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Goodbye John Smith

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[Intro]
C     F Am
[Verse 1]
CHold your head up FhigAmh
CWere you born too old and are Fafraid tAmo die
Dm'Cause the light is fading out Fof your Ameyes
I'll give it Call, I'll give it Gall
CCome on feet don't Ffail mAme now
C'Cause I fall too hard if I Fhit the Amground
DmAnd these worn out souls are all Fbroken Amnow
I'll give it Call, I'll give it Gall
[Chorus]
FOohG  Am  
CI'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid
That I'm falling Gapart
FOohG  Am  
CIf I don't see you ever again, oh
Where do GI start
So come alonCgF  Am  
So come alonCgF  Am  
So come alonCg
[Verse 2]
CBarrel deep intFo the Amnight
C'Til you leave the scent of the Fshore Ambehind
DmAnd the great white peaks of new Fislands Amrise
You'll see it Call, you'll see it Gall
CAnd all these memories Fcome to Ampass
CIn a 1965 FphotoAmgraph
DmAnd I'll never know how you Fmade me Amlaugh
I'll tell them Call, I'll tell them Gall
[Chorus]
FOohG  Am  
CI'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid
That I'm falling Gapart
FOohG  Am  
CIf I don't see you ever again, oh
Where do GI start
[Bridge]
    DmHeyF-     HeyC-G  
DmHey-    Fcome on CstayG  
[Chorus]
FOohG  Am  
CI'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid
That I'm falling Gapart
FOohG  Am  
CIf I don't see you ever again, oh
Where do GI start

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Goodbye John Smith

by Barns Courtney

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

C F Am

[Verse 1]

C F Am

Hold your head up high

C F Am

Were you born too old and are afraid to die

Dm F Am

'Cause the light is fading out of your eyes

C G

I'll give it all, I'll give it all

C F Am

Come on feet don't fail me now

C F Am

'Cause I fall too hard if I hit the ground

Dm F Am

And these worn out souls are all broken now

C G

I'll give it all, I'll give it all

[Chorus]

F G Am

Ooh

I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid

That I'm falling apart

F G Am

Ooh

If I don't see you ever again, oh

Where do I start

C F Am

So come along

C F Am

So come along

[Verse 2]

C F Am

Barrel deep into the night

C F Am

'Til you leave the scent of the shore behind

Dm F Am

And the great white peaks of new islands rise

C G

You'll see it all, you'll see it all

C F Am

And all these memories come to pass

C F Am

In a 1965 photograph

Dm F Am

And I'll never know how you made me laugh

C G

I'll tell them all, I'll tell them all

[Chorus]

F G Am

Ooh

I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid

That I'm falling apart

F G Am

Ooh

If I don't see you ever again, oh

Where do I start

[Bridge]

Dm F C G

Hey- Hey-

Dm F C G

Hey- come on stay

[Chorus]

F G Am

Ooh

I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid

That I'm falling apart

F G Am

Ooh

If I don't see you ever again, oh

Where do I start

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