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Shakespear’s Sisters – Goodbye Cruel World
Capo 1st fret
Cshe likes to wake up and just fake it             G  
she knows if she touches it she'll break it
she can see all the houselights fading
and the ground beneath her feet is shaking
she's singing Fbye Cbye my old fGriend  (uh nah nah nah) ( )
Fyou're never going to sCee my face Gagain ( ) ( )
Fyou left me oCutside in the rGain ( ) ( )
       Fso bye Cbye mr. Ga.
C G
[look out] just when you think she's looking thin
she's walking out with the biggest man that you've ever seen
she's singing bye bye my old friend
you're never going to see my face again
it took some time but here I am,
so bye bye mr. a. 
break: (C- Dx3 C-G) x2 
well now her grass is looking greener
and you hope that sometimes you might see her
what a diamond, boy, looks like you missed it
it must have left you feeling sick and twisted
bye bye my old friend
you're never gonna see my face again
you left me outside in the rain
so bye bye i said…        bye bye.  
uh nah nah nah.

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Goodbye Cruel World

by Shakespear's Sister

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

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Shakespear’s Sisters – Goodbye Cruel World

Capo 1st fret

C G

she likes to wake up and just fake it

she knows if she touches it she'll break it

she can see all the houselights fading

and the ground beneath her feet is shaking

F C G

she's singing bye bye my old friend (uh nah nah nah) ( )

F C G

you're never going to see my face again ( ) ( )

F C G

you left me outside in the rain ( ) ( )

F C G

so bye bye mr. a.

C G

[look out] just when you think she's looking thin

she's walking out with the biggest man that you've ever seen

she's singing bye bye my old friend

you're never going to see my face again

it took some time but here I am,

so bye bye mr. a.

D C

break: (C- x3 -G) x2

well now her grass is looking greener

and you hope that sometimes you might see her

what a diamond, boy, looks like you missed it

it must have left you feeling sick and twisted

bye bye my old friend

you're never gonna see my face again

you left me outside in the rain

so bye bye i said… bye bye.

uh nah nah nah.

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