] (3/4)
E(no AlyEricG#ms)
 BNow it's Eover, they Aleft in the Bspring
 BHer and the Edrifter looking for AbeaEutiful G#mthings
B(no lyErics)A  B  
B(no lyErics)A  E  G#m  
[Verse 4] (4/4)
 BSteady girl     Bsus4be my world 
     (Steady girl)
B'Til the drifter comeBsus4,    now she's gone 
           (Be my world)
 BI let that man     Bsus4play his hand 
         (Drifter come)
 BI let them goBsus4,    how was I to F#know?
      (Now you're gone)
I'm down on my knees, nobody left to Bplease
[Pre-Chorus]
  Bsus4On my Bknees,     Bsus4feeling Bwrong
  Bsus4Mama's Bgone, Bsus4ohF#  C#  E  A  F#/A#  
[Chorus 1]
BBye bye G#mba  - F#by (Bye, bye baby)
AWri  Amaj7-   Ete if you think of it mBaybBsus4eB  
BKnow I G#mlove F#you (Know I love you)
AGo      Amaj7  Eif it means that much to ByouBsus4  B  
[Bridge]
Hey, but you can F#run baby
If the Efeeling's wrong beDfore too long it's Acrazy
And you're Btrapped, babe, and you Aknow that's not where it's aBt, babe
You're just Aseein' things through a cBat's eye, baby
 BThat's not my old lady
Come on and tA/Bell me ba B- by
You better tA/Bell me ba B- by
Who do you   F#     C#   EWho do you Alo - F#/A#ve?
[Chorus 2]
BTime will G#mtell  F#us
AWhAmaj7o      Eis trying to sBell Bsus4usB  
BBye, bye G#mba  - F#by (Bye, bye, bye, bye baby)
AWri  Amaj7-   Ete if you think of it BmayBsus4beB  
[Bridge]
Hey, but you can F#run baby
If the Efeeling's wrong beDfore too long it's Acrazy
And you're Btrapped, babe, and you Aknow that's not where it's aBt, babe
You're just Aseein' things through a cBat's eye, baby
 BThat's not my old lady
Come on and tA/Bell me ba B- by
You better tA/Bell me ba B- by
Who do you   F#     C#   EWho do you Alo - F#/A#ve?
[Outro] (3/4)
B  E  A  E  G#m

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49 Bye Byes

by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

Amaj7

Bsus4

F#/A#

A/B

[Intro] (3/4)

B E A E G#m

[Verse 1]

B E Amaj7 B

Forty nine reasons all in a line

B E Amaj7 E G#m

All of them good ones, a - all of them lies

B E Amaj7 B

Driftin' with my lady, we're oldest of friends

B E Amaj7 E G#m

Need a little work and there's fen - ces to mend

[Verse 2] (4/4)

B Bsus4

Steady girl be my world

(Steady girl)

B Bsus4

'Til the drifter come, now she's gone

(Be my world)

B Bsus4

I let that man play his hand

(Drifter come)

B Bsus4 F#

I let them go, how was I to know?

(Now you're gone)

I'm down on my knees, nobody left to please

[Verse 3] (3/4)

E A E G#m

(no lyrics)

B E A B

Now it's over, they left in the spring

B E A E G#m

Her and the drifter looking for beautiful things

B E A B

(no lyrics)

B E A E G#m

(no lyrics)

[Verse 4] (4/4)

B Bsus4

Steady girl be my world

(Steady girl)

B Bsus4

'Til the drifter come, now she's gone

(Be my world)

B Bsus4

I let that man play his hand

(Drifter come)

B Bsus4 F#

I let them go, how was I to know?

(Now you're gone)

I'm down on my knees, nobody left to please

[Pre-Chorus]

Bsus4 B Bsus4 B

On my knees, feeling wrong

Bsus4 B Bsus4 F# C# E A F#/A#

Mama's gone, oh

[Chorus 1]

B G#m F#

Bye bye ba - by (Bye, bye baby)

A Amaj7 E B Bsus4 B

Wri - te if you think of it maybe

B G#m F#

Know I love you (Know I love you)

A Amaj7 E B Bsus4 B

Go if it means that much to you

[Bridge]

Hey, but you can run baby

E D A

If the feeling's wrong before too long it's crazy

B A B

And you're trapped, babe, and you know that's not where it's at, babe

A B

You're just seein' things through a cat's eye, baby

That's not my old lady

A/B B

Come on and tell me ba - by

A/B B

You better tell me ba - by

F# C# E A F#/A#

Who do you Who do you lo - ve?

[Chorus 2]

B G#m F#

Time will tell us

A Amaj7 E B Bsus4 B

Who is trying to sell us

B G#m F#

Bye, bye ba - by (Bye, bye, bye, bye baby)

A Amaj7 E B Bsus4 B

Wri - te if you think of it maybe

[Bridge]

Hey, but you can run baby

E D A

If the feeling's wrong before too long it's crazy

B A B

And you're trapped, babe, and you know that's not where it's at, babe

A B

You're just seein' things through a cat's eye, baby

That's not my old lady

A/B B

Come on and tell me ba - by

A/B B

You better tell me ba - by

F# C# E A F#/A#

Who do you Who do you lo - ve?

[Outro] (3/4)

B E A E G#m

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