Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Open G+G (D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G BB D MajorD)
Tom Jones
I Couldn’t Say Goodbye
I play banjo, so I have it capo at 3, tuning G+G
G+G E minorEm C majorC C majorC G+G E minorEm C majorC
Verse:
G+G E minorEm
I watch you as you're sleeping
C majorC D MajorD
As I'm standing at the door
G+G E minorEm
I don't want to let you go
A minorAm D MajorD
But I can't hold on anymore
BB E minorEm
I just can't find the strength
A minorAm C majorC
To say I'm leaving you
G+G E minorEm
It's over now, it's over now
A minorAm D MajorD
And there's nothing I can do
Chorus:
G+G
I couldn't say goodbye
C majorC
Couldn't stand the pain
E minorEm
Couldn't watch you cry
A minorAm E minorEm D MajorD
Knowing that your heart would break
G+G
So I let you sleep
C majorC
Till the morning light
D MajorD A minorAm D MajorD
When you wake up and you read the note I write
E minorEm D MajorD
Telling you that I
G+G E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
I couldn't say goodbye
Verse:
G+G E minorEm
I'm walking down this rainy street
C majorC D MajorD
Thinking you're awake by now
G+G E minorEm
As you read my letter
A minorAm D MajorD
And the tears fall from your eyes
BB E minorEm
Just know I tried to make it work
A minorAm C majorC
It just wasn't meant to be
G+G E minorEm
I needed you, I needed you
C majorC D MajorD
But not the way you needed me
Chorus:
G+G
I couldn't say goodbye
C majorC
Couldn't stand the pain
E minorEm
Couldn't watch you cry
A minorAm E minorEm D MajorD
Knowing that your heart would break
G+G
So I let you sleep
C majorC
Till the morning light
D MajorD A minorAm D MajorD
When you wake up and you read the note I write
E minorEm D MajorD
Telling you that I
G+G E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
I couldn't say goodbye
Bridge:
G+G E minorEm
I didn't mean to hurt you
A minorAm C majorC
I didn't want to make you cry
G+G C majorC
It's over now, yes it's over now
G+G D MajorD
I just couldn't say goodbye
Chorus:
G+G
I couldn't say goodbye
C majorC
Couldn't stand the pain
E minorEm
Couldn't watch you cry
A minorAm E minorEm D MajorD
Knowing that your heart would break
G+G
So I let you sleep
C majorC
Till the morning light
D MajorD A minorAm D MajorD
When you wake up and you read the note I write
E minorEm D MajorD
Telling you that I
G+G E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
I couldn't say goodbye