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The Sound Of Music - So Long Farewell

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Step 1 / 14Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Up to Gretl’s part       Gretl’s part to end
------------------       -------------------
  A6002222                   A6002222
   Ax02220                 Esus022200
  E702010x                Dsus2xx0230
  Bmx2443x                    Axx2220
 Bm7x24232                  A/Dx002xx
                            Bm7x24232
                             E9020102
Capo 1st fret
[Intro]     A6  
[Children]  There's a Asad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall 
            And the Abells in the steeple Atoo
            And E7up in the nursery, an absurd little bird
            Is E7popping up to say cucAkoo (cuckoo, cuckoo) 
            ReBmgretfully they E7tell us but Afirmly they compel us
            To Bm7say goodbye E7to Ayou
[Children]  ASo long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, good night
[Marta]     AI hate to go and leave this pretty sightE7  
[Children]  ASo long, farewell auf wiedersehen, adieu
[Friedrich] AAdieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieuE7  
[Children]  ASo long, farewell, au revoir, auf wiedersehen
[Liesl]     AI'd like to stay and taste my first champagneE7  
[Children]  ASo long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye
[Kurt]      AI leave and heave a sigh and say goodbyeE7  
[Brigitta]  Amaj7I'm glad to go, I cannot tell a lie
[Louisa]    Amaj7I flit, I float, I fleetly flee, I fly  E7  
[Softly]       A6  E9  
[Gretl]     The A6sun has E9gone to A6bed and so must E9I
[Children]  So Dlong, fareAwell, auf D/Awiedersehen, goodAbye
            GoodB7bye, gooE9dbye, gooA6dbye
[Guests]    GoodA6bye
Fill after each part:
e|--4--3p2---------------|-4--3p2-------A0--|
B|-----------------------|-----------2--2--|
G|---------4--3--1--3--4-|--------4-----2--|
D|-----------------------|--------------2--|
A|-----------------------|--------------0--|
E|-----------------------|-----------------|

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The Sound Of Music - So Long Farewell

by Misc Musicals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus

Dsus2

Bm7

A/D

Amaj7

D/A

Up to Gretl’s part Gretl’s part to end

------------------ -------------------

A6 A6

002222 002222

A Esus

x02220 022200

E7 Dsus2

02010x xx0230

Bm A

x2443x xx2220

Bm7 A/D

x24232 x002xx

Bm7

x24232

020102

Capo 1st fret

[Intro]

[Children] There's a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall

A A

And the bells in the steeple too

And up in the nursery, an absurd little bird

E7 A

Is popping up to say cuckoo (cuckoo, cuckoo)

Bm E7 A

Regretfully they tell us but firmly they compel us

Bm7 E7 A

To say goodbye to you

[Children] So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, good night

A E7

[Marta] I hate to go and leave this pretty sight

[Children] So long, farewell auf wiedersehen, adieu

A E7

[Friedrich] Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu

[Children] So long, farewell, au revoir, auf wiedersehen

A E7

[Liesl] I'd like to stay and taste my first champagne

[Children] So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye

A E7

[Kurt] I leave and heave a sigh and say goodbye

Amaj7

[Brigitta] I'm glad to go, I cannot tell a lie

Amaj7 E7

[Louisa] I flit, I float, I fleetly flee, I fly

A6 E9

[Softly]

A6 E9 A6 E9

[Gretl] The sun has gone to bed and so must I

D A D/A A

[Children] So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye

B7 E9 A6

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

[Guests] Goodbye

Fill after each part:

e|--4--3p2---------------|-4--3p2-------0--|

B|-----------------------|-----------2--2--|

G|---------4--3--1--3--4-|--------4-----2--|

D|-----------------------|--------------2--|

A|-----------------------|--------------0--|

E|-----------------------|-----------------|

About The Sound Of Music - So Long Farewell Chords by Misc Musicals

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