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Goodbye Waltz

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Banjo tuned E, Capo 3, Key of D
SeDe that boat go down the sky
GooGdbye, goDodbye
See that Gboat go down the Dsky
GooGdbye, goDodbye
              GG7G#?       G  
See that boat go down the sky
Till iDt's just a speck at thE7e edge Aof my Deye
It is so hGard to say Dgoodbye
GGoodbDye
[Instrumental]
See Dthat boat go down the sky
GoGodbye, goodDbye
See that Gboat go down the Dsky
GoGodbye, goodDbye
See Gthat boat go G7down the skGy
Till the sDhades of night E7are drAawing nDigh
And the wind diGes out in the western Dsky
GGoodbDye
[Instrumental]

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Goodbye Waltz

by John Hartford

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Banjo tuned E, Capo 3, Key of D

See that boat go down the sky

G D

Goodbye, goodbye

G D

See that boat go down the sky

G D

Goodbye, goodbye

G G

G7G#?

See that boat go down the sky

D E7 A D

Till it's just a speck at the edge of my eye

G D

It is so hard to say goodbye

G D

Goodbye

[Instrumental]

See that boat go down the sky

G D

Goodbye, goodbye

G D

See that boat go down the sky

G D

Goodbye, goodbye

G G7 G

See that boat go down the sky

D E7 A D

Till the shades of night are drawing nigh

G D

And the wind dies out in the western sky

G D

Goodbye

[Instrumental]

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