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Doug Paisley - Always Say Goodbye
(Capo 1st fret)
ADont put you flowers on me whDen Im gone                    
There will be hard times to coF#mme
and a hard time to gDo
And leave you all alAone
AI heard the sound of your name D  
from a strangers lipsF#m  
it still sounds the Dsame
and its all that remaAins
F#mGotta make it last when I am near Ayou
F#mYoure going fast and I cannot steeAr you
DCome baby come, steal or borrowA  
DGo baby go, to your tomorrowA  
DAlways say goodbyeA  
DAlways say goodbyeA  
I called your name down the well
and my heart fell
to hear you sound so weak
and under the ground
Gotta make it last when I am near you
You’re going fast and I cannot steer you
Come baby come, steel or borrow
Go baby go, to your tomorrow
And always say goodbye
And always say goodbye

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Always Say Goodbye

by Doug Paisley

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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F#m

Doug Paisley - Always Say Goodbye

(Capo 1st fret)

A D

Dont put you flowers on me when Im gone

F#m

There will be hard times to come

and a hard time to go

And leave you all alone

A D

I heard the sound of your name

F#m

from a strangers lips

it still sounds the same

and its all that remains

F#m A

Gotta make it last when I am near you

F#m A

Youre going fast and I cannot steer you

D A

Come baby come, steal or borrow

D A

Go baby go, to your tomorrow

D A

Always say goodbye

D A

Always say goodbye

I called your name down the well

and my heart fell

to hear you sound so weak

and under the ground

Gotta make it last when I am near you

You’re going fast and I cannot steer you

Come baby come, steel or borrow

Go baby go, to your tomorrow

And always say goodbye

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