Goodbye
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C Dm G
I wanna say your're a real good guy
C F
But we'd both know that would be a lie
Dm
It's been a nightmare being your friend
G
So it's time for this charade to end
C Dm G
I can't say goodbye
C F
'Cause you might grind me down into meat pie
Dm
I'll tell the school that you've got avian flu
G
So it'll be their job to get rid of you
C Dm G
I hope they put you into quarantine
C F
Or lock you up until you turn eighteen
Dm
So maybe then I'll never have to fear
G
That you might suddenly bite off my ear
A
(Please don't bite off my ear!)
Bb Bm
I can't say goodbye
G Bm
My face will be too mangled to identify
Em
If I could get your house repossessed
A4
You'd be forced to relocate to your grans in the northwest
F#m Bm
I could get you arrested for stealing a car
Em A4
I could get you a job as a miner
F#m Bm
I could ship you in a crate to qatar
Em A4
Or sell you as kebab to a dirty diner
(It's not real meat, anyway!)
Bm A4
I could get your folks to forget you on the freeway
G D
Sell you to a freak show on its way to uruguay
Em D
I could get you stuck on a fair ground ride (forever)
Em
Send you to a wedding in somewhere-stan
A4
With you as the bride
Bb F#
I can't say, goodbye
Bm
But it's no use trying to deny
Em
That I don't wanna be friends with you
A4
So do whatever you have to do
How to play Goodbye
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.