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Goodbye Girl

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Intro:
 G/ / /  D/ / /  C/ / /  D/ / /
 G/ / /  D/ / /  C/ / /  D/ / / 
Verse:
All your life you've waited, for love to come and stay
GAnd now that I have fDound you, yoEmu must not slip aBmway
I knAmow it's hard belEmieving, the worCds you heard beDfore
GBut darling you must Dtrust them Emjust once more, 'cBmause baby
Am                   Bm                   C    D
Chorus:
Goodbye doesn't mean forever, let me tell you
GoodGbye Ddoesn't mean we'Cll neDver be together again
If yGou wDake up and I'm not Cthere, I won't be long aDway
Em'Cause the things yBmou do my goodbye Cgirl, will brinCmg me back to you
           Em7              Em6                D7
The solo follows the same chords as the intro, as does the verse/chorus interlude 
and the repeated "goodbye doesn't mean forever"s.

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Goodbye Girl

by Rumer

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Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Em6

Intro:

G D C D

/ / / / / / / / / / / /

G D C D

/ / / / / / / / / / / /

Verse:

All your life you've waited, for love to come and stay

G D Em Bm

And now that I have found you, you must not slip away

Am Em C D

I know it's hard believing, the words you heard before

G D Em Bm

But darling you must trust them just once more, 'cause baby

Am Bm C D

Chorus:

Goodbye doesn't mean forever, let me tell you

G D C D

Goodbye doesn't mean we'll never be together again

G D C D

If you wake up and I'm not there, I won't be long away

Em Bm C Cm

'Cause the things you do my goodbye girl, will bring me back to you

Em7 Em6 D7

The solo follows the same chords as the intro, as does the verse/chorus interlude

and the repeated "goodbye doesn't mean forever"s.

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