Chords for Goodbye (The Saddest Word)
Tempo:
69 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
A
F#
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [G#m]
[C#m] [E] [A]
[E] Mama, you [B] gave life to me [C#m] Turned a baby into [A] a lady
And [F#m] Mama, all you [G#m] had to [D#] offer [A] Was a [C#m] promise of a lifetime [A] of love
Now [F#m] I [B] know [F#m] there is no other Love like [E] others' love for [B] a child
And [F#m] I know love still [A]
completes something [E] Mostly [B] goodbye
[E] Goodbye's the saddest [C#m] word I'll ever [Bm] [F#] hear [B] Goodbye's the last time [A] I will [E] hold you [B] near
[C#m] [D] Someday you'll say that [A] word and I [B] will cry It'll break my heart to [A] hear you [E] say goodbye
Mama, [B] you gave love to me [C#m] Turned a young woman [E] into [A] a woman
And [F#m] Mama, all I [B] ever needed [C#m] Was a guarantee of [B] you [A] loving me
Cause [F#m] I know love's [A] the first [E] love of [B] a child And it [F#m] hurts so, and [A] so strong
Someday we'll [E] be gone, must say [B] goodbye
[E] Goodbye's the saddest [C#m] word I'll [D] ever [F#] hear [B] Goodbye's the last time [A] I will [E] hold you [B] near
[C#m] [D] Someday you'll say that [A] word and I [B] will cry It'll break my heart to [A] hear you [C#m] say [E] [A] goodbye
[B] [F#] You'll always be there [D#m] every time [E] I cry [G#m] [C#] You are to me the [B] greatest [F#] love of all
[D#m] You [E] take my [B] hand, you make [C#] me strong And I will always love you
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#] [C#] [A#m]
[F#] [B] [F#] And when you [C#] need
[B] [F#] [C#]
[B] me, I'll be [F#] there
[G#m]
[F#] [B] [C#] [G#]
[Fm] [F#] [A#m] [D#]
[C#] [G#] [D#] [Fm]
[F#] [C#] [D#]
[C#] [G#]
Saddest [Fm] word I'll [F#] ever hear [D#] I'll
[C#] hold [G#] you [D#] near
[Fm] To
[F#] [C#] [D#]
[A#m] hear you [Fm] say, [A#m] [A#]
till we [D#] meet again [C#] Until then, [A#m] goodbye
[N]
[C#m] [E] [A]
[E] Mama, you [B] gave life to me [C#m] Turned a baby into [A] a lady
And [F#m] Mama, all you [G#m] had to [D#] offer [A] Was a [C#m] promise of a lifetime [A] of love
Now [F#m] I [B] know [F#m] there is no other Love like [E] others' love for [B] a child
And [F#m] I know love still [A]
completes something [E] Mostly [B] goodbye
[E] Goodbye's the saddest [C#m] word I'll ever [Bm] [F#] hear [B] Goodbye's the last time [A] I will [E] hold you [B] near
[C#m] [D] Someday you'll say that [A] word and I [B] will cry It'll break my heart to [A] hear you [E] say goodbye
Mama, [B] you gave love to me [C#m] Turned a young woman [E] into [A] a woman
And [F#m] Mama, all I [B] ever needed [C#m] Was a guarantee of [B] you [A] loving me
Cause [F#m] I know love's [A] the first [E] love of [B] a child And it [F#m] hurts so, and [A] so strong
Someday we'll [E] be gone, must say [B] goodbye
[E] Goodbye's the saddest [C#m] word I'll [D] ever [F#] hear [B] Goodbye's the last time [A] I will [E] hold you [B] near
[C#m] [D] Someday you'll say that [A] word and I [B] will cry It'll break my heart to [A] hear you [C#m] say [E] [A] goodbye
[B] [F#] You'll always be there [D#m] every time [E] I cry [G#m] [C#] You are to me the [B] greatest [F#] love of all
[D#m] You [E] take my [B] hand, you make [C#] me strong And I will always love you
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#] [C#] [A#m]
[F#] [B] [F#] And when you [C#] need
[B] [F#] [C#]
[B] me, I'll be [F#] there
[G#m]
[F#] [B] [C#] [G#]
[Fm] [F#] [A#m] [D#]
[C#] [G#] [D#] [Fm]
[F#] [C#] [D#]
[C#] [G#]
Saddest [Fm] word I'll [F#] ever hear [D#] I'll
[C#] hold [G#] you [D#] near
[Fm] To
[F#] [C#] [D#]
[A#m] hear you [Fm] say, [A#m] [A#]
till we [D#] meet again [C#] Until then, [A#m] goodbye
[N]
Key:
B
E
A
F#
C#
B
E
A
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] Mama, you [B] gave life to me [C#m] Turned a baby into [A] a lady
And [F#m] Mama, _ all you [G#m] had to [D#] offer _ [A] Was a [C#m] promise of a lifetime [A] of love
Now [F#m] I [B] know [F#m] there is no other Love like [E] _ others' love for [B] a child
