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How Do You Say Goodbye

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[Intro]
C#m E Dsus2 A
[Verse 1]
C#mHow do you say goodbEye
To an Dsus2old friend
You don't want to Aknow
C#mHow do you wave goodbEye
To a Dsus2new friend
When you don't want to Aleave
[Chorus]
C#mCraving times ahead
Keeps me Ehungry every day
With this Dsus2bitter rush
I can slowly drift aAhead
To C#mdeal in life instead
Keeps me Ehung by your sole hand
With a Dsus2single wish
I can slowly drift Aahead
[Verse 2]
C#mWhy do we trade fine liEnes
For a Dsus2real truth
We don't want to Aknow
C#mWhy did we break our tEies
With our Dsus2old friends
When they don't want to Agrow
[Chorus]
C#mCraving times ahead
Keeps me Ehungry every day
With this Dsus2bitter rush
I can slowly drift aAhead
To C#mdeal in life instead
Keeps me Ehung by your sole hand
With a Dsus2single wish
I can slowly drift Aahead
[Instrumental]
C#m E Dsus2 A E G Gm
[Coda]
Would you Adare
Would you Gmdare fall flat on your Eface
  GGet your answer apprGmoved
By the sAtate
By the sGmtate of friends of that you Eknew
  GA friend who went thrGmough
[Outro]
A Gm E G Gm A Gm E

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How Do You Say Goodbye

by Engineers

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C#m

Dsus2

[Intro]

C#m E Dsus2 A

[Verse 1]

C#m E

How do you say goodbye

Dsus2

To an old friend

You don't want to know

C#m E

How do you wave goodbye

Dsus2

To a new friend

When you don't want to leave

[Chorus]

C#m

Craving times ahead

Keeps me hungry every day

Dsus2

With this bitter rush

I can slowly drift ahead

C#m

To deal in life instead

Keeps me hung by your sole hand

Dsus2

With a single wish

I can slowly drift ahead

[Verse 2]

C#m E

Why do we trade fine lines

Dsus2

For a real truth

We don't want to know

C#m E

Why did we break our ties

Dsus2

With our old friends

When they don't want to grow

[Chorus]

C#m

Craving times ahead

Keeps me hungry every day

Dsus2

With this bitter rush

I can slowly drift ahead

C#m

To deal in life instead

Keeps me hung by your sole hand

Dsus2

With a single wish

I can slowly drift ahead

[Instrumental]

C#m E Dsus2 A E G Gm

[Coda]

Would you dare

Gm E

Would you dare fall flat on your face

G Gm

Get your answer approved

By the state

Gm E

By the state of friends of that you knew

G Gm

A friend who went through

[Outro]

A Gm E G Gm A Gm E

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