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Lesley Roy - Slow Goodbye
Standard tuning
B/Eb - 769900
Bsus - 799977 or 224452
Intro:  E-  Bsus-  F#m- A  
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------9-------------|
G|--11--9-----11--9-----11--9--------9----------|
D|--------9---------9---------9--------9--------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Verse:
EI can read the lines
On your B/Ebface
And they’re telling me
F#mEverything I already knowA  
Yeah
I Ehold you in my arms
But your B/Eblight-years away from me
F#mSlowly sinking
Under aloneA  
Yeah
Prechorus:
So I C#mact Bcool
On the Aoutside
But it’s C#meating Bme
AAlive
Chorus:
Cuz when it comes to Eyou
There’s nothing I can Bdo
I can’t make you F#mlove me
When you Adon’t
I see it in your Eeyes
All the comproBmise
I can’t take aF#mnother
Slow goodAbye
Verse:
ESitting in the park
After B/Ebdark
Smoking cigarettes
F#mBiting on the black of mAy nails
Cuz Eall I ever wanted
Was what B/Ebyou took away from me
F#mTrying to make it right
But it’s toAo late
Prechorus:
I’m a C#mhopeless Bcase
On the Ainside
And it’s C#meating Bme
AAlive
Chorus:
Cuz when it comes to Eyou
There’s nothing I can Bdo
I can’t make you F#mlove me
When you Adon’t
I see it in your Eeyes
All the comproBmise
I can’t take aF#mnother
Slow goodAbye
Bridge:
C#mI    G#mdie
A million Atimes
Every time when yoEu
Look me in the C#meye
G#mDie
Cuz I’ve Aheard it all beEfore
The C#msame G#mgame
Going Aaround and around
But EI still end up with Anothing
     A- B  
But hurting
Interlude:  E-  Bsus-  F#m- A  
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------9-------------|
G|--11--9-----11--9-----11--9--------9----------|
D|--------9---------9---------9--------9--------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Chorus/Outro:
Cuz when it comes to Eyou
There’s nothing I can Bdo
I can’t make you F#mlove me
When you Adon’t
I see it in your Eeyes
All the comproBmise
I can’t take aF#mnother
Slow goodAbye
EYeah
There’s nothing I can Bdo
I can’t make you F#mlove me
When you Adon’t
I see it in your Eeyes
All the comproBmise
I can’t take aF#mnother
Slow goodAbyeE  
End on E

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Slow Goodbye

by Lesley Roy

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Lesley Roy - Slow Goodbye

Standard tuning

B/Eb - 769900

Bsus - 799977 or 224452

E Bsus F#m A

Intro: - - -

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

B|--------------------------------9-------------|

G|--11--9-----11--9-----11--9--------9----------|

D|--------9---------9---------9--------9--------|

A|----------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------|

Verse:

I can read the lines

B/Eb

On your face

And they’re telling me

F#m A

Everything I already know

Yeah

I hold you in my arms

B/Eb

But your light-years away from me

F#m

Slowly sinking

Under alone

Yeah

Prechorus:

C#m B

So I act cool

On the outside

C#m B

But it’s eating me

Alive

Chorus:

Cuz when it comes to you

There’s nothing I can do

F#m

I can’t make you love me

When you don’t

I see it in your eyes

All the compromise

F#m

I can’t take another

Slow goodbye

Verse:

Sitting in the park

B/Eb

After dark

Smoking cigarettes

F#m A

Biting on the black of my nails

Cuz all I ever wanted

B/Eb

Was what you took away from me

F#m

Trying to make it right

But it’s too late

Prechorus:

C#m B

I’m a hopeless case

On the inside

C#m B

And it’s eating me

Alive

Chorus:

Cuz when it comes to you

There’s nothing I can do

F#m

I can’t make you love me

When you don’t

I see it in your eyes

All the compromise

F#m

I can’t take another

Slow goodbye

Bridge:

C#m G#m

I die

A million times

Every time when you

C#m

Look me in the eye

G#m

Die

A E

Cuz I’ve heard it all before

C#m G#m

The same game

Going around and around

E A

But I still end up with nothing

A B

But hurting

E Bsus F#m A

Interlude: - - -

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

B|--------------------------------9-------------|

G|--11--9-----11--9-----11--9--------9----------|

D|--------9---------9---------9--------9--------|

A|----------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------|

Chorus/Outro:

Cuz when it comes to you

There’s nothing I can do

F#m

I can’t make you love me

When you don’t

I see it in your eyes

All the compromise

F#m

I can’t take another

Slow goodbye

Yeah

There’s nothing I can do

F#m

I can’t make you love me

When you don’t

I see it in your eyes

All the compromise

F#m

I can’t take another

A E

Slow goodbye

End on E

About Slow Goodbye Chords by Lesley Roy

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What key is "Slow Goodbye" in?

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