Goodbye Lovers And Friends Tab by Franz Ferdinand

Goodbye Lovers And Friends tab by Franz Ferdinand

Guitar Tab

I know there are two guitars and they play along the whole song but I guess this tab
sounds great iven if it´s not 100% accurate.
Listen to the track to get the timing and the mood of the song.


INTRO

Repeat as much as needed...
(sorry not to give you an accurate # of times but you can listen to the track to get it)

e----5-5-5-5---------------5-5-5-5--------|
b-5--5-5-5-5--5----------5-5-5-5-5--5-----|
g-5--5-5-5-5--5-1-1-1-1--5-5-5-5-5--5-1-1-|
d-5--7-7-7-7--5-2-2-2-2--5-7-7-7-7--5-2-2-|
a----7-7-7-7----2-2-2-2----7-7-7-7----2-2-|
E----5-5-5-5---------------5-5-5-5--------|

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VERSE

Same as the intro

e---------5-5-5-5---------------5-5-5-5-------------------|
b---------5-5-5-5--5----------5-5-5-5-5--5-----5-5-5-5----|
g---------5-5-5-5--5-1-1-1-1--5-5-5-5-5--5-1-1-5-5-5-5----|
d---------7-7-7-7--5-2-2-2-2--5-7-7-7-7--5-2-2-5-5-5-5----|
a-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7----2-2-2-2----7-7-7-7----2-2------------|
E---------5-5-5-5---------------5-5-5-5-------------------|


Chorus

Goodbye lovers and friends
e-0--3--0--1-|
b-1--0--1--1-|
g-2--0--0--2-|
d-2--0--2--3-|
a-0--2--3--3-|
E-0--3--0--1-|

So sad to leave you
e-0--0--1--0-|
b-1--0--1--0-|
g-2--1--2--1-|
d-2--2--3--2-|
a-0--2--3--2-|
E-0--0--1--0-|

When they lie and say This is not the end
you can laugh as if we’re still together
e-0--3--0--1-|---------|
b-1--0--1--1-|---------|
g-2--0--0--2-|---- X 2-|
d-2--0--2--3-|---------|
a-0--2--3--3-|---------|
E-0--3--0--1-|---------|

you can laugh about it all
e-0--0--1--0-|
b-1--0--1--0-|
g-2--1--2--1-|
d-2--2--3--2-|
a-0--2--3--2-|
E-0--0--1--0-|


VERSE

e--------5-5-5-5---------------5-5-5-5-------------------|
b--------5-5-5-5--5----------5-5-5-5-5--5-----5-5-5-5----|
g--------5-5-5-5--5-1-1-1-1--5-5-5-5-5--5-1-1-5-5-5-5----|
d--------7-7-7-7--5-2-2-2-2--5-7-7-7-7--5-2-2-5-5-5-5----|
a-3-3-3--7-7-7-7----2-2-2-2----7-7-7-7----2-2------------|
E--------5-5-5-5---------------5-5-5-5-------------------|


2nd CHRORUS
e-0--3--0--1-|
b-1--0--1--1-|
g-2--0--0--2-|
d-2--0--2--3-|
a-0--2--3--3-|
E-0--3--0--1-|


e-0--0--1--0-|
b-1--0--1--0-|
g-2--1--2--1-|
d-2--2--3--2-|
a-0--2--3--2-|
E-0--0--1--0-|


e-0--3--0--1-|---------|
b-1--0--1--1-|---------|
g-2--0--0--2-|---- X 2-|
d-2--0--2--3-|---------|
a-0--2--3--3-|---------|
E-0--3--0--1-|---------|


e-0---0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
b-1---0---1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
g-2---1---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
d-2---2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
a-0---2---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E-0---0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Bridge

Don’t get inventory...

e-1---0---1---0--|---------|
b-3---1---1---0--|---------|
g-2---2---2---1--|---------|
d-0---2---3---2--|---  x 2-|
a-0---0---3---2--|---------|
E-0---0---1---0--|---------|


Play the verse during the solo.

(I am sorry I ignore the solo, I  am not good at solos and will appreciate if someone
posts the tab for it)

e--------5-5-5-5---------------5-5-5-5-------------------|
b--------5-5-5-5--5----------5-5-5-5-5--5-----5-5-5-5----|
g--------5-5-5-5--5-1-1-1-1--5-5-5-5-5--5-1-1-5-5-5-5----|
d--------7-7-7-7--5-2-2-2-2--5-7-7-7-7--5-2-2-5-5-5-5----|
a-3-3-3--7-7-7-7----2-2-2-2----7-7-7-7----2-2------------|
E--------5-5-5-5---------------5-5-5-5-------------------|


Quiet part

e-0---0-----------------------------------------------------|
b-1---1-----------------------------------------------------|
g-2---2-----------------------------------------------------|
d-2---2-----------------------------------------------------|
a-0-3-0--3--------------------------------------------------|
E-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-8-5-8-5-8-0-0-0-0-0-8-5-5-5-8-5-8-5----|

Repeat the Chorus

Goodbye lovers and friends
e-0--3--0--1-|
b-1--0--1--1-|
g-2--0--0--2-|
d-2--0--2--3-|
a-0--2--3--3-|
E-0--3--0--1-|

So sad to leave you
e-0--0--1--0-|
b-1--0--1--0-|
g-2--1--2--1-|
d-2--2--3--2-|
a-0--2--3--2-|
E-0--0--1--0-|

When they lie and say This is not the end
you can laugh as if we’re still together
e-0--3--0--1-|---------|
b-1--0--1--1-|---------|
g-2--0--0--2-|---- X 2-|
d-2--0--2--3-|---------|
a-0--2--3--3-|---------|
E-0--3--0--1-|---------|

But this really is the... End...
e-0--0--0-|
b-1--0--1-|
g-2--1--2-|
d-2--2--2-|
a-0--2--0-|
E-0--0--0-|

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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