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[Intro]
 Am-  C-  C-  E7x2
[Verse]
Some Amroads that you take
Some Cbonds we'll choose to break
I Cswore I'd no long be the E7pallbearer
But I Amcarried you to bed
So Cyou could rest your head
You were Ctaking off a load, heavy E7drinking
The Amworld it carries on
Your Cmemories in songs
And your Cpictures on my wall are not E7forgotten
There was Amhymns that came from mouths
That turned Ccrosses upside down
But it Ccame through their teeth with E7great ease
[Chorus]
And Fall the bobbing heads in Csync
And Fall have got a lot on Gtheir minds to think about
But Cyou carry on in Fpictures and in songs
And the Cunmade be you slept in
Where I Glaid you down to rest one last time
FGoodbye, dear Cfriend, GoodbyeF, dear friendC  
[Instrumental]
 F   Cx2
[Verse]
Some Amstories break your heart
And Csome with such appalle
CBuried deep inside, where it's ok to E7cry
Some Amboy's won't shed a tear
Oh, but a Ctale like this here
It can Cbreak me down and get me where it E7hurts the most
[Chorus]
And Fall the bobbing heads in Csync
And Fall have got a lot on Gtheir minds to think about
But Cyou carry on in Fpictures and in songs
And the Cunmade be you slept in
Where I Glaid you down to rest one last time
FGoodbye, dear Cfriend, GoodbyeF, dear friendC  
[Instrumental]
 F   Cx2
[Bridge]
    CYou carry on in Fpictures and in songs
And Cthe unmade be you slept in
Where I Glaid you down to rest one last time
FGoodbye, dear Cfriend, GoodbyeF, dear friendC  

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Goodbye Dear Friend

by Deer Tick

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am C C E7

- - - x2

[Verse]

Some roads that you take

Some bonds we'll choose to break

C E7

I swore I'd no long be the pallbearer

But I carried you to bed

So you could rest your head

C E7

You were taking off a load, heavy drinking

The world it carries on

Your memories in songs

C E7

And your pictures on my wall are not forgotten

There was hymns that came from mouths

That turned crosses upside down

C E7

But it came through their teeth with great ease

[Chorus]

F C

And all the bobbing heads in sync

F G

And all have got a lot on their minds to think about

C F

But you carry on in pictures and in songs

And the unmade be you slept in

Where I laid you down to rest one last time

F C F C

Goodbye, dear friend, Goodbye, dear friend

[Instrumental]

F C

[Verse]

Some stories break your heart

And some with such appalle

C E7

Buried deep inside, where it's ok to cry

Some boy's won't shed a tear

Oh, but a tale like this here

C E7

It can break me down and get me where it hurts the most

[Chorus]

F C

And all the bobbing heads in sync

F G

And all have got a lot on their minds to think about

C F

But you carry on in pictures and in songs

And the unmade be you slept in

Where I laid you down to rest one last time

F C F C

Goodbye, dear friend, Goodbye, dear friend

[Instrumental]

F C

[Bridge]

C F

You carry on in pictures and in songs

And the unmade be you slept in

Where I laid you down to rest one last time

F C F C

Goodbye, dear friend, Goodbye, dear friend

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