The Long Goodbye Chords by Paul Brady

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_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
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_ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb]
I know they say if you [Gm] love somebody, you should set them [F] free.
So they say.
But it sure is hard [Eb] to do.
Yeah, it [F] sure is [Bb] hard to do.
And I know they say if they [Gm] don't come back again, then it's meant to [F] be.
So they say.
But those [Bb] words don't [Eb] pull me through.
[Bb] Because I'm [Eb] still in love [Db] with you.
I [Bbm] spend each day here [Ab] waiting for a miracle.
[Fm] _ _ [Gb]
But it's just you and [Ab] me going through [Fm] the mill, climbing up a hill.
[Bb]
This is the long goodbye.
[Gm] _ Somebody tell me why.
[F]
Two lovers in [Bb] love can't [Eb] make it.
Just what [F] kind of love keeps me drinking [Bb] hard?
No matter how [Gm] hard I try.
_ You're gonna make me [F] cry.
Come on baby, let's show [Bb] a love face.
[Eb] All that's [Bb] happening here is the long goodbye.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
Long goodbye.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
Sometimes I [Gm] give a love a chance.
[F] Just one chance.
No without a [Eb] doubt.
But put [F] it inside [Bb] out.
And if we walked away, [Gm] it would make more sense.
Only self defense.
[F]
But it tears me up [Eb] inside.
I [Bb] think we [Db] still could try.
How [Bbm] long must we [Ab] keep riding on a [Fm] carousel?
_ [Gb]
[Ebm] Going around and around, never getting [Db] [Cm] anywhere.
On a wing and prayer.
[Bb]
This is the long [Gm] goodbye.
Somebody tell me [F] why.
Two lovers in love [Eb] can't make it.
Just [G] what kind of [F] love keeps me [Bb] drinking hard?
No matter how hard I [Gm] try.
You're gonna make me [F] cry.
Come on baby, let's show a love [Eb] face.
All that's [F] happening here is the [Bb] long goodbye.
This is the long goodbye.
[Gm] _ Somebody tell me [F] why.
Two lovers in love [Eb] can't make it.
Just [F] what kind of love keeps me [Bb] drinking hard?
No matter how hard I [Gm] try.
You're gonna make me [F] cry.
Come on baby, let's show a love [Eb] face.
All that's [G] happening here is the [Cm]
long [Bb] goodbye.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _
A [F] long goodbye.
_ _ [Eb] Yeah, yeah.
_ [F]
A [Bb] long goodbye.
No matter how hard I try.
[Gm] You're gonna make me cry.
[F] Come on baby, let's show a [Eb] love face.
All that's happening here [Fm] is [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ the