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A Friendly Goodbye

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Intro:
  A   E    D     E(4x)
Verse:
AI can lay it on rBeal thick
But I know hDow you don't lEike to get bogged down
With anyAthing 'boBut us
And our kick aDss true loEve tale
DSorry I swEore just then
Cause I kAnow you haDte it
And by the way that caEke you baked me really suAcked
But I aDte it
Pre Chorus:
Cause I lovEed you
Here's a friEendly goodbye
Chorus:
AAin't that a "b" with an iEtch
Ain't that a mother truDcker
You can go to h-e-dEouble hockey sticks And f yourself
ACause I'm flippin' gosh darn sEick
Of all the "s" words yDou put me throughE  
So f-uA  E  D  E  
F-uA  E  D  E  
Verse 2:
AI can hang it oBut to dry
Cause I kDnow how you like aEll your laundry neat
AAnd not just thBrown around
Like a chDain saw in need of juEggling
DSorry I fliEpped you off caAuse I know,
That you hDate it
And that homemade poErn I said that I erAased
Well I saDved it
Pre Chorus:
Cause I lovEed you
Here's a friEendly goodbye
Chorus:
AAin't that a "b" with an iEtch
Ain't that a mother truDcker
You can go to h-e-dEouble hockey sticks And f yourself
ACause I'm flippin' gosh darn sEick
Of all the "s" words yDou put me throughE  
So f-uA  E  D  E  
F-uA  E  D  E  
F-uA  E  D  E  
F-uA  E  D  E  
Bridge:
F#mI'll send you a pBost card that says
I'm gDlad you're not heAreG#  
F#mI'll buy you a t-Bshirt
But I'll Duse it to wipe up the bAeerG#  
DThat I spilled
EWhile I was spilling my guts
To my friAends abG#out yoF#mu
And I reBally don't haDve anything else nice to sFay
F-u
5,6,7
Chorus:
AAin't that a "b" with an iEtch
Ain't that a mother truDcker
You can go to h-e-dEouble hockey sticks And f yourself
ACause I'm flippin' gosh darn sEick
Of all the "s" words yDou put me throughE  
So f-uA  E  D  E  
F-uA  E  D  E  
F-uA  E  D  E  
F-uA  E  D  E  
A   E D   E A   E D   E

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A Friendly Goodbye

by Bowling for Soup

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F#m

Intro:

A E D E

(4x)

Verse:

A B

I can lay it on real thick

D E

But I know how you don't like to get bogged down

A B

With anything 'bout us

D E

And our kick ass true love tale

D E

Sorry I swore just then

A D

Cause I know you hate it

E A

And by the way that cake you baked me really sucked

But I ate it

Pre Chorus:

Cause I loved you

Here's a friendly goodbye

Chorus:

A E

Ain't that a "b" with an itch

Ain't that a mother trucker

You can go to h-e-double hockey sticks And f yourself

A E

Cause I'm flippin' gosh darn sick

D E

Of all the "s" words you put me through

A E D E

So f-u

A E D E

F-u

Verse 2:

A B

I can hang it out to dry

D E

Cause I know how you like all your laundry neat

A B

And not just thrown around

D E

Like a chain saw in need of juggling

D E A

Sorry I flipped you off cause I know,

That you hate it

E A

And that homemade porn I said that I erased

Well I saved it

Pre Chorus:

Cause I loved you

Here's a friendly goodbye

Chorus:

A E

Ain't that a "b" with an itch

Ain't that a mother trucker

You can go to h-e-double hockey sticks And f yourself

A E

Cause I'm flippin' gosh darn sick

D E

Of all the "s" words you put me through

A E D E

So f-u

A E D E

F-u

A E D E

F-u

A E D E

F-u

Bridge:

F#m B

I'll send you a post card that says

D A G#

I'm glad you're not here

F#m B

I'll buy you a t-shirt

D A G#

But I'll use it to wipe up the beer

That I spilled

While I was spilling my guts

A G# F#m

To my friends about you

B D F

And I really don't have anything else nice to say

F-u

5,6,7

Chorus:

A E

Ain't that a "b" with an itch

Ain't that a mother trucker

You can go to h-e-double hockey sticks And f yourself

A E

Cause I'm flippin' gosh darn sick

D E

Of all the "s" words you put me through

A E D E

So f-u

A E D E

F-u

A E D E

F-u

A E D E

F-u

A E D E A E D E

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