And [F#m] I know love still [A] _
completes something [E] _ _ Mostly [B] goodbye _
_ _ [E] _ Goodbye's the saddest [C#m] word I'll ever [Bm] [F#] hear [B] _ Goodbye's the last time [A] I will [E] hold you [B] near
[C#m] _ [D] Someday you'll say that [A] word and I [B] will cry It'll break my heart to [A] hear you [E] say goodbye
_ Mama, _ [B] you gave love to me [C#m] Turned a young woman [E] into [A] a woman
And [F#m] Mama, _ all I [B] ever needed _ [C#m] Was a guarantee of [B] you [A] loving me
Cause [F#m] I know love's _ [A] the first [E] _ _ love of [B] a child And it [F#m] hurts so, and [A] so strong
Someday we'll [E] be gone, must say [B] goodbye
_ [E] _ _ Goodbye's the saddest [C#m] word I'll [D] ever [F#] hear [B] _ Goodbye's the last time [A] I will [E] hold you [B] near
[C#m] _ [D] Someday you'll say that [A] word and I [B] will cry It'll break my heart to [A] hear you [C#m] say _ [E] [A] goodbye
_ [B] _ _ [F#] You'll always be there [D#m] every time [E] I cry [G#m] _ [C#] You are to me the [B] greatest [F#] love of all
[D#m] You [E] take my [B] hand, you make [C#] me strong And I will always love you
[B] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [A#m] _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ And when you [C#] need _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [B] me, I'll be [F#] there
[G#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [F#] _ [A#m] _ [D#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ [G#] _ _ [D#] _ [Fm] _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
Saddest [Fm] word I'll [F#] ever hear [D#] I'll _
_ _ [C#] hold [G#] you [D#] near
[Fm] To _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _
_ [A#m] hear you [Fm] say, _ _ [A#m] _ [A#]
till we [D#] meet again _ [C#] Until then, _ [A#m] goodbye
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] Mama, you [B] gave life to me [C#m] Turned a baby into [A] a lady
And [F#m] Mama, _ all you [G#m] had to [D#] offer _ [A] Was a [C#m] promise of a lifetime [A] of love
Now [F#m] I [B] know [F#m] there is no other Love like [E] _ others' love for [B] a child
And [F#m] I know love still [A] _
completes something [E] _ _ Mostly [B] goodbye _
_ _ [E] _ Goodbye's the saddest [C#m] word I'll ever [Bm] [F#] hear [B] _ Goodbye's the last time [A] I will [E] hold you [B] near
[C#m] _ [D] Someday you'll say that [A] word and I [B] will cry It'll break my heart to [A] hear you [E] say goodbye
_ Mama, _ [B] you gave love to me [C#m] Turned a young woman [E] into [A] a woman
And [F#m] Mama, _ all I [B] ever needed _ [C#m] Was a guarantee of [B] you [A] loving me
Cause [F#m] I know love's _ [A] the first [E] _ _ love of [B] a child And it [F#m] hurts so, and [A] so strong
Someday we'll [E] be gone, must say [B] goodbye
_ [E] _ _ Goodbye's the saddest [C#m] word I'll [D] ever [F#] hear [B] _ Goodbye's the last time [A] I will [E] hold you [B] near
[C#m] _ [D] Someday you'll say that [A] word and I [B] will cry It'll break my heart to [A] hear you [C#m] say _ [E] [A] goodbye
_ [B] _ _ [F#] You'll always be there [D#m] every time [E] I cry [G#m] _ [C#] You are to me the [B] greatest [F#] love of all
[D#m] You [E] take my [B] hand, you make [C#] me strong And I will always love you
[B] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [A#m] _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ And when you [C#] need _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [B] me, I'll be [F#] there
[G#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [F#] _ [A#m] _ [D#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ [G#] _ _ [D#] _ [Fm] _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
Saddest [Fm] word I'll [F#] ever hear [D#] I'll _
_ _ [C#] hold [G#] you [D#] near
[Fm] To _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _
_ [A#m] hear you [Fm] say, _ _ [A#m] _ [A#]
till we [D#] meet again _ [C#] Until then, _ [A#m] goodbye
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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