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Goodbye My Friend

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GoodBye My Friend Dokken (Capo 1)   Long Way Home #5
 G   D   Am   C/  G   D   Am   C  
Emtried to sayD, didn't lovAm7e you, or need Amyou
Tried to believe had an answer too
EmTried to Dbelieve didn't Am7want you tooAm  
Wasn't just me that believed in you
CSame old Emsong, we Ctry to hold Emon
As I look back I see what you knew
CStill in the Dend we Ctry to move Don   (Chorus/ V2)
Its better for me, and its better for you (Instrumemtal/Bridge/End Chorus)
(Chorus)
GSo goodbye my Dfriend, It was Amgood to get to see you Cagain
GIf this is thDe end Please don't Amtry and make me love you Cagain
(Instrumemtal break/Bridge)
DI was Emwrong Dto carry Emon
DStill in the Emend   Cwe try to move Don
(End Chorus)
GSo goodbye my Dfriend It was Amgood to get to see you Cagain
            G      D            Am             C       Am      C(END)
If this is the end Then let us part friends

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Goodbye My Friend

by Dokken

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

GoodBye My Friend Dokken (Capo 1) Long Way Home #5

G D Am C G D Am C

Em D Am7 Am

tried to say, didn't love you, or need you

Tried to believe had an answer too

Em D Am7 Am

Tried to believe didn't want you too

Wasn't just me that believed in you

C Em C Em

Same old song, we try to hold on

As I look back I see what you knew

C D C D

Still in the end we try to move on (Chorus/ V2)

Its better for me, and its better for you (Instrumemtal/Bridge/End Chorus)

(Chorus)

G D Am C

So goodbye my friend, It was good to get to see you again

G D Am C

If this is the end Please don't try and make me love you again

(Instrumemtal break/Bridge)

D Em D Em

I was wrong to carry on

D Em C D

Still in the end we try to move on

(End Chorus)

G D Am C

So goodbye my friend It was good to get to see you again

G D Am C Am C

(END)

If this is the end Then let us part friends

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