Intro
D D Bm G Gm X2
Verse 1:
D
Goodbye, my love
D Bm
The country is in need of me
G
And I heard there were signs for war
Gm D
So I'm goin' overseas
Verse 2:
D D
So don't cry, my love
Bm
The skies above will cry for you
G
And I'll be safe so hold belief
Gm D
I'll come back home for you
Chorus:
D
Yeah
Yeah
Em A
So please tell me it's not true
Bm
After all the love I've given
F#m
You've found someone new
Em A
And oh, of all the things I've seen
Bm
This has got to be, got to be
F#m
The greatest tragedy
Em A
Oh you, you let it all slip away
Bm
But soon you'll find
G Gm
Soon you'll find yeah
D
What you can't replace
Bridge 2:
D
La la la
(I gave away my love)
D
La la la la la la la
(That I promised you I would keep)
Bm
La la la la la la
(a thousand deaths I died that day)
G Gm
La la la la la la la
(When two became one)
D
La la la
(B greater force pulled you away
So I got on my knees and begged
This silence replaced my tears
Bm
So goodbye my love
G Gm D
August 1, 1965)
Chorus:
D
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Em A
So please tell me it's not true
Bm
After all the love I've given
F#m
You've found someone new
Em A
And oh, of all the things I've seen
Bm
This has got to be, got to be
F#m
The greatest tragedy
Em A
Oh you, you let it all slip away
G
But soon you'll find
Gm
Soon you'll find yeah
D
What you can't replace
Guitar Solo: (Figure out strumming)
D D Bm G Gm D
End:
D
Yeah
D
Goodbye my love
D
As I bid farewell to thee
Bm G
All is fair in love and war
Gm D
So I'm goin' overseas