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Say Hello Wave Goodbye

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[Verse]
CStanding in the door of Amthe FPink Flamingo Gcrying
Cin the rainAm  F  G  
CIt was a kind Amof Fso so love Gand I'm
Cgoing to make sure it Amnever Fhappens againG  
CYou and I Amit Fhad to be Gthe
Cstanding joke of Amthe FyearG  
CYou were a sleep around,   Am   Fa lost and Gfound
CAnd not for me AmI  FfearG  
[Instrumental]
C   F G
C   F G
[Verse]
CI tried to make it work, Fyou in a cocktail skirtG  
And Cme in a suit (Well Fit just wasn't me)G  
CYou're used to wearing less Fand now your life's a Gmess
CSo insecure you FseeG  
CI put up with all the scenes  and Fthis is one scene tGhat's
Cgonna be played my FwayG  
[Chorus]
CTake your Amhands off EmmeF  G  
CI don't beAmlong to Emyou, you FseeG  
CTake a lAmook at my Emface for the Flast timeG  
CI never knew you, Amyou never knew me
EmSay hello goodFbyeG  
  CSay heFllo Gwave goodCbyeF  G  
[Verse]
CUnder the deep red light FI can see the Gmakeup
Csliding downF  G  
CHey little girl you will Falways Gmake up
So Ctake off that unbeFcoming frowGn
CWhat about me, well FI'll find Gsomeone
That's Cnot going cheap in the FsalesG  
A Cnice little housewife
Who'll Fgive me a Gsteady life
And Cwon't keep going Foff the Grails
[Chorus]
CTake your Amhands off EmmeF  G  
CI don't beAmlong to Emyou, you FseeG  
CTake, take a Amlook at my Emface for the Flast timeG  
CI never knew you, Amyou never knew me
EmSay hello goodFbyeG  
  CSay heFllo Gwave goodCbyeF  G  
[Verse]
CWe've been involved for Fquite a Gwhile now
And to Ckeep you secret Fhas been hGell
We're Cstrangers meeting for the first Ftime, okay?G  
Just Csmile and say heFlloG  
[Chorus]
  CSay heFllo then Gwave goodCbyeF  G  
  CSay heFllo then Gwave goodCbyeF  G  
  CSay heFllo then Gwave goodCbyeF  G  
  CSay heFllo then Gwave goodCbyeF  G  
  CSay heFllo then Gwave goodCbyeF  G  
  CSay heFllo Gwave goodCbye
Say heFllo then wGave goodbCye
Say heFllo Gwave goodCbye
GoodFbyeG  C  F  G  
(Fade out)

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Say Hello Wave Goodbye

by Marc Almond

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[Verse]

C Am F G

Standing in the door of the Pink Flamingo crying

C Am F G

in the rain

C Am F G

It was a kind of so so love and I'm

C Am F G

going to make sure it never happens again

C Am F G

You and I it had to be the

C Am F G

standing joke of the year

C Am F G

You were a sleep around, a lost and found

C Am F G

And not for me I fear

[Instrumental]

C F G

[Verse]

C F G

I tried to make it work, you in a cocktail skirt

C F G

And me in a suit (Well it just wasn't me)

C F G

You're used to wearing less and now your life's a mess

C F G

So insecure you see

C F G

I put up with all the scenes and this is one scene that's

C F G

gonna be played my way

[Chorus]

C Am Em F G

Take your hands off me

C Am Em F G

I don't belong to you, you see

C Am Em F G

Take a look at my face for the last time

C Am

I never knew you, you never knew me

Em F G

Say hello goodbye

C F G C F G

Say hello wave goodbye

[Verse]

C F G

Under the deep red light I can see the makeup

C F G

sliding down

C F G

Hey little girl you will always make up

C F G

So take off that unbecoming frown

C F G

What about me, well I'll find someone

C F G

That's not going cheap in the sales

A nice little housewife

F G

Who'll give me a steady life

C F G

And won't keep going off the rails

[Chorus]

C Am Em F G

Take your hands off me

C Am Em F G

I don't belong to you, you see

C Am Em F G

Take, take a look at my face for the last time

C Am

I never knew you, you never knew me

Em F G

Say hello goodbye

C F G C F G

Say hello wave goodbye

[Verse]

C F G

We've been involved for quite a while now

C F G

And to keep you secret has been hell

C F G

We're strangers meeting for the first time, okay?

C F G

Just smile and say hello

[Chorus]

C F G C F G

Say hello then wave goodbye

C F G C F G

Say hello then wave goodbye

C F G C F G

Say hello then wave goodbye

C F G C F G

Say hello then wave goodbye

C F G C F G

Say hello then wave goodbye

C F G C

Say hello wave goodbye

F G C

Say hello then wave goodbye

F G C

Say hello wave goodbye

F G C F G

Goodbye

(Fade out)

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