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Goodbye And Hello

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
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Okay, here goes...This is played capoed at the first fret.
The chords for the 'O the new children' parts are all the same.
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The Amantique people are Ddown in the dungeons
AmRun by machines and Dafraid of the tax
Their Amheads in the grave and their Dhands on their eyes
AmHauling their hearts around Gcircular tracks
PreFtending forever their Cmasquerade towers
Are Gnot really riddled with Gsus4widening cracks
GAnd I wave goodbye to iron
FAnd smile hello to the Gmair
O the Gmnew children Fdance      I am Ebyoung
All Daround the Gmballoons       I will Flive
EbSwaying by Dchance             I am Gmstrong
To the Fbreeze from the Ebmoon   I can Dgive
GmPainting the Fsky              You the Ebstrange
With the Dcolors of Gmsun        Seed of Fday
EbFreely they Dfly               Feel the Gmchange
             F                         Eb               D   Gm/  F/  E   D  G  
As all become one             Know the Way, know the Way
G / / / (x2)
The Gvelocity addicts Cexplode on the highway
IgGnoring the journey and Cmoving so fast
Their Gnerves fall apart and they Cgasp but can't breathe
They Grun from the cops of the Cskeleton past
PetriFfied by tradition in a Cnightmare they stagger
GInto nowhere at all and then Bblook Amup FagGhast
GAnd I wave goodbye to speed
FAnd smile hello to a Gmrose
GThe king and the queen in their BbcasAmtle Gmof billFboards
GSleepwalk down the hallways BbdraAmggiGmng beFhind
GmAll their possessions and BbtranAmsient GmtreasFures
GmAs they go to worship Bbthe eAmlectGmronic Fshrine
COn which is playing the Eblate late commercial
In that Fhollowest house of the Copulent Gblind
GAnd I wave goodbye to Mammon
FAnd smile hello to a Gmstream
The Cvaudeville generals Bbcavort on the Cstage
And shatter their audience with Bbsubmachine Cguns
And Freedom and Violence the Bbacrobat Cclowns
Do a balancing act on the Bbgraves of our Csons
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While the tapdancing Emperor sings "War is peace"
(N.C.)
And Love the Magician disappears in the fun
GAnd I wave goodbye to murder
FAnd smile hello to the Gmrain
DThe bloodless husbands are Cjesters who listen
Like Dsheep to the shrieks and comCmands of their wives
And the Dmen who aren't men leave the Cwomen alone
DSee them all faking love on a Gbed made of Fknives
ADfraid to discover or Ctrust in their bodies
And in Dsecret divorce they will Gnever surFvive
GAnd I wave goodbye to ashes
FAnd smile hello to a Gmgirl
The Amantique people are Dfading out slowly
Like Amnewspapers flaming in Dmind's suicide
AmGodless and sexless diDrectionless loons
Their Amsham sandcastles disGsolve in the tide
They Fput on their deathmasks and Ccompromise daily
The Gnew children will live for the BbeldAmers Fhave Gdied
GAnd I wave goodbye to America
FAnd smile hello to the Gmworld

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Goodbye And Hello

by Tim Buckley

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Gsus4

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Okay, here goes...This is played capoed at the first fret.

The chords for the 'O the new children' parts are all the same.

*****

Am D

The antique people are down in the dungeons

Am D

Run by machines and afraid of the tax

Am D

Their heads in the grave and their hands on their eyes

Am G

Hauling their hearts around circular tracks

F C

Pretending forever their masquerade towers

G Gsus4

Are not really riddled with widening cracks

And I wave goodbye to iron

F Gm

And smile hello to the air

Gm F Eb

O the new children dance I am young

D Gm F

All around the balloons I will live

Eb D Gm

Swaying by chance I am strong

F Eb D

To the breeze from the moon I can give

Gm F Eb

Painting the sky You the strange

D Gm F

With the colors of sun Seed of day

Eb D Gm

Freely they fly Feel the change

F Eb D Gm F E D G

/ /

As all become one Know the Way, know the Way

G / / / (x2)

G C

The velocity addicts explode on the highway

G C

Ignoring the journey and moving so fast

G C

Their nerves fall apart and they gasp but can't breathe

G C

They run from the cops of the skeleton past

F C

Petrified by tradition in a nightmare they stagger

G Bb Am F G

Into nowhere at all and then look up aghast

And I wave goodbye to speed

F Gm

And smile hello to a rose

G Bb Am Gm F

The king and the queen in their castle of billboards

G Bb Am Gm F

Sleepwalk down the hallways dragging behind

Gm Bb Am Gm F

All their possessions and transient treasures

Gm Bb Am Gm F

As they go to worship the electronic shrine

C Eb

On which is playing the late late commercial

F C G

In that hollowest house of the opulent blind

And I wave goodbye to Mammon

F Gm

And smile hello to a stream

C Bb C

The vaudeville generals cavort on the stage

Bb C

And shatter their audience with submachine guns

Bb C

And Freedom and Violence the acrobat clowns

Bb C

Do a balancing act on the graves of our sons

(single notes mostly matching melody - suggested tab -->)

-0-2-3-2-0----------------|

-----------1-3-1-0--------|

-------------------2-0----|

-----------------------0--|

--------------------------|

While the tapdancing Emperor sings "War is peace"

(N.C.)

And Love the Magician disappears in the fun

And I wave goodbye to murder

F Gm

And smile hello to the rain

D C

The bloodless husbands are jesters who listen

D C

Like sheep to the shrieks and commands of their wives

D C

And the men who aren't men leave the women alone

D G F

See them all faking love on a bed made of knives

D C

Afraid to discover or trust in their bodies

D G F

And in secret divorce they will never survive

And I wave goodbye to ashes

F Gm

And smile hello to a girl

Am D

The antique people are fading out slowly

Am D

Like newspapers flaming in mind's suicide

Am D

Godless and sexless directionless loons

Am G

Their sham sandcastles dissolve in the tide

F C

They put on their deathmasks and compromise daily

G Bb Am F G

The new children will live for the elders have died

And I wave goodbye to America

F Gm

And smile hello to the world

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