Rate for accuracy
🎸
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Instrumental:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5-|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5--|
G|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8---|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8----|
D|---------7---7---|-----------------|---------7---7---|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Intro:
When we both met last fall
We had zero cares at all
It was la-la-la-la-la, la-la, alright
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5-|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5--|
G|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8---|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8----|
D|---------7---7---|-----------------|---------7---7---|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Then you left me this spring
Grabbed your clothes and packed your things
It was na-na-na-na-na, hey, hey, goodbye
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5-|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5--|
G|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8---|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8----|
D|---------7---7---|-----------------|---------7---7---|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Verse 1:
Baby, in the middle of the winter we'd sleep in
Give you something warm
To put around your shoulders when you're cold
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5-|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5--|
G|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8---|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8----|
D|---------7---7---|-----------------|---------7---7---|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
And later in the summer take the boat and go skiing
Dry you off when you'd get out the lake
And talk about the houses we'd buy when we're old
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5-|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5--|
G|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8---|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8----|
D|---------7---7---|-----------------|---------7---7---|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Pre-Chorus:
And at that time
I thought we wеre doing just fine
I thought you werе really just mine
But just I thought it was...
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5-|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5--|
G|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8---|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8----|
D|---------7---7---|-----------------|---------7---7---|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Chorus:
When we both met last fall
We had zero cares at all
It was la-la-la-la-la, la-la, alright
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5-|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5--|
G|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8---|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8----|
D|---------7---7---|-----------------|---------7---7---|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Then you left me this spring
Grabbed your clothes and packed your things
It was na-na-na-na-na, hey, hey, goodbye
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5-|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5--|
G|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8---|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8----|
D|---------7---7---|-----------------|---------7---7---|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Verse 2:
Baby, in the middle of the autumn I'd tell you
You were everything I ever wanted
And I never wanted more than you
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5-|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5--|
G|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8---|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8----|
D|---------7---7---|-----------------|---------7---7---|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
But minutes into saying it it's like already I knew
That something bad was coming
I could feel it in my stomach
Things were never gonna feel this new
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5-|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5--|
G|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8---|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8----|
D|---------7---7---|-----------------|---------7---7---|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Pre-Chorus:
And at that time
I thought we were doing just fine
I thought you were really just mine
But just I thought it was...
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5-|---5---5---------|---7---7----------|
G|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8---|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8--------|
D|---------7---7---|-----------------|---------7---7---|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Chorus:
When we both met last fall
We had zero cares at all
It was la-la-la-la-la, la-la, alright
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5-|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5--|
G|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8---|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8----|
D|---------7---7---|-----------------|---------7---7---|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Then you left me this spring
Grabbed your clothes and packed your things
It was na-na-na-na-na, hey, hey, goodbye
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5-|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5--|
G|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8---|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8----|
D|---------7---7---|-----------------|---------7---7---|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Instrumental Bridge:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5-|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5--|
G|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8---|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8----|
D|---------7---7---|-----------------|---------7---7---|------------------|x2
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Chorus:
When we both met last fall
We had zero cares at all
It was la-la-la-la-la, la-la, alright
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5-|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5--|
G|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8---|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8----|
D|---------7---7---|-----------------|---------7---7---|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Baby, you left me this spring
Grabbed your clothes and packed your things
It was na-na-na-na-na, hey, hey, goodbye
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5-|---5---5---------|---7---7---5---5--|
G|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8---|-6---6-----4---4-|-9---9---8---8----|
D|---------7---7---|-----------------|---------7---7---|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Other versions of this song
- Hey Goodbye (Chords)
Song History
Published: March 6, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025