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