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