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Goodbye Girl

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Bminor

90BPM

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1/39

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 39Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Although it is actually in a Drop B Tuning.
This is a basic chords for standard Tuning
      Standard Tuning                    Drop B Tuning                             
e|F#m-----Em-----G#m-----Am------Bm-----|    C#|-F#m-----Em-----G#m-----Am------Bm----|
B|--------------------------|    G#|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|    E |--------------------------|
D|-4----2----6----7----9----|    B |-7----5----9----10----12--|
A|-4----2----6----7----9----|    F#|-7----5----9----10----12--|
E|-2----0----4----5----7----|    B |-7----5----9----10----12--|
**Last line of chorus
      Standard Tuning                 Drop B Tuning                             
e|F#m----------Em-------F#m-----|    C#|-F#m-----------Em-------F#m-----|
B|-------2--------------|    G#|--------5---------------|
G|----------------------|    E |------------------------|
D|-4--4-----2--2---4----|    B |-7--7-------5--5---7----|
A|-4--4-----2--2---4----|    F#|-7--7-------5--5---7----|
E|-2--2-----0--0---2----|    B |-7--7-------5--5---7----|
          Goodbye  girl                   Goodbye  girl
[intro solo] (not exact but gives you an idea) ***for drop B tuning transpose +3 frets***
e|----------------|---------------|--------------| 
B|----------------|---------------|--------------|
G|----------------|---------------|--------------|
D|-----2-------2--|-2-------------|-------2------|
A|-2-4-----2-4----|---4-2-2-0-0---|--2-4-----4-2-|
E|----------------|---------------|--------------|
[Intro]
F#m//   Em//    F#m////
[Verse]
F#mDon't tEmell me that your F#msorry
F#mDon't tEmell me that you'll F#mchange again oh no no
F#mDon't tEmell me sad F#mstories
            F#m//        Em//            F#m/   G#m/   Am/   Bm/
Because we both know how this will end
[Chorus]
I'm not F#mwaiting, EmWasting time on F#myou (This is over)
I'm not F#mwaiting, EmWasting time on F#myou (Whoa)
I'm not F#mwaiting, EmWasting time on F#myou (This is over)
I'm not F#mwaiting, EmWasting time on F#myou (Whoa) No
         F#m  EmGoodbye F#mGirl
[Verse]
F#mWell i tEmhought that you were so F#mperfect
F#mBut wEmhat they say is F#mtrue
F#mno noEmthing lasts forF#mever
         F#m//       Em//          F#m/   G#m/   Am/   Bm/
And we both know this is through. I'm done with you!
[Chorus]
I'm not F#mwaiting, EmWasting time on F#myou (This is over)
I'm not F#mwaiting, EmWasting time on F#myou (Whoa)
I'm not F#mwaiting, EmWasting time on F#myou (This is over)
I'm not F#mwaiting, EmWasting time on F#myou (Whoa) No
         F#m  EmGoodbye F#mGirl

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Goodbye Girl

by Emphatic

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F#m

G#m

Although it is actually in a Drop B Tuning.

This is a basic chords for standard Tuning

Standard Tuning Drop B Tuning

F#m Em G#m Am Bm F#m Em G#m Am Bm

e|--------------------------| C#|--------------------------|

B|--------------------------| G#|--------------------------|

G|--------------------------| E |--------------------------|

D|-4----2----6----7----9----| B |-7----5----9----10----12--|

A|-4----2----6----7----9----| F#|-7----5----9----10----12--|

E|-2----0----4----5----7----| B |-7----5----9----10----12--|

**Last line of chorus

Standard Tuning Drop B Tuning

F#m Em F#m F#m Em F#m

e|----------------------| C#|------------------------|

B|-------2--------------| G#|--------5---------------|

G|----------------------| E |------------------------|

D|-4--4-----2--2---4----| B |-7--7-------5--5---7----|

A|-4--4-----2--2---4----| F#|-7--7-------5--5---7----|

E|-2--2-----0--0---2----| B |-7--7-------5--5---7----|

Goodbye girl Goodbye girl

[intro solo] (not exact but gives you an idea) ***for drop B tuning transpose +3 frets***

e|----------------|---------------|--------------|

B|----------------|---------------|--------------|

G|----------------|---------------|--------------|

D|-----2-------2--|-2-------------|-------2------|

A|-2-4-----2-4----|---4-2-2-0-0---|--2-4-----4-2-|

E|----------------|---------------|--------------|

[Intro]

F#m Em F#m

// // ////

[Verse]

F#m Em F#m

Don't tell me that your sorry

F#m Em F#m

Don't tell me that you'll change again oh no no

F#m Em F#m

Don't tell me sad stories

F#m Em F#m G#m Am Bm

// // / / / /

Because we both know how this will end

[Chorus]

F#m Em F#m

I'm not waiting, Wasting time on you (This is over)

F#m Em F#m

I'm not waiting, Wasting time on you (Whoa)

F#m Em F#m

I'm not waiting, Wasting time on you (This is over)

F#m Em F#m

I'm not waiting, Wasting time on you (Whoa) No

F#m Em F#m

Goodbye Girl

[Verse]

F#m Em F#m

Well i thought that you were so perfect

F#m Em F#m

But what they say is true

F#m Em F#m

no nothing lasts forever

F#m Em F#m G#m Am Bm

// // / / / /

And we both know this is through. I'm done with you!

[Chorus]

F#m Em F#m

I'm not waiting, Wasting time on you (This is over)

F#m Em F#m

I'm not waiting, Wasting time on you (Whoa)

F#m Em F#m

I'm not waiting, Wasting time on you (This is over)

F#m Em F#m

I'm not waiting, Wasting time on you (Whoa) No

F#m Em F#m

Goodbye Girl

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