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Sweetest Goodbye

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Capo 3
Intro (Piano): Sounds best fingerpicked.
e----0-----------------------------------|
B-3--3-3-1-0-3--3--1--0-0----------------|
G---------------------0-0----------------|
D-2--2-------------2---------------------|
A-3--3-------2--2--3--2-2----------------|
E------------3--3-----3-3 ...repeated----|
  C/G        G     C  G G
Verse 1:
GNo matter how many Dtimes we've done this
And we've Cdone it so many tGimes
It Gnever does get eDasier
When it's Ctime to say goodCbye
And I Gwear your memory underDneath my shirt
Like an CIndian tattDoo
CEmrushed by conscience in a mAmental slide show
And I Ddream of kissing youC  
Pre-Chorus:
And it's the Gsweetest goodbyAme when I gCet homeD  
We're gonna Gsleep all Amday just you and CID  
And if Gyou never leDft, you'd never kCnow whyF  
You had to Dgo in the first place
And I Cpicture your sweet face
Picture your sweet face
Picture your sweet
Chorus:
The sweetest GgoodbyeC  D  
                   G     C    D( Dheld twice as long)
The sweetest goodbye
Verse 2:
GNow there's two of youD  
That I Cfind myself saying Ggoodbye to
And at Gnight the three of Dus are in my hCead before I sleepF  
And I Gknow we need the mDoney
Though I Chope it doesn't shoGw
Cause wGhatever I've got Dcoming
Comes to Cme when we're aloneF  
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Bridge:
C..Every sDecond
COf every Dminute
Of every Emhour of every day
I'm thiAmnking of the things that I can Csay
To make you miss me when I go awayC  
Pre-chorus
Chorus

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Sweetest Goodbye

by Stephen Kellogg

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Capo 3

Intro (Piano): Sounds best fingerpicked.

e----0-----------------------------------|

B-3--3-3-1-0-3--3--1--0-0----------------|

G---------------------0-0----------------|

D-2--2-------------2---------------------|

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

E------------3--3-----3-3 ...repeated----|

C/G G C G G

Verse 1:

G D

No matter how many times we've done this

C G

And we've done it so many times

G D

It never does get easier

C C

When it's time to say goodbye

G D

And I wear your memory underneath my shirt

C D

Like an Indian tattoo

Em Am

Crushed by conscience in a mental slide show

D C

And I dream of kissing you

Pre-Chorus:

G Am C D

And it's the sweetest goodbye when I get home

G Am C D

We're gonna sleep all day just you and I

G D C F

And if you never left, you'd never know why

You had to go in the first place

And I picture your sweet face

Picture your sweet face

Picture your sweet

Chorus:

G C D

The sweetest goodbye

G C D D

( held twice as long)

The sweetest goodbye

Verse 2:

G D

Now there's two of you

C G

That I find myself saying goodbye to

G D C F

And at night the three of us are in my head before I sleep

G D

And I know we need the money

C G

Though I hope it doesn't show

G D

Cause whatever I've got coming

C F

Comes to me when we're alone

Pre-chorus

Chorus

Bridge:

C D

..Every second

C D

Of every minute

Of every hour of every day

Am C

I'm thinking of the things that I can say

To make you miss me when I go away

Pre-chorus

Chorus

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