There Goes My Everything - Merle Haggard

There Goes My Everything

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I hear (D) footsteps (G) slowly (D) walking
As they gently walk a (A7) across a lonely (D) floor (A7)
And a (D) voice is (G) softly (D) saying
Darling this will be good-(A7) bye forever (D) more.
 
[Refrão]There goes my (A7) reason for (D) liv- (A7) i-(D) ng (D7)
(G) There goes the (A7) one of my (D) dreams (A7)
(D) There goes my (D7) only pos-(G) session
(D) There goes my (A7) ev'ry-(D) thing. (A7)
 
As my (D) mem'ry (G) turns back the (D) pages
I can see the happy (A7) years we had be-(D) fore (A7)
Now the (D) love that (G) kept this old heart (D) beating
Has been shattered by the (A7) closing of the (D) door.
 
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The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.

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Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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