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Goodbye Barcelona by Pokey LaFarge
From "Something in the Water" (2015)
Capo 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C Am G
C Am E
Am Dm E
Am Dm E
[Verse]
Last Amnight I dreamt you were a glass of rioja
Wine we drank on the first night we Dmmet
If you could cross my tongue and trace through my veins
You Ecould have gone with me on the morning I Amleft
AmOh la meva maca senorita
You danced the sardana bare feet on the fDmloor
And when you get tired lay your Amhead on my chest
EPlease hear my song don’t you cry no mAmore
[Chorus]
GOh my hCeart is a bird that sings while you’re gone
La-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-dGa
The loneliest song that you’ve ever heard
La-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-dCa
GoodFbye Barcelona so glad I’ve been shown ya
I’m going I’m leaving the land of the sCunC7  
FFor the far north where I don’t want to go
Where the rain it stops for Gno one
But I’m bringing a bottle of CrumAm  G  C  Am  E  
[Verse]
AmI was just thinking about my return
Temptation like oranges lies ripe on the Dmvine
Sagrada Familia grows Amtaller each year
ELike my love for you that grows stronger with Amtime
[Chorus]
GOh my hCeart is a bird that sings while you’re gone
La-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-dGa
The loneliest song that you’ve ever heard
La-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-dCa
GoodFbye Barcelona so glad I’ve been shown ya
I’m going I’m leaving the land of the sCunC7  
FFor the far north where I don’t want to go
Where the rain it stops for Gno one
But I’m bringing a bottle of AmrumE  Am  E  
[Solo]
Am Dm
Am E
Am G
[Chorus]
GOh my hCeart is a bird that sings while you’re gone
La-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-dGa
The loneliest song that you’ve ever heard
La-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-dCa
GoodFbye Barcelona so glad I’ve been shown ya
I’m going I’m leaving the land of the sCunC7  
FFor the far north where I don’t want to go
Where the rain it stops for Gno one
But I’m bringing a bottle of CrumAm  G  
[Outro]
 C   Am   G(Repeat to Fade)

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Goodbye Barcelona

by Pokey LaFarge

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Goodbye Barcelona by Pokey LaFarge

From "Something in the Water" (2015)

Capo 2nd Fret

[Intro]

C Am G

C Am E

Am Dm E

[Verse]

Last night I dreamt you were a glass of rioja

Wine we drank on the first night we met

If you could cross my tongue and trace through my veins

E Am

You could have gone with me on the morning I left

Oh la meva maca senorita

You danced the sardana bare feet on the floor

And when you get tired lay your head on my chest

E Am

Please hear my song don’t you cry no more

[Chorus]

G C

Oh my heart is a bird that sings while you’re gone

La-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da

The loneliest song that you’ve ever heard

La-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da

Goodbye Barcelona so glad I’ve been shown ya

C C7

I’m going I’m leaving the land of the sun

For the far north where I don’t want to go

Where the rain it stops for no one

C Am G C Am E

But I’m bringing a bottle of rum

[Verse]

I was just thinking about my return

Temptation like oranges lies ripe on the vine

Sagrada Familia grows taller each year

E Am

Like my love for you that grows stronger with time

[Chorus]

G C

Oh my heart is a bird that sings while you’re gone

La-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da

The loneliest song that you’ve ever heard

La-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da

Goodbye Barcelona so glad I’ve been shown ya

C C7

I’m going I’m leaving the land of the sun

For the far north where I don’t want to go

Where the rain it stops for no one

Am E Am E

But I’m bringing a bottle of rum

[Solo]

Am Dm

Am E

Am G

[Chorus]

G C

Oh my heart is a bird that sings while you’re gone

La-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da

The loneliest song that you’ve ever heard

La-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da

Goodbye Barcelona so glad I’ve been shown ya

C C7

I’m going I’m leaving the land of the sun

For the far north where I don’t want to go

Where the rain it stops for no one

C Am G

But I’m bringing a bottle of rum

[Outro]

C Am G

(Repeat to Fade)

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