Bye Bye Love
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Bye Bye Love – David Lindley
Written by: Boudleaux Bryant/Felice Bryant
From: “El Rayo X” (1981)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
[Intro] / Link to [Chorus]
C Bb
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Intro]
C Bb | F | C | F | C |
| F | C | C G | C |
| C G | C Bb |
[Chorus]
F C F C F C
Bye bye love, bye bye happiness, hello emptiness
C G C
I feel like I'm gonna die
C G C | C |
Bye bye my love and I (break)
[Verse]
G C
There goes my baby with someone new
G C
She sure looks happy, I sure am blue
F G
She was my baby till he stepped in
Dm G C | C Bb |
Goodbye to romance that oughta’ve been
[Chorus]
F C F C F C
Bye bye love, bye bye happiness, hello emptiness
C G C
I feel like I'm gonna die
C G | C Bb |
Bye bye my love and I
[Instrumental]
| F | C | F | C |
| F | C | C G | C |
| C G | C | C |
(break)
[Verse]
G C
I'm through with romance, I'm through with love
G C
I'm through with countin' the stars above
F G
And here's the reason that I'm so free
Dm G C | C Bb |
My lovin' baby is through with me
[Chorus]
F C F C F C
Bye bye love, bye bye sweet caress, hello emptiness
C G C
I feel like I'm gonna die
C G | C Bb |
Bye bye my love and I
[Chorus]
F C F C F C
Bye bye love, bye bye happiness, hello emptiness
C G C
I feel like I'm gonna die
C G | C Bb |
Bye bye my love and I
[Instrumental]
| F | C | F | C |
| F | C | C G | C |
1 + 2 + 3
| C G | C C C C
(breaks)
How to play Bye Bye Love
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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