Say Goodbye
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capo 3
Intro D A Bm G (x2)
verse 1
D
How am I supposed to feel?
A
You strike at my Achilles heel
Bm G
With everything that’s wrong I can’t make right
D
If I wait another hundred years
A
The whispers set against the tears
Bm G
I’m never gonna be that shining knight.
Pre-Chorus
Bm E7
I find it hard to be down in this hole
A G
Now I find myself walking down a hard road
[Refrão]
D G
If I can’t say it
D G
If I can’t say goodbye
D G
If I can’t say it
D G G *
If I can’t say goodbye I know you never will
verse 2
D
Now I’m waiting for that setting sun
A
To burn me down the day I’m done
Bm G
And spread my ashes out along the beach.
D
But I find these days are pretty long
A
This war with you goes on and on
Bm G
And I love you as I’m lying through my teeth
Pre-Chorus
Bm E7
I find it hard to be up on this wall
A G
Now I find myself trying to make a hard call
[Refrão]
D G
If I can’t say it
D G
If I can’t say goodbye
D G
If I can’t say it
D G G
If I can’t say goodbye I know you never will
Bridge
E7
And twenty years of hell
A G
will rain down upon us like frogs upon the pharaohs.
D A
I have to say goodbye...
Em G *
I have to say goodbye...
Interlude
( D , A , Bm , G ) x3
[Refrão]
D G
If I can’t say it
D G
If I can’t say goodbye
D G
If I can’t say it
D G
If I can’t say goodbye I know you never will
A D A Em D *
I have to say goodbyyyeeee (Goodbye)
How to play Say Goodbye
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.