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Saying Goodbye Tab by The Muffs

Saying Goodbye tab by The Muffs

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Novice

  Verse:

   A      E      A      D        A      D      A       E
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------3--3-3-|--------3--3-3---------------|
G|-2--2-2--------2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--------|
D|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0--0-0-|-2--2-2-0--0-0-2--2-2-2--2-2-|
A|-0--0-0-2--2-2-0--0-0--------|-0--0-0--------0--0-0-2--2-2-|
E|--------0--0-0---------------|----------------------0--0-0-|
  Ive got better things to do and better things to listen to than all your ranting and raving on


   A      E      A      D        A      D      A       E
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------3--3-3-|--------3--3-3---------------|
G|-2--2-2--------2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--------|
D|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0--0-0-|-2--2-2-0--0-0-2--2-2-2--2-2-|
A|-0--0-0-2--2-2-0--0-0--------|-0--0-0--------0--0-0-2--2-2-|
E|--------0--0-0---------------|----------------------0--0-0-|
  me Its all of the time now and its too late for you to find reality here now I want


   D            A     E          D            A     E
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-3--3--3-3-3-----------------|-3--3--3-3-3-----------------|
G|-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2----------|-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2----------|
D|-0--0--0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0--0--0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|
A|--------------0-0-0-2--2-2-2-|--------------0-0-0-2--2-2-2-|
E|--------------------0--0-0-0-|--------------------0--0-0-0-|
  you out of my life  what they say is youre out of your mind


  Chorus:

   A      E      A      D        A      E      A      D        A      E      A      D
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------3--3-3-|----------------------3--3-3-|----------------------3--3-3-|
G|-2--2-2--------2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2--------2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2--------2--2-2-2--2-2-|
D|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0--0-0-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0--0-0-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0--0-0-|
A|-0--0-0-2--2-2-0--0-0--------|-0--0-0-2--2-2-0--0-0--------|-0--0-0-2--2-2-0--0-0--------|
E|--------0--0-0---------------|--------0--0-0---------------|--------0--0-0---------------|
   I regret the days gone by        and all my alibis                  it makes me want to


   G             E               A          E          D          E
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------3--3-3--3------------|
G|-----------------------------|-2--2-2--2-------------2--2-2--2------------|
D|-0--0--0-0-0-0-2--2---2-2-2--|-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2--0--0-0--0--2--2-2--2-|
A|-2--2--x-x-x-x-2--2---2-2-2--|-0--0-0--0--2--2-2--2-------------2--2-2--2-|
E|-3--3--3-3-2-2-0--0---0-0-0--|------------0--0-0--0-------------0--0-0--0-|
   cry           youre out of my life when I say Im saying goodbye yeah


  Verse:

   A      E      A      D        A      D      A       E
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------3--3-3-|--------3--3-3---------------|
G|-2--2-2--------2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--------|
D|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0--0-0-|-2--2-2-0--0-0-2--2-2-2--2-2-|
A|-0--0-0-2--2-2-0--0-0--------|-0--0-0--------0--0-0-2--2-2-|
E|--------0--0-0---------------|----------------------0--0-0-|
  No matter what you say no matter what you do Ill always have a low opinion of


   A      E      A      D        A      D      A       E
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------3--3-3-|--------3--3-3---------------|
G|-2--2-2--------2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--------|
D|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0--0-0-|-2--2-2-0--0-0-2--2-2-2--2-2-|
A|-0--0-0-2--2-2-0--0-0--------|-0--0-0--------0--0-0-2--2-2-|
E|--------0--0-0---------------|----------------------0--0-0-|
 you  Ive finally done it and its too late for you to try and make up with me


   D            A     E          D            A     E
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-3--3--3-3-3-----------------|-3--3--3-3-3-----------------|
G|-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2----------|-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2----------|
D|-0--0--0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0--0--0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|
A|--------------0-0-0-2--2-2-2-|--------------0-0-0-2--2-2-2-|
E|--------------------0--0-0-0-|--------------------0--0-0-0-|
   Now Ive got you out of my life and Ive got you out of my mind


   Chorus:

