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Chris De Burgh - Say Goodbye To It All
CAPO: 5th Fret
INTRO: FNo borderAmlinFe, no borderAmline...
Piano -   F    Am    F    Am    F    Am    F  Am  
        C   Dm  G  C  Dm  G7 C
Took a boat over FLake GeGneva
AmIt was Em/Graining Dm7all night GlongF  
We were D/F#lucky and we E/Absaw no Amenemy
And Fcame from CSwitzerland, Fpoor refuCgees
FFar from the Cguns of Gwar
We Fsaid goodGbye to it CallDm  G7  
CThey brought us in to a Fnurse's Gstation
AmHalf a Em/Gmile beDm7hind the GlinesF  
Oh D/F#Lord, how my E/Abheart was Ambreaking
To Fsee the Cchildren, and the Fwalking Cwounded
FHoping for a Cticket Ghome
And Fsay goodGbye to it CallDm  G7  
CI woke up on a Fcold blue Gmorning
To Amsee her Em/Gthere, Dm7standing right beGside meF  
Long D/F#years since I E/Ableft her at the Amborderline
And Fhow she Cfound me, FI'd never Cknow
But Fwe decided Cthere and Gthen
To Fsay goodGbye to it Call
GTo Cit Fall
Say goodCbye G/Cto  Cit F/Call
Say GgoodCbye G/Cto  Cit F/CallG  
CTook a train from FParis to the Gocean
AmFound a Em/Gsmall hoDm7tel by the GcoastF  
As D/F#we walked along the E/Abbeaches of AmNormandy
We Fcame to CJuno, OmaFha and CGold
And Fwhispered a Cprayer for the Gboys
Who Fsaid goodGbye to it CallDm  G7  
CNow we've got our own Fplace by the Gwater
And AmI have a Em/Gjob in the Dm7old hoGtelF  
She is D/F#ready and she's E/Abhoping for a Amdaughter
Well FI don't Cmind, we've Fmade our Cchoice
We've Fgot all the Ctime in the Gworld
We Fsaid goodGbye to it Call
We Fsaid goodGbye to it Call
     C  G/C  C  F
'CBye G/Cto Cit Fall
GSay goodCbye G/Cto  Cit Fall
GSay goodCbye G/Cto  Cit Fall
GSay goodCbye G/Cto  Cit Fall
GSay goodCbye G/Cto  Cit Fall
GSay goodCbyeG/C  C  F  
GSay goodCbye.G/C..C  F  
OUTRO:    G    C    G/C    C    Dm/C    G  C  

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Say Goodbye To It All

by Chris de Burgh

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/G

Dm7

D/F#

E/Ab

G/C

F/C

Dm/C

Chris De Burgh - Say Goodbye To It All

CAPO: 5th Fret

F Am F Am

INTRO: No borderline, no borderline...

F Am F Am F Am F Am

Piano -

C Dm G C Dm G7 C

F G

Took a boat over Lake Geneva

Am Em/G Dm7 G F

It was raining all night long

D/F# E/Ab Am

We were lucky and we saw no enemy

F C F C

And came from Switzerland, poor refugees

F C G

Far from the guns of war

F G C Dm G7

We said goodbye to it all

C F G

They brought us in to a nurse's station

Am Em/G Dm7 G F

Half a mile behind the lines

D/F# E/Ab Am

Oh Lord, how my heart was breaking

F C F C

To see the children, and the walking wounded

F C G

Hoping for a ticket home

F G C Dm G7

And say goodbye to it all

C F G

I woke up on a cold blue morning

Am Em/G Dm7 G F

To see her there, standing right beside me

D/F# E/Ab Am

Long years since I left her at the borderline

F C F C

And how she found me, I'd never know

F C G

But we decided there and then

F G C

To say goodbye to it all

G C F

To it all

C G/C C F/C

Say goodbye to it all

G C G/C C F/C G

Say goodbye to it all

C F G

Took a train from Paris to the ocean

Am Em/G Dm7 G F

Found a small hotel by the coast

D/F# E/Ab Am

As we walked along the beaches of Normandy

F C F C

We came to Juno, Omaha and Gold

F C G

And whispered a prayer for the boys

F G C Dm G7

Who said goodbye to it all

C F G

Now we've got our own place by the water

Am Em/G Dm7 G F

And I have a job in the old hotel

D/F# E/Ab Am

She is ready and she's hoping for a daughter

F C F C

Well I don't mind, we've made our choice

F C G

We've got all the time in the world

F G C

We said goodbye to it all

F G C

We said goodbye to it all

C G/C C F

'Bye to it all

G C G/C C F

Say goodbye to it all

G C G/C C F

Say goodbye to it all

G C G/C C F

Say goodbye to it all

G C G/C C F

Say goodbye to it all

G C G/C C F

Say goodbye

G C G/C C F

Say goodbye...

G C G/C C Dm/C G C

OUTRO:

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