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Say Goodbye To Hollywood

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SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD from Turnstiles
INTRO:  C  
CBobby's driving through the city tonight
Through the C/Glights in a C/Fhot new Frent-a-car
CHe joins the lovers in his heavy machine
                  C/G  F/    F  F  
It's a scene down on Sunset Boulevard
CHORUS 1:
DmSay goodbye to Dm7Hollywood
GSay goodG7bye my Ambaby
Dm7Say goodbye to DmHollywood
G7Say goodbye my Cbaby
CJohnny's taking care of things for awhile
And his C/Gstyle is so C/Fright for Ftroubadors
CThey got him sitting with his back to the door
Now he C/Gwon't be my C/Ffast gun Fanymore
CHORUS 2
           Cmaj          Am7         B7                 Em       C         G  G7-D-Dsus-D7  
Moving on is a chance you take any time you try to stay together, Oh
CmajSay a word out of Am7line and B7you find that the Emfriends you had are Cgone
ForGever...forDmev...G7er
CSo many faces in and out of my life
Some will C/Glast, some will C/Fjust Cbe Fnow and then
CLife is a series of hellos and good-byes
I'm aC/Gfraid it's time for C/FgoodbFye again
CHORUS 3
INSTRUMENTAL:    F    C    F    Dm7    G    Am    F    Dm7  C  
           Cmaj          Am7         B7                 Em       C         G  G7-D-Dsus-D7  
Moving on is a chance you take any time you try to stay together, Oh
              Cmaj        Am77B                                  Em  C  
Say a word out of line and you find that the friends you had are gone
ForGever...forDmev...G7er
CSo many faces in and out of my life
Some will C/Glast, some will C/Fjust Cbe Fnow and then
CLife is a series of hellos and good-byes
I'm aC/Gfraid it's time C/Ffor C/GgoodbFye again
CHORUS 4
OUTRO:    C    F    C    F    Dm7    G    Am    F  Dm7  

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Say Goodbye To Hollywood

by Billy Joel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

C/F

Dm7

Cmaj

Am7

Dsus

SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD from Turnstiles

INTRO:

Bobby's driving through the city tonight

C/G C/F F

Through the lights in a hot new rent-a-car

He joins the lovers in his heavy machine

C/G F F F

It's a scene down on Sunset Boulevard

CHORUS 1:

Dm Dm7

Say goodbye to Hollywood

G G7 Am

Say goodbye my baby

Dm7 Dm

Say goodbye to Hollywood

G7 C

Say goodbye my baby

Johnny's taking care of things for awhile

C/G C/F F

And his style is so right for troubadors

They got him sitting with his back to the door

C/G C/F F

Now he won't be my fast gun anymore

CHORUS 2

Cmaj Am7 B7 Em C G G7 D Dsus D7

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Moving on is a chance you take any time you try to stay together, Oh

Cmaj Am7 B7 Em C

Say a word out of line and you find that the friends you had are gone

G Dm G7

Forever...forev...er

So many faces in and out of my life

C/G C/F C F

Some will last, some will just be now and then

Life is a series of hellos and good-byes

C/G C/F F

I'm afraid it's time for goodbye again

CHORUS 3

F C F Dm7 G Am F Dm7 C

INSTRUMENTAL:

Cmaj Am7 B7 Em C G G7 D Dsus D7

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Moving on is a chance you take any time you try to stay together, Oh

Cmaj Am7 Em C

Say a word out of line and you find that the friends you had are gone

G Dm G7

Forever...forev...er

So many faces in and out of my life

C/G C/F C F

Some will last, some will just be now and then

Life is a series of hellos and good-byes

C/G C/F C/G F

I'm afraid it's time for goodbye again

CHORUS 4

C F C F Dm7 G Am F Dm7

OUTRO:

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