Goodbye Girl chords by David Gates

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
Eb Gm7 Ab Bb7
Eb Gm7 Ab Bb7


Verse 1:
Eb                    Gm7
All your life you've waited
    Cm               Gm7
For love to come and stay
    Fm7               Cm7
And now that I have found you
    Abmaj7        Bb
You must not slip away

Verse 2:
Eb                    Gm7
I know it's hard believing
    Cm                 Gm7
The words you've heard before
    Fm7              Cm7
But darlin' you must trust them
Gm7       Ab/Bb    Bb
Just once more


Chorus:
             Eb      Gm7             Ab     Bb7
'Cause baby, goodbye doesn't mean forever
                Eb      Gm7                Abmaj7            Fm7    Bb
Let me tell you goodbye doesn't mean we'll never be together again
Cm                 Gm7              Abmaj7         Db9
If you wake up and I'm not there, I won't be long away
           Cm7               F9                 Ab/Bb            Eb    Gm7 Ab Bb7
'Cause the things you do, my goodbye girl, will bring me back to you


Verse 3:
Eb                   Gm7
I know you've been taken
Cm               Gm7
Afraid to hurt again
    Fm7                Cm7
You fight the love you feel for me
  Abmaj7          Bb
Instead of giving in


Verse 4:
Eb                 Gm7
But I can wait forever
  Cm             Gm7
A-helping you to see
     Fm7             Cm7
That I was meant for you
Gm7         Ab/Bb    Bb
And you for me


Outro:
            Eb      Gm7             Ab     Bb7
So remember goodbye doesn't mean forever
                Eb      Gm7                Abmaj7            Fm7   Bb
Let me tell you goodbye doesn't mean we'll never be together again
Cm                  Gm7           Abmaj7             Db9
Though we may be so far apart you still will have my heart
      Cm7               F9
So forget your past, my goodbye girl
Ab/Bb             Bb      Eb    Gm7 Ab Bb7  Eb
'Cause now you're home at last