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