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Say Hello Wave Goodbye

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*******David Gray*******
*Say Hello Wave Goodbye*
******White Ladder******
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Standard tuning
Capo 2nd
[Chords]
       G320033
   Cadd9x32033
   Dadd4x54035
      Em022000
      Bmx24432
[Intro]
G     Cadd9 Dadd4
G     Cadd9 Dadd4
[Verse 1]
GStanding at the door of the Cadd9Pink FlamiDadd4ngo crying Gin the rainCadd9  Dadd4  
GIt was a kind of Cadd9so-so Dadd4love and I'm Ggoing to make sure it doesn't Cadd9happen Dadd4again
GYou and Cadd9I had to Dadd4be the standGing joke of the Cadd9yearDadd4  
GYou were a runarounCadd9d,   a Dadd4lost and found aGnd not for me, I Cadd9feelDadd4  
[Chorus]
EmTake your Ghands off Bmme, Cadd9hee_____Dadd4ey
EmI don't beGlong to Bmyou, you Cadd9see____Dadd4___
EmTake a Glook in my fBmace for the Cadd9last   Dadd4time
EmI never knew you, Gyou never knew me
BmSay hello, Cadd9goodbyDadd4e
   GSay Cadd9hello and Dadd4wave goodGbye___Cadd9_____Dadd4  
[Verse 2]
GWe tried to make it work, Cadd9you in a cockDadd4tail skirt
And Gme in a suit, but it jCadd9ust wasn't Dadd4me
GYou're used to wearing less, Cadd9and now you're Dadd4life's a mess so Ginsecure Cadd9you seDadd4e
GWell I've put up with all the scenes
and Cadd9this is one Dadd4scene that's Ggoing to be played my wCadd9ayDadd4  
[Chorus]
EmTake your Ghands off Bmme, Cadd9hee_____Dadd4ey
EmI don't beGlong to Bmyou, you Cadd9see____Dadd4___
EmTake a Glook in my fBmace for the Cadd9last   Dadd4time
EmI never knew you, Gyou never knew me
BmSay hello, Cadd9goodbyDadd4e
   GSay Cadd9hello and Dadd4wave goodGbye___Cadd9_____Dadd4  
   GSay Cadd9hello and Dadd4wave goodGbye___Cadd9_____Dadd4  
[Verse 3]
GUnder the deep red lights Cadd9I can see the Dadd4makeup   Gsliding downCadd9  Dadd4  
Well Ghey little girl you will Cadd9always maDadd4ke up
So Gtake off that unbecCadd9oming fDadd4rown
  GAs for me, well, Cadd9I'll fDadd4ind someone who's Gnot going cheap in the Cadd9salesDadd4  
A Gnice little housewife who'll Cadd9give me the sDadd4teady life
And Gnot keep going Cadd9off the Dadd4rails
[Chorus]
EmTake your Ghands off Bmme, Cadd9hee_____Dadd4ey
EmI don't beGlong to Bmyou, you Cadd9see____Dadd4___
EmTake a Glook in my fBmace for the Cadd9last   Dadd4time
EmI never knew you, Gyou never knew me
BmSay hello, Cadd9goodbyDadd4e
   GSay Cadd9hello and Dadd4wave goodGbye___Cadd9_____Dadd4  
   GSay Cadd9hello and Dadd4wave goodGbye___Cadd9_____Dadd4  
   GSay Cadd9hello and Dadd4wave goodGbye___Cadd9_____Dadd4  
(Fade)

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32OOO3

Major chord - Happy, bright sound

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Skill · find home

G major

This shape is home. Capo 2 makes it sound in A major. End the line on this chord.

Say Hello Wave Goodbye

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Say Hello Wave Goodbye

by David Gray

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Dadd4

************************

*******David Gray*******

*Say Hello Wave Goodbye*

******White Ladder******

************************

Standard tuning

Capo 2nd

[Chords]

320033

Cadd9

x32033

Dadd4

x54035

022000

x24432

[Intro]

G Cadd9 Dadd4

[Verse 1]

G Cadd9 Dadd4 G Cadd9 Dadd4

Standing at the door of the Pink Flamingo crying in the rain

G Cadd9 Dadd4 G Cadd9 Dadd4

It was a kind of so-so love and I'm going to make sure it doesn't happen again

G Cadd9 Dadd4 G Cadd9 Dadd4

You and I had to be the standing joke of the year

G Cadd9 Dadd4 G Cadd9 Dadd4

You were a runaround, a lost and found and not for me, I feel

[Chorus]

Em G Bm Cadd9 Dadd4

Take your hands off me, hee_____ey

Em G Bm Cadd9 Dadd4

I don't belong to you, you see_______

Em G Bm Cadd9 Dadd4

Take a look in my face for the last time

Em G

I never knew you, you never knew me

Bm Cadd9 Dadd4

Say hello, goodbye

G Cadd9 Dadd4 G Cadd9 Dadd4

Say hello and wave goodbye________

[Verse 2]

G Cadd9 Dadd4

We tried to make it work, you in a cocktail skirt

G Cadd9 Dadd4

And me in a suit, but it just wasn't me

G Cadd9 Dadd4 G Cadd9 Dadd4

You're used to wearing less, and now you're life's a mess so insecure you see

Well I've put up with all the scenes

Cadd9 Dadd4 G Cadd9 Dadd4

and this is one scene that's going to be played my way

[Chorus]

Em G Bm Cadd9 Dadd4

Take your hands off me, hee_____ey

Em G Bm Cadd9 Dadd4

I don't belong to you, you see_______

Em G Bm Cadd9 Dadd4

Take a look in my face for the last time

Em G

I never knew you, you never knew me

Bm Cadd9 Dadd4

Say hello, goodbye

G Cadd9 Dadd4 G Cadd9 Dadd4

Say hello and wave goodbye________

G Cadd9 Dadd4 G Cadd9 Dadd4

Say hello and wave goodbye________

[Verse 3]

G Cadd9 Dadd4 G Cadd9 Dadd4

Under the deep red lights I can see the makeup sliding down

G Cadd9 Dadd4

Well hey little girl you will always make up

G Cadd9 Dadd4

So take off that unbecoming frown

G Cadd9 Dadd4 G Cadd9 Dadd4

As for me, well, I'll find someone who's not going cheap in the sales

G Cadd9 Dadd4

A nice little housewife who'll give me the steady life

G Cadd9 Dadd4

And not keep going off the rails

[Chorus]

Em G Bm Cadd9 Dadd4

Take your hands off me, hee_____ey

Em G Bm Cadd9 Dadd4

I don't belong to you, you see_______

Em G Bm Cadd9 Dadd4

Take a look in my face for the last time

Em G

I never knew you, you never knew me

Bm Cadd9 Dadd4

Say hello, goodbye

G Cadd9 Dadd4 G Cadd9 Dadd4

Say hello and wave goodbye________

G Cadd9 Dadd4 G Cadd9 Dadd4

Say hello and wave goodbye________

G Cadd9 Dadd4 G Cadd9 Dadd4

Say hello and wave goodbye________

(Fade)

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