Goodbye Baby Blue
View chords used in this chart
[Verso 1]
E
Years ago I knew I loved you
A E
Now you love me too
F#m A E
Oh why, baby blue
[Verso 2]
E
Do you recognize me now that
A E
I'm more like you?
F#m A
A suicide, messed up inside
E
Nothing left to lose
F#m A E
Oh my, baby blue
[Verso 3]
E
I think of you as the child
A E
that I never knew
F#m A E
oh why, did they hurt you?
[Verso 4]
E
Now you smoke your stuff and you
A E
reach for your booze
F#m A
Hoping for silence quelling their violence
E
searching for truth
F#m A E
Oh my, baby blue
F#m A E
Oh my, baby blue
F#m A E
Oh my, baby blue
[Verso 5]
E A
What a waste a beautiful face
E
could turn in to?
E
A song it's the only place that
A E
I can talk to you
[Verso 6]
F#m A E
Oh why, was I such a fool?
F#m A E
So you think you can hurt me oh you're so cute
F#m A E
Goodbye baby blue
F#m A E
Goodbye baby blue
F#m A E
Goodbye baby blue
How to play Goodbye Baby Blue
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.