Goodbye Ol Missoula
View chords used in this chart
scale notes. In the key of A, 1 = A; 2 = B; b3 = C where
3 = C#, etc. The extensions are 1dom7 = A7; 1j7 = Amaj7;
1- or 1-7 = Am or Am7. No extension makes the chord simply
a major triad. The | is a bar line and / is a beat within a
measure that designates playing the same as previous chord.
No bar lines means the chord will get an entire measure's
time. Two chords per measure split the measure exactly in
half. W.A. actually plays in different tunings, these
changes are really implied voicings.
6/8 time
intro: 1 [2X]
1 1dom7
Searchin^Ò for the sunlight
2-7 1
On this winter^Òs day
|1 3- |6-
But here in ol^Ò Missoula
2- 5
They^Òve thrown the sun away
1 1dom7
Come tomorrow morning
2-7 1
I^Òm headed for the Bowsman Round
1j7 |b7 4 |1 / / b3 / 4 | 1 | 1 |
And it^Òs goodbye to ol^Ò Missoula sleepy town
1 1dom7
I met a girl named Rosie
2-7 1
Sweet as she could be
|1 3- |6-
But I guess that Rosie
2- 5
She didn^Òt have eyes for me
1 1dom7
Time waits for no one
2-7 1
Lord, why did I hesitate
1j7 |b7 4 |1 / / b3 / 4 | 1 | 1 |
And it^Òs goodbye to ol^Ò Missoula a day too late
5 1
Clouds that hang on the mountain
5 1
They make me lonesome inside
3- 6-
And these four walls surround me
2- 5
Leaving no place to hide
| 1 | / 1dom7 | 2- | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 6- | 1 / / b3 / 4 |
| 1 | 1 |
Goodbye Rosie you^Òll never know
Time tells my love will pass
But if I just remember your smilin^Ò face
That^Òs all of time that I ask
Show in this town is over
Maybe just never began
And it^Òs goodbye to ol^Ò Missoula done all that I can
1j7 b7
And it^Òs goodbye to ol^Ò Missoula
1j7 b7 1j7 b7
goodbye to ol^Ò Missoula goodbye to ol^Ò Missoula
5 |1 / / b3 / 4 | 1 | 1 |
Sleepy town
transcribed by OttMan marten@sky.net
How to play Goodbye Ol Missoula
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 A. 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.