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GOODBYE AGAIN by JOHN DENVER
It's [G] five o'clock this [Em] morning, and the sun [C] is on the rise [G]
There's frosting on the win [Em] dow pane, and sor [Am] row in your eyes [D7]
The [G] stars are fading [Em] quietly, the [C] night is nearly gone [G]
And so you turn away [Em] from me, and tears [Am] begin to come [D7]
And it's goodbye [Am] again, [D7] I'm sor [G] ry to be lea [Em]vin' you
Good [Am] bye again, [D7] as [G] if you didn't know [Em]
It's good [Am] bye again,[D7] and [G] I wish you could tell [Em] me
Why [Am] do we always fight when I have to go [D7]
It [G] seems a shame [Em] to leave you now,[C] the days are soft and warm[G]
I long to lay me down [Em] again, [Am] to hold you in my arms [D7]
I [G] long to kiss the tears[Em] away, [C] give you back the smile [G]
Other voices beckon [Em] me, to [Am] go a little while [D7]
And it's goodbye [Am] again, [D7] I'm sor [G] ry to be lea [Em]vin' you
Good [Am] bye again, [D7] as [G] if you didn't know [Em]
It's good [Am] bye again,[D7] and [G] I wish you could tell [Em] me
Why [Am] do we always fight when I have to go [D7]
Have to go [Bm] and see some friends[C]of mine,[G] some that I don't[Em] know
[Am] Some who aren't famil [D7] iar with my name, [G]
It's [Bm] something that's inside [C] of me not [G] hard to understand [Em]
It's [Am] anyone who listens to me sing [D7]
[G] And if your hours are [Em] empty now, [C] who am I to blame [G]
You think if I were al [Em] ways here, our [Am] love would be the same [D7]
[G] As it is the [Em] time we have, [C] is worth the time alone [G]
And lying by your side [Em], the greatest peace [Am] I've ever [D7] known
And it's goodbye [Am] again, [D7] I'm sor [G] ry to be lea [Em]vin' you
Good [Am] bye again, [D7] as [G] if you didn't know [Em]
It's good [Am] bye again,[D7] and [G] I wish you could tell [Em] me
Why [Am] do we always fight when I have to go [D7]
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Last Updated: March 26, 2026