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Long Goodbye

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Bminor

90BPM

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1/4

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 4Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard
Chords:
e|-Bm2---D2---A0---G3-|
B|-3---3---2---3-|
G|-4---2---2---0-|
D|-4---0---2---0-|
A|-2---x---0---2-|
E|-2---x---x---3-|
 Bm   D   A(A) x2
Empty Bmcup, broken Dplate
                           A(A)
All those things you never say
Don't you Bmknow by now
                       D   A(A)
I can take it like it is
The sky is Bmdark, full of Drain
                         A(A)
And it ain't ever gonna change
Words are are Bmwritten on your Dface
Go on and Asay it
Go on and Gsay it
Go on and Asay it
Don't you Ggive me that long goodBmbye
Don't Dstick around and make it Gworse
Don't Gleave me hanging on all Dnight
                     A(A)
To every pretty little word
Don't you Gdrag me down that Droad
Of miles and Bmmiles and miles of Ghurt
                                 G   Bm   D   A(A)
Don't you give me that long goodbye
Make it Bmfast, make it Dsweet
                               A(A)
Pull the world out from under my feet
Don't you Bmworry a thing about Dme
                  A(A)
'Cause I'll make it
Give me the Bmtruth, I'll underDstand
                             A(A)
Things don't work out like you planned
And my Bmheart is in your Dhands
Go on and Abreak it
Oh I can Gtake it, yeah
I can Atake it
Don't you Ggive me that long goodBmbye
Don't Dstick around and make it Gworse
Don't Gleave me hanging on all Dnight
                     A(A)
To every pretty little word
Don't you Gdrag me down that Droad
Of miles and Bmmiles and miles of Ghurt
Don't you Ggive me that long goodDbyAe
Yeah I Gpromise I won't Dcry
You won't Asee one teardrop Gfall
I'm a Gbig girl after Dall
I can Atake it
I can Gtake it
I can take it
Don't you Ggive me that long goodBmbye
Don't Dstick around and make it Gworse
Don't Gleave me hanging on all Dnight
                     A(A)
To every pretty little word
Yeah don't you Ggive me that long goodBmbye
Don't Dstick around and make it Gworse
Don't Gleave me hanging on all Dnight
                     A(A)
To every pretty little word
Don't you Gdrag me down that Droad
Of miles and Bmmiles and miles of Ghurt
Don't you Ggive me that long goodbye
                                 G   Bm   D     A(A)
Don't you give me that long goodbye   oh, oh
                     Bm    D   A(A)
Long goodbye, long goodbye
Long Bmgoodbye

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Long Goodbye

by Michelle Branch

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: Standard

Chords:

Bm D A G

e|-2---2---0---3-|

B|-3---3---2---3-|

G|-4---2---2---0-|

D|-4---0---2---0-|

A|-2---x---0---2-|

E|-2---x---x---3-|

Bm D A A

() x2

Bm D

Empty cup, broken plate

A A

()

All those things you never say

Don't you know by now

D A A

()

I can take it like it is

Bm D

The sky is dark, full of rain

A A

()

And it ain't ever gonna change

Bm D

Words are are written on your face

Go on and say it

G Bm

Don't you give me that long goodbye

D G

Don't stick around and make it worse

G D

Don't leave me hanging on all night

A A

()

To every pretty little word

G D

Don't you drag me down that road

Bm G

Of miles and miles and miles of hurt

G Bm D A A

()

Don't you give me that long goodbye

Bm D

Make it fast, make it sweet

A A

()

Pull the world out from under my feet

Bm D

Don't you worry a thing about me

A A

()

'Cause I'll make it

Bm D

Give me the truth, I'll understand

A A

()

Things don't work out like you planned

Bm D

And my heart is in your hands

Go on and break it

Oh I can take it, yeah

I can take it

G Bm

Don't you give me that long goodbye

D G

Don't stick around and make it worse

G D

Don't leave me hanging on all night

A A

()

To every pretty little word

G D

Don't you drag me down that road

Bm G

Of miles and miles and miles of hurt

G D A

Don't you give me that long goodbye

G D

Yeah I promise I won't cry

A G

You won't see one teardrop fall

G D

I'm a big girl after all

I can take it

G Bm

Don't you give me that long goodbye

D G

Don't stick around and make it worse

G D

Don't leave me hanging on all night

A A

()

To every pretty little word

G Bm

Yeah don't you give me that long goodbye

D G

Don't stick around and make it worse

G D

Don't leave me hanging on all night

A A

()

To every pretty little word

G D

Don't you drag me down that road

Bm G

Of miles and miles and miles of hurt

Don't you give me that long goodbye

G Bm D A A

()

Don't you give me that long goodbye oh, oh

Bm D A A

()

Long goodbye, long goodbye

Long goodbye

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