Irish Goodbye chords by Jodie Fox

Key: D

Intro:

D G C D

Verse 1:
    D               G
My sister she just met a guy
      C             G
Then disappeared before my eyes
    D                 G
No call, no text, no letter sent
    A
I swear I don’t know where she went
  D                  G
Things were perfect yesterday
       C                 G
She’s packed up now and moved away
        D             G
She’ll never see the tears I cry
     A                      D   G
She gave me the Irish Goodbye!

Chorus:
A              D
The Irish Goodbye
G  A                   D   G
Oh I want to ask her why
  A                 D    G
She took off on a drive
A                       D G A
  In the middle of the ni-i-ight
                    D  G   A
And didn’t say goodbye

Verse 2:
       D              G
It’s Friday night with our friends
     C               G
And long before the party ends
     D               G
You were right here next to me
   A
Three pints later I turned to see
      D                 G
Your footsteps heading to the door
     C                  G
But wait, hold on, why did you go?
     D              G
I’m hoping you got home alright,
     A                     D   G
You gave me the Irish Goodbye!

Chorus:
A              D
The Irish goodbye
G  A                   D  G
Oh I want to ask you why
A                      D    G
  did you leave a fun time?
A                       D G A
  Was it “too good” of ni-i-ight
                           D   G  A
That you couldn’t say goodbye?

Bridge:
G                         D           A
Oh what a mystery, this thing people do
G                       D           A
I don’t think they’re trying to be rude
      G                    D              A
But what is the reason we don’t hear goodbye
  G              A
Please tell me why
          G            A
Are they feeling too shy
              G
Do they have something,
              A
Something to hide?

Interlude:
D G A (x2)
D G D G D G
A

Verse 3:
    D                G
My boyfriend Finn caressed my cheek
     C             G
And softly he whispered to me:
      D                      G
“Such eyes, those lips, and gorgeous hair”
    A
He said, “I really love you, Claire”
      D                  G
Now, he should probably be ashamed
            C                     G
‘Cause he knows damn well that’s not my name
   D                G
So it’s my turn to run this time
   A                      D  G
I gave him the Irish Goodbye

Chorus:
A              D
The Irish Goodbye
G  A                     D  G
Oh I’m sure he wonders why
A                        D    G
  I left him there that night
A                          D G A
  Instead of getting in a fi-i-ight
                  D  G  A
I didn’t say goodbye

Outro:
               D   G
The Irish goodbye
 A                     D  G
Leave them wondering why
A                D   G
 Take off on a drive
A                       D G A
  In the middle of the ni-i-ight
                    D    G
After one too many pints
A                         D    G
 Instead of getting in a fight
A                      D  G  D  G  D  G  A
 That’s the Irish Goodbye
                          D
And here’s the Irish Goodbye!