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Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
 Amx8
Am Am Am Am
F F F F
C C C C
G G G G
[Verse]
  AmYou know the Amdream when your Amflying then you Amfall so Ffast?F  
So Fperfect that you Fknew it'd never ClastC  
It's like reCality's your Cbiggest GenemyG  G  G  
  AmYou know the Amdream when the Amtwo of us were Amso in Flove?F  
So Fperfect that we could Fnever mess it CupC  
But Cdreams don't ever Ccome with GguarantGeesG  
[Pre Chorus]
GOh and I could Amswear that Amour Amtruth was Ambetter than fiFctionF  
But when I Fwoke up Fyour were miCssingC  
How could Cevery single Cpromise we made Glose its strengthG, fade aGway?
[Chorus]
Can you tell Amme how Amit's supAmposed to work Amwhen you love Fso much Fit hurtsF  
FBaby tell me Cwhy, Ceven if it's Clies, Cyou said we were Gdo or diGeG  
But now we're Gsaying goodbyeAm, goodbyeAm, goodbyeAm  
But now we're Amsaying goodbyeF, goodbyeF, goodbyeF  
But now we're Fsaying goodbyeC, goodbyeC, goodbyeC  
CYou said we were Gdo or dieG  G  
But now we're Gsaying goodbyeAm  
[Verse]
Fate had it's Amway and it's Amstaying now it's Amplaying it's FhandF  
But Fwe don't have to Ffold at it's comCmandC  
CWe don't have to Cgive up GanythingG  G  G  
[Pre Chorus]
Oh and I could Amswear that Amour Amtruth was Ambetter than fiFctionF  
So Fplease don't Flet it go misCsingC  
Don't let Cevery single Cpromise we made Glose its strength Gfade awGay
[Chorus]
Can you tell Amme how Amit's supAmposed to work Amwhen you love Fso much Fit hurtsF  
FBaby tell me Cwhy, Ceven if it's Clies, Cyou said we were Gdo or diGeG  
But now we're Gsaying goodbyeAm, goodbyeAm, goodbyeAm  
But now we're Amsaying goodbyeF, goodbyeF, goodbyeF  
But now we're Fsaying goodbyeC, goodbyeC, goodbyeC  
CYou said we were Gdo or dieG  G  
But now we're Gsaying goodbye
  Amx8
[Bridge]
  AmThe futuAmre, it Amnever looked Ambrighter
  AmSo I don't Amwant to see us Amthrow it all Amaway
  AmThe futuAmre, it Amnever looked Ambrighter
  AmSo I don't Amwant to see us Amthrow it all Amaway
  Amx4
[Chorus]
Can you tell Amme how Amit's supAmposed to work Amwhen you love Fso much Fit hurtsF  
FBaby tell me Cwhy, Ceven if it's Clies, Cyou said we were Gdo or diGeG  
But now we're Gsaying goodbyeAm, goodbyeAm, goodbyeAm  
But now we're Amsaying goodbyeF, goodbyeF, goodbyeF  
But now we're Fsaying goodbyeC, goodbyeC, goodbyeC  
CYou said we were Gdo or dieG  G  
But now we're Gsaying goodbyeAm  

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Say Goodbye

by Ryan Tedder

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

[Intro]

Am Am Am Am

F F F F

C C C C

G G G G

[Verse]

Am Am Am Am F F

You know the dream when your flying then you fall so fast?

F F C C

So perfect that you knew it'd never last

C C G G G G

It's like reality's your biggest enemy

Am Am Am Am F F

You know the dream when the two of us were so in love?

F F C C

So perfect that we could never mess it up

C C G G G

But dreams don't ever come with guarantees

[Pre Chorus]

G Am Am Am Am F F

Oh and I could swear that our truth was better than fiction

F F C C

But when I woke up your were missing

C C G G G

How could every single promise we made lose its strength, fade away?

[Chorus]

Am Am Am Am F F F

Can you tell me how it's supposed to work when you love so much it hurts

F C C C C G G G

Baby tell me why, even if it's lies, you said we were do or die

G Am Am Am

But now we're saying goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

Am F F F

But now we're saying goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

F C C C

But now we're saying goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

C G G G

You said we were do or die

G Am

But now we're saying goodbye

[Verse]

Am Am Am F F

Fate had it's way and it's staying now it's playing it's hand

F F C C

But we don't have to fold at it's command

C C G G G G

We don't have to give up anything

[Pre Chorus]

Am Am Am Am F F

Oh and I could swear that our truth was better than fiction

F F C C

So please don't let it go missing

C C G G G

Don't let every single promise we made lose its strength fade away

[Chorus]

Am Am Am Am F F F

Can you tell me how it's supposed to work when you love so much it hurts

F C C C C G G G

Baby tell me why, even if it's lies, you said we were do or die

G Am Am Am

But now we're saying goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

Am F F F

But now we're saying goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

F C C C

But now we're saying goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

C G G G

You said we were do or die

But now we're saying goodbye

[Bridge]

Am Am Am Am

The future, it never looked brighter

Am Am Am Am

So I don't want to see us throw it all away

Am Am Am Am

The future, it never looked brighter

Am Am Am Am

So I don't want to see us throw it all away

[Chorus]

Am Am Am Am F F F

Can you tell me how it's supposed to work when you love so much it hurts

F C C C C G G G

Baby tell me why, even if it's lies, you said we were do or die

G Am Am Am

But now we're saying goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

Am F F F

But now we're saying goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

F C C C

But now we're saying goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

C G G G

You said we were do or die

G Am

But now we're saying goodbye

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