Say Goodbye chords by Roger Hodgson

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Roger Hodgson – Say Goodbye

from the album ”Open the Door” (2000)

Written by Roger Hodgson

Intro:


Bb Gm Dm F (x2)

Eb Ab F Bb Eb Ab Eb F Dm

Verse 1:
Bb        Gm         Dm  F
  Say goodbye to the old way
Bb       Gm      Dm  F
  Say hello to a new day
Eb                    Ab              F
  Well if you want to linger, trail a finger
      Bb            Eb
Itʼll only live you wandering
         Ab     Eb         F    Dm
What the future might have been

Verse 2:
Bb        Gm         Dm  F
  Say goodbye to the old scene
Bb       Gm      Dm  F
  Say hello to a new dream
Eb                     Ab                 F
  You say you want you freedom, but is it freedom
         Bb             Eb
When you leave it all behind you
         Ab        Eb        F
But your mind just canʼt let go?
Dm Bb Bb7
Oh no!

Chorus:
         Eb                    D             D7
When the news is known and you hear those cries
     Bb                    Bb7
Then waves of sadness will fill your eyes
       Eb
Youʼre alone as an island
 C7                F  Dm F
Alone as a man can be

Verse 3:
Bb        Gm         Dm  F
  Say goodbye to the old days
Bb       Gm        Dm  F
  Say hello to the new days
Eb                    Ab              F
  Well if you want to linger, trail a finger
       Bb              Eb
Just remember what was told you
          Ab       Eb       F
About the way itʼs going to be
Dm     Bb Bb7
Youʼll see

Interlude:
Eb D D7 Bb Bb7

Chorus:
       Eb
Youʼre alone as an island
 C7                 F  Dm F
Alone as a man must be

Verse 4:
Bb        Gm         Dm  F
  Say goodbye to the old ways
Bb       Gm        Dm  F
  Say hello to the new days
Eb                      Ab
  You say you want your freedom
                F
Oh whereʼs your freedom?
       Bb               Eb
On the road that lies before you
        Ab      Eb      F
That is all you need to know,
Dm  Bb
let go