Little Goodbyes
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CAPO 1
Tabbed by Emrldeyzs
INTRO: G C D C 2x
G C D C
Ooooooooohh
G C D C
Ooooooooohh
VERSE:
G C D C
I'm gonna tell you something you don't wanna hear
G C
You never listen when I talk
D C
Maybe you'll listen when I walk
G C
So I made my mind up and made a sandwich
D C
And I didn't shed a tear
G C
I gave you one last minute of my time
D
In this mess I left behind
PRE-CHORUS:
Em
You'll come home tonite
A7
And turn on the light
Em D
Don't you be surprised to find
CHORUS:
(My Little Goodbyes)
G C
Empty hangers by the closet door
D C
Lipstick tube on the bathroom floor (My little good-byes)
G C
Unpaid bills by the kitchen phone
D C
I took the Beatles, left Billy Joel
G C D C
My Little Good-byes
G C D C
(Little good) Little good-byes
VERSE:
G C D C
I'm sure you're sure I'll be back in just an hour or two
G C
You'll tape a Hallmark to my door
D C
They always said it better than you
G C D C
And if ya wondering when you're gonna hear from me
G C
Well take a real good look around boy
D
And it won't be hard to see
PRE-CHORUS:
Em
You'll come home tonite
A7
And turn on the light
Em D
Don't you be surprised to find
CHORUS:
(My little good-byes)
G C
Took your favorite Dodgers hat
D C
Left the litter, but I took the cat (My little good-byes)
G C
Loaded up the TV in the back of my car
D C
Have fun watching the VCR
G C D
Oh yeah, My Little Good-byes
C G C D
Oh baby, little good, little good-byes
PRE-CHORUS:
Em A7
So cry to your momma and your sympathetic friends
Em D C
And tell em, tell em how the story ends
(My little good-byes)
G C
Took the hourglass left the sand
D C
Now you got time on your hands (My little good-byes)
G C
Took the statue from Japan
D C
Funny little Buddah man
G C
Changed my voice on the machine
D C
Well there'll be little goodbyes with every ring
G C
Left the pictures took the frames
D G F
Got the umbrella, here comes the ra-in
C D
Yeah, yeah, yeah
G F C D
Ra-in, yeah yeah yeah
G F C D
He-ey yeah yeah yeah
G F C D
He-ey yeah yeah yeah
G
Little Good-byes
How to play Little Goodbyes
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.