   A      E      A      D        A      E      A      D        A      E      A      D
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------3--3-3-|----------------------3--3-3-|----------------------3--3-3-|
G|-2--2-2--------2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2--------2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2--------2--2-2-2--2-2-|
D|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0--0-0-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0--0-0-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0--0-0-|
A|-0--0-0-2--2-2-0--0-0--------|-0--0-0-2--2-2-0--0-0--------|-0--0-0-2--2-2-0--0-0--------|
E|--------0--0-0---------------|--------0--0-0---------------|--------0--0-0---------------|
   I regret the days gone by        and all my alibis                  it makes me want to


   G             E               A          E          D          E
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------3--3-3--3------------|
G|-----------------------------|-2--2-2--2-------------2--2-2--2------------|
D|-0--0--0-0-0-0-2--2---2-2-2--|-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2--0--0-0--0--2--2-2--2-|
A|-2--2--x-x-x-x-2--2---2-2-2--|-0--0-0--0--2--2-2--2-------------2--2-2--2-|
E|-3--3--3-3-2-2-0--0---0-0-0--|------------0--0-0--0-------------0--0-0--0-|
   cry           youre out of my life when I say Im saying goodbye yeah


  Solo:

Add lots of vibrato especially in the third and fourth bars.

   A           E      A     D        A        D           A         E
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|-7b9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9r7--6-7-|-/9--9-9--/11--11-11--11\9--9-9-9--9-9-9-|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


   A       E       A       D         A     D       A             E
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10------10------|-10-10-10-10-10--------------------------|
G|-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-|-9--9--11-11-9h11-11-9-------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------12-11-9~----------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
                                                                      Now Ive

   D            A     E          D            A     E
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-3--3--3-3-3-----------------|-3--3--3-3-3-----------------|
G|-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2----------|-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2----------|
D|-0--0--0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0--0--0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|
A|--------------0-0-0-2--2-2-2-|--------------0-0-0-2--2-2-2-|
E|--------------------0--0-0-0-|--------------------0--0-0-0-|
   got you out of my life and Ive got you out of my mind


  Chorus:

   A      E      A      D        A      E      A      D        A      E      A      D
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------3--3-3-|----------------------3--3-3-|----------------------3--3-3-|
G|-2--2-2--------2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2--------2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2--------2--2-2-2--2-2-|
D|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0--0-0-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0--0-0-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0--0-0-|
A|-0--0-0-2--2-2-0--0-0--------|-0--0-0-2--2-2-0--0-0--------|-0--0-0-2--2-2-0--0-0--------|
E|--------0--0-0---------------|--------0--0-0---------------|--------0--0-0---------------|
   I regret the days gone by        and all my alibis                  it makes me want to


   G             E               A          E          D          E
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------3--3-3--3------------|
G|-----------------------------|-2--2-2--2-------------2--2-2--2------------|
D|-0--0--0-0-0-0-2--2---2-2-2--|-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2--0--0-0--0--2--2-2--2-|
A|-2--2--x-x-x-x-2--2---2-2-2--|-0--0-0--0--2--2-2--2-------------2--2-2--2-|
E|-3--3--3-3-2-2-0--0---0-0-0--|------------0--0-0--0-------------0--0-0--0-|
   cry       but youre out of my life when I say Im saying goodbye youre out of my


   A          E          D          E
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3--3-3--3------------|
G|-2--2-2--2-------------2--2-2--2------------|
D|-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2--0--0-0--0--2--2-2--2-|
A|-0--0-0--0--2--2-2--2-------------2--2-2--2-|
E|------------0--0-0--0-------------0--0-0--0-|
life when I say Im saying goodbye yeah


  Outro:

End with a flourish on the final E chord

   A            E            D           E              A            E            D            E
e|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------2-----2------0-----------|
B|---------------------------3--3-3--3-3--------------|---------------------------3-----3------0-----------|
G|-2--2-2--2-2---------------2--2-2--2-2--------------|-2--2-2--2-2---------------2-----2------1-----------|
D|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--0--0-0--0-0--2--2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--0-----0------2-----------|
A|-0--0-0--0-0--2--2-2--2-2---------------2--2-2--2-2-|-0--0-0--0-0--2--2-2--2-2---------------2-----------|
E|--------------0--0-0--0-0---------------0--0-0--0-0-|--------------0--0-0--0-0---------------0-----------|



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| x  Dead note
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
| ~  Vibrato

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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