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The Long Goodbye

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The Long Goodbye
   C#m      A    Bx4      
   C#m     A     F#m     C#m     A     Bx2
C#mA smile could F#mcrack this angry C#mface
The endless F#mdays the endless C#mways
This tension F#mfills up the empty C#mspace
I wait in F#mvain
Fade aAway away F#maway
Fade aC#mway away aF#mway
I fade aAway away F#mawayF#m/E  
No you’ll nevC#mer know what you’ve got until it's Agone (its wasted, it's wasted)
EAnd when it's gone well you know it’s gone forevBer
When you take the long gooC#mdbye
No one here ever says they all Amove on (its wasted, it's wasted)
EAnd when we’re gone well you know we’re gone forDever
When you take the long gooC#mdbyeA  F#m  C#m  A  B  
C#mAnd as the floF#mwer slowly dC#mies
We find new F#mways of wasting C#mtime
The question F#mis what's left to C#mtry
I watch the F#mrain and
Fade aAway away aF#mway
Fade aC#mway away aF#mway
I fade aAway away F#mawayF#m/E  
           C#m                                A
No you’ll never know what you’ve got until it's gone (its wasted, it's wasted)
EAnd when it's gone well you know it’s gone forBever
When you take the long goC#modbye
No one here ever says they all move Aon (its wasted, it's wasted)
EAnd when we’re gone well you know we’re gone foreDver
When you take the long F#mgoodbyG#meA  B  F#m  G#m  A  B  B  
C#m   A   B
No you’ll nevC#mer know what you’ve got until it's Agone (its wasted, it's wasted)
EAnd when it's gone well you know it’s gone forevBer
When you take the long gooC#mdbye
No one here ever says they all Amove on (its wasted, it's wasted)
EAnd when we’re gone well you know we’re gone forDever
                              C#m     A     F#m     C#m     A    Bx2  C#m  
When you take the long goodbye

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The Long Goodbye

by Heaven's Basement

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

F#m/E

G#m

The Long Goodbye

C#m A B

C#m A F#m C#m A B

C#m F#m C#m

A smile could crack this angry face

F#m C#m

The endless days the endless ways

F#m C#m

This tension fills up the empty space

F#m

I wait in vain

A F#m

Fade away away away

C#m F#m

Fade away away away

A F#m F#m/E

I fade away away away

C#m A

No you’ll never know what you’ve got until it's gone (its wasted, it's wasted)

E B

And when it's gone well you know it’s gone forever

C#m

When you take the long goodbye

No one here ever says they all move on (its wasted, it's wasted)

E D

And when we’re gone well you know we’re gone forever

C#m A F#m C#m A B

When you take the long goodbye

C#m F#m C#m

And as the flower slowly dies

F#m C#m

We find new ways of wasting time

F#m C#m

The question is what's left to try

F#m

I watch the rain and

A F#m

Fade away away away

C#m F#m

Fade away away away

A F#m F#m/E

I fade away away away

C#m A

No you’ll never know what you’ve got until it's gone (its wasted, it's wasted)

E B

And when it's gone well you know it’s gone forever

C#m

When you take the long goodbye

No one here ever says they all move on (its wasted, it's wasted)

E D

And when we’re gone well you know we’re gone forever

F#m G#m A B F#m G#m A B B

When you take the long goodbye

C#m A B

C#m A

No you’ll never know what you’ve got until it's gone (its wasted, it's wasted)

E B

And when it's gone well you know it’s gone forever

C#m

When you take the long goodbye

No one here ever says they all move on (its wasted, it's wasted)

E D

And when we’re gone well you know we’re gone forever

C#m A F#m C#m A B C#m

When you take the long goodbye

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