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The Long Goodbye

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[Intro] 
 A   F#m   E    Dx2
[Verse 1]
AI know they say if you love F#msomebody
You should set them free E(so they say)
But it sure is hard to doD  
Yeah, it sure is hard to dAo
And I know they say if they don't come F#mback again
Then it's meant to be (so they sayE)
But those words ain't pulling me Dthrough
Cos I'm still in love with youC  
I spend each Amday here waiting for a Gmiracle
FBut it's just Fmaj7you and me going Cthrough the mill (climbin' up a hill)G  A  
[Chorus 1]
AThis is the long goodbye
F#mSomebody tell me why
ETwo lovers in love can't make it
DJust what kind of love keeps breaking a heart?
ANo matter how hard I try
F#mYou're gonna make me cry
ECome on, baby, it's over, let's face it
DAll that's happening here iEs a lAong goodbye
[Verse 2]
ASometimes I ask my heart did we F#mreally
Give our love a chance (just Eone more chance)
And I know without a doubDt
I turned it inside ouAt
And if we walked away, Would make more sense (onF#mly self defense)
EBut it tears me up insideD  
Just to think we still could tryC  
How long mAmust we keep riding on a Gcarousel
FGoing round and Fmaj7round and never getting Canywhere? (on a wing and prayer)G  A  
[Chorus 2]
AThis is the long goodbye
F#mSomebody tell me why
ETwo lovers in love can't make it
DJust what kind of love keeps breaking a heart?
ANo matter how hard I try
F#mYou're gonna make me cry
ECome on, baby, it's over, Let's face it
DAll that's happening here is Ethe lonAg goodbye
[Instrumental]
C Am G F Fmaj7 C G A
[Chorus 3]
AThis is the long goodbye
F#mSomebody tell me why
ETwo lovers in love can't make it
DJust what kind of love keeps breaking a heart?
ANo matter how hard I try
F#mYou're gonna make me cry
ECome on, baby, it's over, Let's face it
DAll that's happening here is Ethe lonAg goodbye
[Outro]
AAre you ever cF#moming back agaiEn ....D  

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The Long Goodbye

by Ronan Keating

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F#m

Fmaj7

[Intro]

A F#m E D

[Verse 1]

A F#m

I know they say if you love somebody

You should set them free (so they say)

But it sure is hard to do

Yeah, it sure is hard to do

F#m

And I know they say if they don't come back again

Then it's meant to be (so they say)

But those words ain't pulling me through

Cos I'm still in love with you

Am G

I spend each day here waiting for a miracle

F Fmaj7 C G A

But it's just you and me going through the mill (climbin' up a hill)

[Chorus 1]

This is the long goodbye

F#m

Somebody tell me why

Two lovers in love can't make it

Just what kind of love keeps breaking a heart?

No matter how hard I try

F#m

You're gonna make me cry

Come on, baby, it's over, let's face it

D E A

All that's happening here is a long goodbye

[Verse 2]

A F#m

Sometimes I ask my heart did we really

Give our love a chance (just one more chance)

And I know without a doubt

I turned it inside out

F#m

And if we walked away, Would make more sense (only self defense)

E D

But it tears me up inside

Just to think we still could try

Am G

How long must we keep riding on a carousel

F Fmaj7 C G A

Going round and round and never getting anywhere? (on a wing and prayer)

[Chorus 2]

This is the long goodbye

F#m

Somebody tell me why

Two lovers in love can't make it

Just what kind of love keeps breaking a heart?

No matter how hard I try

F#m

You're gonna make me cry

Come on, baby, it's over, Let's face it

D E A

All that's happening here is the long goodbye

[Instrumental]

C Am G F Fmaj7 C G A

[Chorus 3]

This is the long goodbye

F#m

Somebody tell me why

Two lovers in love can't make it

Just what kind of love keeps breaking a heart?

No matter how hard I try

F#m

You're gonna make me cry

Come on, baby, it's over, Let's face it

D E A

All that's happening here is the long goodbye

[Outro]

A F#m E D

Are you ever coming back again ....

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