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