The Big Goodbye chords by Alice Cooper

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: C#

Tuning: C#

Chord names for standard tuning

🎸 Intro:

C# B C# D C#
C# B C# E C#
C# B C# D C#
A F# E B D


🎸 Verse:

C#
I don't give a damn
C#
Tomorrow I'll be movin' on
C#                        A F# E D
So why are we pretendin'?
       C#
'Cause you know who I am
C#
It's what I told you all along
C#                   A    F# E C#/F
And you know this is endin'


🎸 Chorus:

D               E                F#m
I can't be your saint or shining knight
D               E                      F#m
Ain't no way to paint this black heart white
D
You went to all that trouble
Bm
I hate to burst your bubble
D                  E   A   C#
But here comes the big goodbye


🎸 Interlude:

C# B C# D C#
C# B C# E C#
C# B C# D C#
A F# E B D


🎸 Verse 2:

C#
You're looking for a man
C#
A hero from a fairy tale
C#                       A F# E D
You're nothin' but a dreamer
        C#
'Cause, babe, I'm in a band
C#
And I can't be your Holy Grail
      C#           A F# E C#/F
I'm a liar and a schemer


🎸 Chorus:

D               E                F#m
I know I took your heart last night
D               E                F#m
But now it's time to see the light
D
You went to all that trouble
Bm
I hate to burst your bubble
D                  E   A
But here comes the big goodbye


🎸 Interlude:

F#m D E A E/G# F#m E
F#m D Bm C#


🎸 Chorus 3:

D               E                F#m
I can't be your saint or shining knight
D               E                      F#m
Ain't no way to paint this black heart white
D
You went to all that trouble
Bm
I hate to burst your bubble
D
And though your heart is breakin
Bm
There ain't no point in fakin
D                 E   A
So here comes the big goodbye


🎸 Outro:

C# B C# D C#
C# B C# E C#
C# B C# D C#