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