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So Long Baby

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So Long, Baby, Goodbye
by Dave Alvin
The intro and between-verse parts are harmonica, but if you want to play
them on guitar they go something like
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-5-3--5-3--------5-3--------3-3-3-0-------|
G|----------4-2-0------4-2-0----------2-0---|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
or something similar in Em pentatonic
[Verse 1]
GI know, I've been foolin' myself too Emlong
EmNever right but always Cwrong
DGoodbye, baby, so Glong
[Verse 2]
GYou know, you never let this thing catch Emon
EmYou never let me be that Cstrong
DGoodbye, baby, so Glong
[Chorus 1]
CThere was a cold wind blowing on the night we met
EmThe leaves fell from the trees
CYou made a lot of promises I ain't seen yet
DI ain't gonna ask you please
[Verse 3]
GYou know, none of us are gonna Emcry
EmIt wasn't even worth the Ctry
DSo long, baby, Ggoodbye
[Chorus 2]
CThere was a cold wind blowin' on the night we met
EmWindows were rolled up tight
CWe both asked for something we could never get
DNow I'll do the thing that's right
[Verse 4]
GYou know, none of us are gonna Emcry
EmIt wasn't even worth a Ctry
DSo long, baby, Ggoodbye

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So Long Baby

by The Blasters

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So Long, Baby, Goodbye

by Dave Alvin

The intro and between-verse parts are harmonica, but if you want to play

them on guitar they go something like

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

B|-5-3--5-3--------5-3--------3-3-3-0-------|

G|----------4-2-0------4-2-0----------2-0---|

D|------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------|

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

or something similar in Em pentatonic

[Verse 1]

G Em

I know, I've been foolin' myself too long

Em C

Never right but always wrong

D G

Goodbye, baby, so long

[Verse 2]

G Em

You know, you never let this thing catch on

Em C

You never let me be that strong

D G

Goodbye, baby, so long

[Chorus 1]

There was a cold wind blowing on the night we met

The leaves fell from the trees

You made a lot of promises I ain't seen yet

I ain't gonna ask you please

[Verse 3]

G Em

You know, none of us are gonna cry

Em C

It wasn't even worth the try

D G

So long, baby, goodbye

[Chorus 2]

There was a cold wind blowin' on the night we met

Windows were rolled up tight

We both asked for something we could never get

Now I'll do the thing that's right

[Verse 4]

G Em

You know, none of us are gonna cry

Em C

It wasn't even worth a try

D G

So long, baby, goodbye

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