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Aminor

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slow picking 3/4 time
 *throughout, where appropriate. each chord is actually 2 counts, 3/4 time.
**except here, where each chord is one count. what the heck just listen to the original & you'll get it, 
capo 1
  Am  Dm( Dsus4   Dm   Dsus2  Dm)*    Am    E    Am  Dm*   Am** E   Am   Dm   Am  E  
              Am  Dm*                 Am  E  
And the saddest thing under the sun above
            Am  Dm*          Am**   E   Am   Dm   Am  E  
Is to say goodbye to the ones you love
      Am  Dm*       Am  E  
All the things that I have known
        Am  Dm*       Am   E** Am   Dm   Am  E  
Became my life, my very own
ButAm, bDmefore you Amknow you say Egoodbye
AmAll Dmthe time Amgoodbye, it's Etime to cry
             Am  Dm*         Am  E  
But I will not weep or make a scene
                 Am  Dm*         Am** E   Am   Dm   Am  E  
Just say thank you life for having been
              Am  Dm*                 Am  E  
And the hardest thing under the sun above
              Am  Dm*               Am** E   Am   Dm   Am  E  
Is to say goodbye to the ones you love
AmI wDmill not wAmeep nor Emake a scene
I'm gonna AmthaDmnk, thank you Amlife for Ehaving been.
              Am  Dm*                 Am  E  
And the loudest cry under the sun above
              Am  Dm*               Am** E   Am   Dm   Am  E  
Is a silent goodbye from the ones you love
              Am  Dm*                 Am     E                Am  Dm*                 Am  E  

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Saddest Thing

by Melanie

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Dsus2

slow picking 3/4 time

*throughout, where appropriate. each chord is actually 2 counts, 3/4 time.

**except here, where each chord is one count. what the heck just listen to the original & you'll get it,

capo 1

Am Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus2 Dm Am E Am Dm Am E Am Dm Am E

( )* * **

Am Dm Am E

And the saddest thing under the sun above

Am Dm Am E Am Dm Am E

* **

Is to say goodbye to the ones you love

Am Dm Am E

All the things that I have known

Am Dm Am E Am Dm Am E

* **

Became my life, my very own

Am Dm Am E

But, before you know you say goodbye

Am Dm Am E

All the time goodbye, it's time to cry

Am Dm Am E

But I will not weep or make a scene

Am Dm Am E Am Dm Am E

* **

Just say thank you life for having been

Am Dm Am E

And the hardest thing under the sun above

Am Dm Am E Am Dm Am E

* **

Is to say goodbye to the ones you love

Am Dm Am E

I will not weep nor make a scene

Am Dm Am E

I'm gonna thank, thank you life for having been.

Am Dm Am E

And the loudest cry under the sun above

Am Dm Am E Am Dm Am E

* **

Is a silent goodbye from the ones you love

Am Dm Am E Am Dm Am E

* *

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