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How To Say Goodbye

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How To Say Goodbye  -   Michael W. Smith 
DTell me when the time we Ghad slipped Daway
Tomorrow Gturned to yesterDdayD  
And I Adon't know Ghow
DTell me what can stop this Griver of Dtears
It's been Gbuilding up for Dyears
For this Amoment Gnow
Here I BmstandG  
Arms open DwiAde
I've held ya Bmclose
Kept ya Gsafe
Till you could DflAy
DTell me where the road aGhead is gonna Dbend
And how to Gharness up the Dwind
And how to Asay goodGbye
DTell me why
Why does Gfollowing your Ddreams
         G¨            D  
Take you far away from me
And I Aknew that it Gwould
DTell me how to fill the Gspace you left beDhind
And how to Glaugh instead of Dcry
And how to Asay goodGbye
Here I BmstandG  
Arms open DwiAde
I've held ya Bmclose
Kept ya Gsafe
Till you could DflAy
DTell me where the road aGhead is gonna Dbend
And how to Gharness up the Dwind
And how to Asay goodGbye

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How To Say Goodbye

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How To Say Goodbye - Michael W. Smith

D G D

Tell me when the time we had slipped away

G D D

Tomorrow turned to yesterday

A G

And I don't know how

D G D

Tell me what can stop this river of tears

G D

It's been building up for years

A G

For this moment now

Bm G

Here I stand

D A

Arms open wide

I've held ya close

Kept ya safe

D A

Till you could fly

D G D

Tell me where the road ahead is gonna bend

G D

And how to harness up the wind

A G

And how to say goodbye

Tell me why

G D

Why does following your dreams

G D

Take you far away from me

A G

And I knew that it would

D G D

Tell me how to fill the space you left behind

G D

And how to laugh instead of cry

A G

And how to say goodbye

Bm G

Here I stand

D A

Arms open wide

I've held ya close

Kept ya safe

D A

Till you could fly

D G D

Tell me where the road ahead is gonna bend

G D

And how to harness up the wind

A G

And how to say goodbye

About How To Say Goodbye Chords by Michael W. Smith

Learn how to play How To Say Goodbye by Michael W. Smith with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “How To Say Goodbye chords”, “How To Say Goodbye guitar chords”, or “Michael W. Smith How To Say Goodbye chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy How To Say Goodbye chords and for experienced players who want accurate How To Say Goodbye lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, G, A, Bm.

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The chords for "How To Say Goodbye" show the original chord names (including D, G, A, Bm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.