Chords for Soft Cell - Say Hello Wave Goodbye

Tempo:
102.2 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Em

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Soft Cell - Say Hello Wave Goodbye chords
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Standing in the door of [Dm] the pink flamingo [C] flying in the rain
It was a kind [F] of so-so love and [C] I'm gonna make sure it never [A] [Fm] happens again
[C] You and I, it [F] had to be [C] the standing joke of [F] the year
[C] You were asleep [F] around, lost and [C] found and now for me [F] I [C] fear
[F]
[G] Woah, woah, [C] woah, I [F]
[G] [C] tried to make it work, [F] you in [G] a cocktail [C] couldn't leave
Innocent, [F] well it just wasn't [G] me
[C] You're used to wearing [F] red,
[G] [C] so insecure you [F] see
[G] [C] I put up with all the scenes [F] and this is [A] one scene that's going to [C] be played my [F] way
[C] Take [Am] your hand [Em] off [F] me,
[G] kick [C] onto [Am]
[Em] you
[F]
[G] Take [C] a [Am] look at [Em] my face for [F] the last [G] time
[C] I never knew you, [Am] you never knew me
[Em] Say hello, [F] goodbye,
[G] [C] say [F] hello, [G] wave [C] goodbye
Under [F]
[G] [C] the deeper light, [F] I can see [G] the makeup [C] rising down
[F]
[G] [C] Hey little girl, you [F] will always [G] make up, [C] so take off that [F] unbecoming [G] frown
[C] What about me?
Well, [F] find [G] someone [C] that's not going cheap in the [F] sales
[G] [C] A nice little housewife [F] will give me a [Em] steady life [C] and won't keep going [F] off the [G] rails
[C] Take [Am] your
[Em] hand off me, [F]
[G] kick onto you
[C] I just [Am] lied to [Em] you
[F]
[G] [C] Take a [Am] look at my [Em] face for the [F] last time
[G] I [C] never knew you, [Am] you never knew me
[Em] Say hello, goodbye, [F]
[G] [C] say [F] hello, wave [G] [C] goodbye
[F]
[G] [C] Say hello, [F]
[G] goodbye, [C] [F]
[G] [C] say [F] hello, wave [G] goodbye
[C] [F] Say [G] [C] hello, [F]
[G] wave [C] goodbye, goodbye
[F] [G] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To learn Soft Cell - (Remastered 2023) Say Hello, Wave Goodbye chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F, G, C, F, C, Am, Em and F of chords. A good strategy is to initiate at 51 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 102 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C Major.

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_ _ Standing in the door of [Dm] the pink flamingo [C] flying in the rain _ _
_ _ It was a kind [F] of so-so love and [C] I'm gonna make sure it never [A] [Fm] happens again
[C] You and I, it [F] had to be [C] the standing joke of [F] the year _
_ _ [C] You were asleep [F] around, _ lost and [C] found and now for me [F] I _ _ [C] fear
_ _ _ [F] _
[G] Woah, woah, [C] woah, _ I [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] tried to make it work, [F] you in [G] a cocktail [C] couldn't leave
Innocent, [F] well it just wasn't [G] me
_ [C] You're used to wearing [F] red, _
[G] _ _ [C] so insecure you [F] see
[G] _ [C] I put up with all the scenes [F] and this is [A] one scene that's going to [C] be played my [F] way
[C] _ _ Take _ [Am] your hand _ [Em] off _ _ [F] me, _
[G] kick [C] _ onto _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ you
_ [F] _ _
[G] Take [C] _ _ a [Am] look _ at [Em] my face for [F] the last [G] time
[C] I never knew you, [Am] you never knew me
[Em] Say hello, [F] goodbye, _
[G] _ _ [C] _ say [F] hello, [G] wave [C] goodbye
_ Under [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] the deeper light, [F] I can see [G] the makeup [C] rising down
_ [F] _ _
[G] _ [C] Hey little girl, you [F] will always [G] make up, [C] so take off that [F] unbecoming [G] frown
[C] What about me?
Well, [F] find [G] someone [C] that's not going cheap in the [F] sales
[G] _ [C] A nice little housewife [F] will give me a [Em] steady life [C] and won't keep going [F] off the [G] rails
[C] _ Take [Am] your _
_ _ [Em] hand off me, [F] _ _
[G] kick onto you
[C] I _ just [Am] lied to [Em] you
_ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] Take a [Am] look _ at my [Em] face for the [F] last time
[G] I _ [C] _ never knew you, [Am] you never knew me
[Em] Say hello, goodbye, [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ say [F] hello, wave [G] _ [C] goodbye
_ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ Say hello, [F] _
[G] goodbye, _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] say _ [F] hello, wave [G] goodbye
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] Say [G] _ _ [C] _ _ hello, [F] _
[G] wave _ [C] goodbye, goodbye
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Dave Ball and Marc Almond who authored this song.

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