Wave goodbye
View chords used in this chart
Intro (Riff 1):
A D7 C#7 C7 F# G Bm7
F#m B5 A5 E5 F#m (with random fills) x2
Verse 1:
A7 (hammer sus2)
Words get tangled on your tongue
C#7 B7
And you stumble on your feet
F#m (hammer root E)
When you miss somebody
A7
And everywhere you think you see them
C#7 B7
Walking down the street
F#m F#m/E B/Eb B7
When you miss somebody
D (hammer sus4)
When you miss somebody
Ebdim A A/Ab F#m F#m/E
You tell yourself a hundred thousand times
B/Eb B7
Nobody ever lives forever
Dm Esus4 E
So you give it one more try
Bm7 G
To wave goodbye, wave goodbye
{Riff 1}
Verse 2 (as 1):
A7
Every hurtful thing you ever said
C#7 B7
Is ringing in your ear
F#m (hammer root E)
When you miss somebody
A7
And everything of beauty that you see
C#7 B7
Only brings a tear
F#m F#m/E B/Eb B7
When you miss somebody
D (hammer sus4)
When you miss somebody
Ebdim A A/Ab F#m F#m/E
You tell yourself everything will be alright
B/Eb B7
Try to stand up strong and brave
Dm Esus4 E
When all you want to do is lay down and die
Bridge:
F#m C#7 D Dsus2
How long Ive waited for an answer or a sign
A C#7
Lonely and weary from
D F
This troubled task of trying
Bm7 E
To wave goodbye
Verse 3:
A
So now you start to recognize
C#7 B7
That every single path you see
F#m F#m/E B/Eb B7
Leads to a tear in your eye
G6 E
So wave goodbye,
F#m F#m/E
Wave goodbye,
Dm E7
Wave goodbye
A D7 C#7 C7 F# G Bm7 F#m
Wave goodbye
por samsmith
How to play Wave goodbye
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.