The long goodbye (video)

G - Em - D - C (2x)

G Em

1. I know they say if you love somebody, you should set them free

D C D G

(so they say), but it sure is hard to do, yeah, it sure is hard to do.

Em

And I know they say if they don‘t come back again,

D

then it‘s meant to be (so they say),

C

but those words ain‘t pulling me through,

D Bb

‘cause I‘m still in love with you.

Bb Gm F

I spend each day here waiting for a miracle,

D# Bb - F

but it‘s just you and me going through the mill (climbin‘ up a hill).

G - Em

This is the long goodbye, somebody tell me why

D

two lovers in love can‘t make it,

C G

just what kind of love keeps breaking a heart ?

- Em

No matter how hard I try, you‘re gonna make me cry,

D

come on, baby, it‘s over, let‘s face it,

C D G

all that‘s happening here is a long goodbye.

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G Em

2. Sometimes I ask my heart, did we really give our love a chance ?

D C D G

and I know without a doubt, I turned it inside out.

G Em

And if we walked away would it make more sense,

D C Bb

but it tears me up inside, just to think we still could try.

Gm F

How long must we keep riding on a carousel,

D# Bb

going round and round and never getting anywhere?

F

(on a wing and prayer)

G - Em

This is the long goodbye, somebody tell me why

D

two lovers in love can‘t make it,

C G

just what kind of love keeps breaking a heart ?

- Em

No matter how hard I try, you‘re gonna make me cry,

D

come on, baby, it‘s over, let‘s face it,

C D G

all that‘s happening here is a long goodbye. + repeat CHORUS

G - Em D C D G

The long goodbye, oh oh oh, the long goodbye !

G - Em D C - D

This is the long goodbye, someone, please, tell me why.

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Are you ever coming back again? (3x)

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Guess I‘m never coming back again.

(orig. = capo 3rd) (Ronan Keating)