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A Long Goodbye

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[Intro]
Am   C   G   F   Am
[Verse]
I've lost count of all the daCys
I've been watching you forgetG  Am  
I felt tangled up and Chopeless
But it hasn't killed Gme yetF  Am  
[Verse]
I've been trying to reCmember all your memories
But I Gcan't pretendAm  
That it's hard to be a Cmother to my mother
But it's Glike you always saFid
That it's Amhard to be a mother to my moCther
But it's Glike you always said
[Chorus]
It's a Amlong goodCbye
It Gain't so Fbad
A Amlong goodCbye
Is Glike a Fbreath
[Verse]
You've got to Amwrap yourself inside
All the Cgoodness that you've had
GWrap yourself inside
All the Fgoodness that you've had
[Chorus]
A Amlong goodCbye
It Gain't Fthe end
[Instrumental]
Am   C   G   F   Am
[Verse]
I've seen you standing in a roomC  
Wondering what's inside Gyour headAm  
In a moment that exCisted in a time
That's long Gbeen spentF  Am  
[Verse]
I'm gonna wrap my arms aroCund the days
That you and I Ghave left
'Cause it's Amhard to be a mother to my moCther
But it's Glike you always saFid
That it's Amhard to be a mother to my moCther
But it's Glike you always said
[Chorus]
It's a Amlong goodCbye
It Gain't so Fbad
A Amlong goodCbye
Is Glike a Fbreath
[Verse]
You've got to Amwrap yourself inside
All the Cgoodness that you've had
GWrap yourself inside
All the Fgoodness that you've had
[Chorus]
A Amlong goodCbye
It Gain't Fthe end
[Instrumental]
C  Am  G    F    C  Am  C  Am  G
[Chorus]
A Amlong goodCbye
It Gain't so Fbad
A Amlong goodCbye
Is Glike a Fbreath
[Verse]
You've got to Amwrap yourself inside
All the Cgoodness that you've had
GWrap yourself inside
All the Fgoodness that you've had
[Chorus]
A Amlong goodCbye
It Gain't Fthe end
A Amlong goodCbye
It Gain't Fthe endAm  

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A Long Goodbye

by Jann Arden

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am C G F Am

[Verse]

I've lost count of all the days

G Am

I've been watching you forget

I felt tangled up and hopeless

G F Am

But it hasn't killed me yet

[Verse]

I've been trying to remember all your memories

G Am

But I can't pretend

That it's hard to be a mother to my mother

G F

But it's like you always said

Am C

That it's hard to be a mother to my mother

But it's like you always said

[Chorus]

Am C

It's a long goodbye

G F

It ain't so bad

Am C

A long goodbye

G F

Is like a breath

[Verse]

You've got to wrap yourself inside

All the goodness that you've had

Wrap yourself inside

All the goodness that you've had

[Chorus]

Am C

A long goodbye

G F

It ain't the end

[Instrumental]

Am C G F Am

[Verse]

I've seen you standing in a room

G Am

Wondering what's inside your head

In a moment that existed in a time

G F Am

That's long been spent

[Verse]

I'm gonna wrap my arms around the days

That you and I have left

Am C

'Cause it's hard to be a mother to my mother

G F

But it's like you always said

Am C

That it's hard to be a mother to my mother

But it's like you always said

[Chorus]

Am C

It's a long goodbye

G F

It ain't so bad

Am C

A long goodbye

G F

Is like a breath

[Verse]

You've got to wrap yourself inside

All the goodness that you've had

Wrap yourself inside

All the goodness that you've had

[Chorus]

Am C

A long goodbye

G F

It ain't the end

[Instrumental]

C Am G F C Am C Am G

[Chorus]

Am C

A long goodbye

G F

It ain't so bad

Am C

A long goodbye

G F

Is like a breath

[Verse]

You've got to wrap yourself inside

All the goodness that you've had

Wrap yourself inside

All the goodness that you've had

[Chorus]

Am C

A long goodbye

G F

It ain't the end

Am C

A long goodbye

G F Am

It ain't the end

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