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1/13

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 13Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Key: C  
Tuning: Drop D
Chords used:
 F5- 333xxx
 G5- 555xxx
 A5- 777xxx
C5 - 10-10-10-x-x-x or x355xx
 D5- 000xxx
 E5- 222xxx
If you want to use standard tuning, here are the corresponding chords
F -  133211
G -  320003
 Am- x02210
 C-  x32010
 Dm- xx0231
Em - 022000
Intro: C5--F5--G5-E5-C5--D5--F5--G5-E5
Guitar 2:
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-5--5-5--5--5-|
D|-x--x-x--x--x-| Repeat many times
A|-3--3-3--2--3-|
D|--------------|
Verse 1:
  F5You should have known
that you'd be here again
Making the same mistakes
For the same reasons
  F5Not everyone deserves
a second chance
Why are you G5so in love
with bitterE5sweet romance?
Refrain:
  D5It's alright
  E5It's ok
  F5I'll still be here
when all of this is G5over
Chorus 1:
  C5So long
  D5Goodbye
  F5Now just fall asleep
To this lullaby
  A5That i'll sing to
  G5To you every night
  E5I know your world's a mess
but F5everything will be alright
Interlude: C5  
Guitar 2:
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-5--5-5--5--5--5-5--5-|
D|-x--x-x--x--x--x-x--x-|
A|-3--3-3--2--3--3-3--2-|
D|----------------------|
Verse 2:
  F5I should have known that
you'd be here again
Why do G5broken hearts
hold on to E5broken friends?
  F5Not everything that's
good was meant to last
But if it G5never was
it never E5had a chance
(you never F5had a chance)G5  
(Repeat Chorus 1 twice)
Bridge:
  A5I know your world's a mess
but G5everything will be alright
  F5(now just close your eyes
and kiss them all goodbye)
  A5I know your world's a mess
but F5everything will be alright
  F5(so just close your eyes
G5                    (Repeat Intro)
  just close your eyes)
(Repeat chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
  C5So long
  D5Goodbye
  F5Now just fall asleep
Like you do every night
  A5And when you wake up
  G5I'll still be by your side
  E5I know your world's a mess
but F5everything will be alright
  A5I know your world's a mess
                            G5  F5(hold)
but everything will be alright

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So Long

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Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key:

Tuning: Drop D

Chords used:

- 333xxx

- 555xxx

- 777xxx

C5 - 10-10-10-x-x-x or x355xx

- 000xxx

- 222xxx

If you want to use standard tuning, here are the corresponding chords

F - 133211

G - 320003

- x02210

- x32010

- xx0231

Em - 022000

Intro: C5--F5--G5-E5-C5--D5--F5--G5-E5

Guitar 2:

e|--------------|

B|--------------|

G|-5--5-5--5--5-|

D|-x--x-x--x--x-| Repeat many times

A|-3--3-3--2--3-|

D|--------------|

Verse 1:

You should have known

that you'd be here again

Making the same mistakes

For the same reasons

Not everyone deserves

a second chance

Why are you so in love

with bittersweet romance?

Refrain:

It's alright

It's ok

I'll still be here

when all of this is over

Chorus 1:

So long

Goodbye

Now just fall asleep

To this lullaby

That i'll sing to

To you every night

I know your world's a mess

but everything will be alright

Interlude:

Guitar 2:

e|----------------------|

B|----------------------|

G|-5--5-5--5--5--5-5--5-|

D|-x--x-x--x--x--x-x--x-|

A|-3--3-3--2--3--3-3--2-|

D|----------------------|

Verse 2:

I should have known that

you'd be here again

Why do broken hearts

hold on to broken friends?

Not everything that's

good was meant to last

But if it never was

it never had a chance

F5 G5

(you never had a chance)

(Repeat Chorus 1 twice)

Bridge:

I know your world's a mess

but everything will be alright

(now just close your eyes

and kiss them all goodbye)

I know your world's a mess

but everything will be alright

(so just close your eyes

G5 (Repeat Intro)

just close your eyes)

(Repeat chorus 1)

Chorus 2:

So long

Goodbye

Now just fall asleep

Like you do every night

And when you wake up

I'll still be by your side

I know your world's a mess

but everything will be alright

I know your world's a mess

G5 F5

(hold)

but everything will be alright

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