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Key: E
Intro:
E A E B7 E
Verse 1:
E
Well, I woke up to find
A E
She had made up her mind
B7
Found out she had wings to fly
E
Well, I knew someday
A E
That I would have to pay
B7 E
The high cost of goodbye
Verse 2:
E
The way I was living
A E
She had forgiven
B7
Until her tears all ran dry
E
Now I'm leanin' on the bourbon
A E
To heal all my hurtin'
B7 E
And that's a high cost of goodbye
Chorus:
G D
I've been runnin' around all over town
A
While she was home wonderin' why
G D G
Now I see through the haze, countin' the ways
D G D
That's a high cost of goodbye
A E
That's a high cost of goodbye
[Instrumental Break]
E A E B7 E
A E B7 E
Verse 3:
E
Pictures in a frame
A E
And a heart full of shame
B7
These are things that I try to hide
E
Now the sun's goin' down
A E
I've got memories to drown
B7 E
And that's a high cost of goodbye
Chorus:
G D
I've been runnin' around all over town
A
While she was home wonderin' why
G D G
Now I see through the haze, countin' the ways
D G D
That's a high cost of goodbye
A D
That's a high cost of goodbye
G D
That's a high cost of goodbye
E
That's a high cost of goodbye
Outro:
E A E B7 E
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Published: March 9, 2026
Last Updated: March 9, 2026