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Goodbye Cruel World

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[Intro]
C
[Verse]
There's a train going by
And the Frailroad cars
Rush aGway like the days in the CyearG  C  
And I'm waving goodbyeF  
'Cause something is leavingG  
Things are not how they apCpear
[Chorus]
FGoodbye Emcruel worldDm7  
I'm not Cgoing with you
AmWatching you Emfade awayG  
GFade away
I Fwon't even Emmiss youDm7  
So cruel and Chard
AmGood times are Emcoming oGur wayC  
[Verse]
There's a field of golden Fgrass
Just growingG  
Clouds moving all over the CskyG  
COne dark horse Fjust won't runG  
Don't ask me to push her Cby
[Chorus]
FSo long Emcruel worldDm7  
I'm not Cgoing with you
AmWatching you Emfade awayG  
GFade away
I Fwon't even Emmiss youDm7  
So cruel and Chard
AmGood times are Emcoming oGur wayC  F  
[Bridge]
From now on Cthat whistle blowingF  
It's a false alarmC  
I won't be going Fdown thereC  
I won't be going Fdown thereG  
GNo, no, no___
[Verse]
There's a Ctrain going by
Just an aching Fpain
Just a Glittle brown CbruiseG  C  
And I'm waving goodbyeF  
'Cause something is leavingG  
A cow's jumping over the Cmoon
[Chorus]
FSo long Emcruel worldDm7  
I'm not Cgoing with you
AmWatching you Emfade awayG  
GFade away
I Fwon't even Emmiss youDm7  
So cruel and Chard
AmGood times are Emcoming oGur wayC  F  
Goodbye Ccruel world

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Goodbye Cruel World

by Suzzy Roche

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

[Intro]

[Verse]

There's a train going by

And the railroad cars

G C G C

Rush away like the days in the year

And I'm waving goodbye

'Cause something is leaving

Things are not how they appear

[Chorus]

F Em Dm7

Goodbye cruel world

I'm not going with you

Am Em G

Watching you fade away

Fade away

F Em Dm7

I won't even miss you

So cruel and hard

Am Em G C

Good times are coming our way

[Verse]

There's a field of golden grass

Just growing

C G

Clouds moving all over the sky

C F G

One dark horse just won't run

Don't ask me to push her by

[Chorus]

F Em Dm7

So long cruel world

I'm not going with you

Am Em G

Watching you fade away

Fade away

F Em Dm7

I won't even miss you

So cruel and hard

Am Em G C F

Good times are coming our way

[Bridge]

C F

From now on that whistle blowing

It's a false alarm

F C

I won't be going down there

F G

I won't be going down there

No, no, no___

[Verse]

There's a train going by

Just an aching pain

G C G C

Just a little brown bruise

And I'm waving goodbye

'Cause something is leaving

A cow's jumping over the moon

[Chorus]

F Em Dm7

So long cruel world

I'm not going with you

Am Em G

Watching you fade away

Fade away

F Em Dm7

I won't even miss you

So cruel and hard

Am Em G C F

Good times are coming our way

Goodbye cruel world

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