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Goodbye Philadelphia

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[Intro]
D D4 D D/F#
G G/F#
Em Em/F# G
D D4 D
[Verse 1]
Just like PhiladDelphiaD4  D  
D/F#Freedom means a lGot to me
G/F#In between the plEmace I’ve beenEm/F#  G  
And where I’m goin’D  
I can see AmeDriD4caD  
D/F#Tryin’ not to shGow her age
G/F#Even though the wEminds of changeEm/F#  G  
Keep on blowin’D  
[Chorus]
And I would lGay your body down and rock your tA4ears awayA  
But it’s mGuch too late for now to be like yA4esterdayA  
And the tGime is running out and we still haEve to say
GoodbBm/Dy---e
[Verse 2]
Remember PhilaDdelphiD4aD  
D/F#When the world was Gyoung and warm
G/F#So in love and Emliving foEm/F#rG  
Everything newD  
But I know PhilaDdeD4lphDia
D/F#The winter wind will Gslowly take
G/F#Your heart and soul unEmtil it maEm/F#kesG  
Nothing of youD  
[Chorus]
And I would lGay your body down and rock your tA4ears awayA  
But it’s mGuch too late for now to be like yA4esterdayA  
And the tGime is running out and we still haEve to say
GoodbBm/Dy---e
[Bridge]
D D4 D D/F#
G G/F#
Em Em/F# G
D D4 D  D/C#
BmFlash a peace sign take a bow
 AThough we may not know it now
GThings are never gonna be the sameG/A  
BmHere on Seventh Avenue
I tAip my old top hat to you
I hGope you find somebody who
  EmWill love you like I Ddo
[Chorus]
'Cause I would Glay your body down and rock your A4tears awayA  
But it’s mGuch too late for now to be like yA4esterdayA  
And the tGime is running out and we still haEve to say
Bm/DGood byA4eA  
GGoodbye
Goodbye PhiladDelphia

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Goodbye Philadelphia

by Peter Cincotti

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

G/F#

Em/F#

Bm/D

D/C#

G/A

[Intro]

D D4 D D/F#

G G/F#

Em Em/F# G

D D4 D

[Verse 1]

D D4 D

Just like Philadelphia

D/F# G

Freedom means a lot to me

G/F# Em Em/F# G

In between the place I’ve been

And where I’m goin’

D D4 D

I can see America

D/F# G

Tryin’ not to show her age

G/F# Em Em/F# G

Even though the winds of change

Keep on blowin’

[Chorus]

G A4 A

And I would lay your body down and rock your tears away

G A4 A

But it’s much too late for now to be like yesterday

G E

And the time is running out and we still have to say

Bm/D

Goodby---e

[Verse 2]

D D4 D

Remember Philadelphia

D/F# G

When the world was young and warm

G/F# Em Em/F# G

So in love and living for

Everything new

D D4 D

But I know Philadelphia

D/F# G

The winter wind will slowly take

G/F# Em Em/F# G

Your heart and soul until it makes

Nothing of you

[Chorus]

G A4 A

And I would lay your body down and rock your tears away

G A4 A

But it’s much too late for now to be like yesterday

G E

And the time is running out and we still have to say

Bm/D

Goodby---e

[Bridge]

D D4 D D/F#

G G/F#

Em Em/F# G

D D4 D D/C#

Flash a peace sign take a bow

Though we may not know it now

G G/A

Things are never gonna be the same

Here on Seventh Avenue

I tip my old top hat to you

I hope you find somebody who

Em D

Will love you like I do

[Chorus]

G A4 A

'Cause I would lay your body down and rock your tears away

G A4 A

But it’s much too late for now to be like yesterday

G E

And the time is running out and we still have to say

Bm/D A4 A

Good bye

Goodbye

Goodbye Philadelphia

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