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How To Say Goodbye

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(Beginning)   A    Asus4    A    Asus4    A  Asus4  
 A  Asus4
ALeavin' isn't AM7quite the same
F#m-(Don't use short form)       Bm    E    Esus4  E  
You said to me, it's runnin' away.
AIf you're scared or AM7tired of what you're F#mscared of
Why should you BmstayE  Esus4  E  
BmYou love to say Egoodbye
BmAnd always counted Eall Esus4the    Etime
'til he was Bmfree
to get up and Eleave
to learn how to BmbreatheE  Esus4  E  
A    AM7  F#m  A  A  AM7
F#magainA...
ASlippin' out to have a AM7cigarette
with F#msomeone else that he'd never BmmetE  Esus4  E  
AAsk her if AM7by the way F#mwould you like to
run away... and try to BmforgetE  Esus4  E  
BmJust not to Estay
BmTo leave without EsaEsus4ying  Ewhy
To get up and Bmgo
To catch the last Etrain
To get in some Bmcar and drive out Bm7again
To never come back this Bmway
ELeft Esus4to    Esay:
AgoodbyeAM7  
so F#mlongA  
Bmfarewell
Eau revoir
AgoodbyeAM7  
so F#mlongA  
Bmfarewell
Eau revoir

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How To Say Goodbye

by Paul Tiernan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

AM7

F#m

Esus4

Bm7

I was surprised that I couldn't find the simple chords for this song anywhere on the

A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4

(Beginning)

A Asus4

A AM7

Leavin' isn't quite the same

F#m Bm E Esus4 E

-(Don't use short form)

You said to me, it's runnin' away.

A AM7 F#m

If you're scared or tired of what you're scared of

Bm E Esus4 E

Why should you stay

Bm E

You love to say goodbye

Bm E Esus4 E

And always counted all the time

'til he was free

to get up and leave

Bm E Esus4 E

to learn how to breathe

A AM7 F#m A A AM7

F#m A

again...

A AM7

Slippin' out to have a cigarette

F#m Bm E Esus4 E

with someone else that he'd never met

A AM7 F#m

Ask her if by the way would you like to

Bm E Esus4 E

run away... and try to forget

Bm E

Just not to stay

Bm E Esus4 E

To leave without saying why

To get up and go

To catch the last train

Bm Bm7

To get in some car and drive out again

To never come back this way

E Esus4 E

Left to say:

A AM7

goodbye

F#m A

so long

farewell

au revoir

A AM7

goodbye

F#m A

so long

farewell

au revoir

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