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[Intro]
F Dm Gm Bb9 Csus4
[Verse 1]
FI can't shake the memDmory
GmSet in my Bb9concrete Csus4heart
FAll those good times Dmweighing me Gdown
FSomehBbmow, sFomehGm7ow
FThose rose-tinted Dmimages
GmBurned in a Bb9time gone Csus4by
But C#dimhow they Aburn more Dmbeautiful Gnow
FSomeBbmhow, FsomeGm7how
[Chorus]
I've Flet you disappear into an Gm7empty sky
Then looked the C7/Edarkest part of me right in the DmeyeF/A  
I've Bbseen the ugly truth
And still I Bbdim7wonder why
AI can't find a way to say DmgoodbyeC  
[Verse 2]
FThrough a cracked kalDmeidoscope
GmColours are Bb9haunting Csus4me
C#dimBut I can't Afix a Dmtrick of the Glight
FNot Bbmnow, Fnot Gm7now
[Chorus]
I've Flet you disappear into an Gm7empty sky
Then looked the C7/Edarkest part of me right in the DmeyeF/A  
I've Bbseen the ugly truth
And still I Bbdim7wonder why
AI can't find a way to say DmgoodbyeC  
FI wanna tear it down and start a Gm7brand new life
And turn the C7/Edarkest part of me back to the DmlightF/A  
I've Bbseen the ugly truth
But know that Bbdim7some day I
Will Gm7/Cfinally find a way to say goodDmbyeG  
BbOooh Coooh Dmoooh Cooh
BbSay CgoodFbye
BbOooh Coooh Dmoooh Cooh
BbSay CgoodFbye

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Say Goodbye

by Tom Chaplin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb9

Csus4

Bbm

Gm7

C#dim

C7/E

F/A

Bbdim7

Gm7/C

[Intro]

F Dm Gm Bb9 Csus4

[Verse 1]

F Dm

I can't shake the memory

Gm Bb9 Csus4

Set in my concrete heart

F Dm G

All those good times weighing me down

F Bbm F Gm7

Somehow, somehow

F Dm

Those rose-tinted images

Gm Bb9 Csus4

Burned in a time gone by

C#dim A Dm G

But how they burn more beautiful now

F Bbm F Gm7

Somehow, somehow

[Chorus]

F Gm7

I've let you disappear into an empty sky

C7/E Dm F/A

Then looked the darkest part of me right in the eye

I've seen the ugly truth

Bbdim7

And still I wonder why

A Dm C

I can't find a way to say goodbye

[Verse 2]

F Dm

Through a cracked kaleidoscope

Gm Bb9 Csus4

Colours are haunting me

C#dim A Dm G

But I can't fix a trick of the light

F Bbm F Gm7

Not now, not now

[Chorus]

F Gm7

I've let you disappear into an empty sky

C7/E Dm F/A

Then looked the darkest part of me right in the eye

I've seen the ugly truth

Bbdim7

And still I wonder why

A Dm C

I can't find a way to say goodbye

F Gm7

I wanna tear it down and start a brand new life

C7/E Dm F/A

And turn the darkest part of me back to the light

I've seen the ugly truth

Bbdim7

But know that some day I

Gm7/C Dm G

Will finally find a way to say goodbye

Bb C Dm C

Oooh oooh oooh ooh

Bb C F

Say goodbye

Bb C Dm C

Oooh oooh oooh ooh

Bb C F

Say goodbye

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