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[Intro]
  F#m    D    A    Ex2
[Verse]
   F#mI was Dsitting on my AdoorsEtep,
F#mI hung up the Dphone and it fell Aout of my Ehand,F#m  
But I Dknew I had to dAo iEt,
And Dhe wouldn't understand,
F#mSo hard to Dsee myself withAout Ehim,
F#mI felt a Dpiece of my Aheart Ebreak,
F#mBut when you're Dstanding at a AcrossEroad,
There's a Dchoice you gotta make.
[Chorus]
I guess it's gonna have to Ahurt,
I guess I'm gonna have to Ecry,
And let go of some F#mthings I've loved,
To get to the other Dside,
I guess it's gonna break me Adown,
Like falling when you try to Efly,
It's sad, but sometimes F#mmoving on with the rest of your Dlife,
Starts with goodbye.
[Interlude]
F#m  D  A  E
[Verse]
  F#mI know thDere's a blue AhoriEzon,
F#mSomewhere Dup ahead, just Awaiting for Eme,
F#mGetting Dthere means leaving Athings Ebehind,
Sometimes lDife's so bitter sweet.
[Chorus]
I guess it's gonna have to Ahurt,
I guess I'm gonna have to Ecry,
And let go of some F#mthings I've loved,
To get to the other Dside,
I guess it's gonna break me Adown,
Like falling when you try to Efly,
It's sad, but sometimes F#mmoving on with the rest of your Dlife,
Starts with goodbye.
[Instrumental]
  F#m    E    D    Ex2
[Bridge]
(TDime) Time heals,
  AThe wounds that you feel,
SomeChow, right nDow.
[Chorus]
I guess it's gonna have to Ahurt,
I guess I'm gonna have to Ecry,
And let go of some F#mthings I've loved,
To get to the other Dside,
I guess it's gonna break me Adown,
Like falling when you try to Efly,
It's sad, but sometimes F#mmoving on with the rest of your Dlife,
Starts with goodbyyyyye.
[Outro]
A(plEay F#muntil Dend)

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Starts With Goodbye

by Carrie Underwood

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F#m

[Intro]

F#m D A E

[Verse]

F#m D A E

I was sitting on my doorstep,

F#m D A E F#m

I hung up the phone and it fell out of my hand,

D A E

But I knew I had to do it,

And he wouldn't understand,

F#m D A E

So hard to see myself without him,

F#m D A E

I felt a piece of my heart break,

F#m D A E

But when you're standing at a crossroad,

There's a choice you gotta make.

[Chorus]

I guess it's gonna have to hurt,

I guess I'm gonna have to cry,

F#m

And let go of some things I've loved,

To get to the other side,

I guess it's gonna break me down,

Like falling when you try to fly,

F#m D

It's sad, but sometimes moving on with the rest of your life,

Starts with goodbye.

[Interlude]

F#m D A E

[Verse]

F#m D A E

I know there's a blue horizon,

F#m D A E

Somewhere up ahead, just waiting for me,

F#m D A E

Getting there means leaving things behind,

Sometimes life's so bitter sweet.

[Chorus]

I guess it's gonna have to hurt,

I guess I'm gonna have to cry,

F#m

And let go of some things I've loved,

To get to the other side,

I guess it's gonna break me down,

Like falling when you try to fly,

F#m D

It's sad, but sometimes moving on with the rest of your life,

Starts with goodbye.

[Instrumental]

F#m E D E

[Bridge]

(Time) Time heals,

The wounds that you feel,

C D

Somehow, right now.

[Chorus]

I guess it's gonna have to hurt,

I guess I'm gonna have to cry,

F#m

And let go of some things I've loved,

To get to the other side,

I guess it's gonna break me down,

Like falling when you try to fly,

F#m D

It's sad, but sometimes moving on with the rest of your life,

Starts with goodbyyyyye.

[Outro]

A E F#m D

(play until end)

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