Goodbye Girl chords by David Gates

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
Eb MajorEb Gm7Gm7 AbAb Bb7Bb7
Eb MajorEb Gm7Gm7 AbAb Bb7Bb7


Verse 1:
Eb MajorEb          Gm7Gm7
All your life you've waited
  C minorCm        Gm7Gm7
For love to come and stay
  Fm7Fm7        Cm7Cm7
And now that I have found you
  Abmaj7Abmaj7    Bb majorBb
You must not slip away

Verse 2:
Eb MajorEb          Gm7Gm7
I know it's hard believing
  C minorCm         Gm7Gm7
The words you've heard before
  Fm7Fm7       Cm7Cm7
But darlin' you must trust them
Gm7Gm7    Ab/Bb  Bb majorBb
Just once more


Chorus:
       Eb MajorEb   Gm7Gm7       AbAb   Bb7Bb7
'Cause baby, goodbye doesn't mean forever
        Eb MajorEb   Gm7Gm7        Abmaj7Abmaj7      Fm7Fm7  Bb majorBb
Let me tell you goodbye doesn't mean we'll never be together again
C minorCm         Gm7Gm7       Abmaj7Abmaj7     Db9Db9
If you wake up and I'm not there, I won't be long away
      Cm7Cm7        F9F9         Ab/Bb      Eb MajorEb  Gm7Gm7 AbAb Bb7Bb7
'Cause the things you do, my goodbye girl, will bring me back to you


Verse 3:
Eb MajorEb          Gm7Gm7
I know you've been taken
C minorCm        Gm7Gm7
Afraid to hurt again
  Fm7Fm7        Cm7Cm7
You fight the love you feel for me
 Abmaj7Abmaj7     Bb majorBb
Instead of giving in

Verse 4:
Eb MajorEb         Gm7Gm7
But I can wait forever
 C minorCm       Gm7Gm7
A-helping you to see
   Fm7Fm7       Cm7Cm7
That I was meant for you
Gm7Gm7     Ab/Bb  Bb majorBb
And you for me


Outro:
      Eb MajorEb   Gm7Gm7       AbAb   Bb7Bb7
So remember goodbye doesn't mean forever
        Eb MajorEb   Gm7Gm7        Abmaj7Abmaj7      Fm7Fm7  Bb majorBb
Let me tell you goodbye doesn't mean we'll never be together again
C minorCm         Gm7Gm7      Abmaj7Abmaj7       Db9Db9
Though we may be so far apart you still will have my heart
   Cm7Cm7        F9F9
So forget your past, my goodbye girl
Ab/Bb       Bb majorBb   Eb MajorEb  Gm7Gm7 AbAb Bb7Bb7 Eb MajorEb
'Cause now you're home at last