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This Is Not Goodbye

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                    THIS IS NOT GOODBYE
                     MELISSA ETHERIDGE
INTRO: NONE
VERSE:
BrEavely you let go of my F#mhand
AI can't speak yet you understEand
Where I go now, I go aF#mlone
TAhis path I walk, these days of stEone
PRE-CHORUS:
And the aBngels are cEallingB  
CHORUS:
EI must go away
WAait for me here, silently sEtay
And don't ask me why
 F#mOnly believe tAhis is not goodbEye
VERSE:
AEll of my strength, all my F#mdesire
StAill cannot melt this breath of fEire
I go to meet some kind of tF#mest
BAury the truth that scars my chEest
PRE-CHORUS:
And the aBngels are cEalling and cBalling
CHORUS:
EI must go away
WAait for me here, silently sEtay
And don't ask me why
 F#mOnly believe tAhis is not goodEbye
BREAK:
I gDbmathered all my courage
I shAaved off all my fear
With this bF#manner on my shoulder
I hAold your essence near
PRE-CHORUS:
And the aBngels are calling 
And calling and cEalling
CHORUS/OUTRO:
EI must go away
WAait for me here, silently sEtay
And don't ask me why
 F#mOnly believe tAhis is not goodEbye
 F#mOnly believe tAhis is not goodEbye

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This Is Not Goodbye

by Melissa Etheridge

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Dbm

THIS IS NOT GOODBYE

MELISSA ETHERIDGE

INTRO: NONE

VERSE:

E F#m

Bravely you let go of my hand

A E

I can't speak yet you understand

F#m

Where I go now, I go alone

A E

This path I walk, these days of stone

PRE-CHORUS:

B E B

And the angels are calling

CHORUS:

I must go away

A E

Wait for me here, silently stay

And don't ask me why

F#m A E

Only believe this is not goodbye

VERSE:

E F#m

All of my strength, all my desire

A E

Still cannot melt this breath of fire

F#m

I go to meet some kind of test

A E

Bury the truth that scars my chest

PRE-CHORUS:

B E B

And the angels are calling and calling

CHORUS:

I must go away

A E

Wait for me here, silently stay

And don't ask me why

F#m A E

Only believe this is not goodbye

BREAK:

Dbm

I gathered all my courage

I shaved off all my fear

F#m

With this banner on my shoulder

I hold your essence near

PRE-CHORUS:

And the angels are calling

And calling and calling

CHORUS/OUTRO:

I must go away

A E

Wait for me here, silently stay

And don't ask me why

F#m A E

Only believe this is not goodbye

F#m A E

Only believe this is not goodbye

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