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Goodbye Again by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Goodbye Again
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Verse 1]
Am F
Every night she sleeps alone
Am F
And by her bed she puts the phone
Am F
And every morning after that
Am F
She takes the phone and puts it back
[Chorus]
C G C
Now he''''s got a wife back home and three kids up and grown
F
But these are things that go unsaid
C G
He might call her from the road just in time
Am F C
To say ''''Hello'''' and ''''Goodbye'''' again
[Verse 2]
F
She keeps his picture tucked away
Am
She thinks she''''ll have it framed some day
F
And maybe he''''ll come see it there
Am
Hanging by her rocking chair
C F C
In a corner of her room, on a Sunday afternoon
F
When all the world is dull and gray
C F Am
She might close her eyes and sit, rocking gently for a bit
F
Till all the bad thoughts go away
Am F
Back when children played their games
Am F
London bridge and Jesse James
Am F
She captured flags, she bounced the ball
Am F
And every time she beat them all
[Bridge]
C G C
And now she comes home to her cat in a three room walk up flat
F C G
And plays a game of solitaire, well she made a fist last night
Am F
And she broke the hallway light and the pieces scattered everywhere
[Chorus]
C G C
Now he''''s got a wife back home and three kids up and grown
F
But these are things that go unsaid
C G
He might call her from the road just in time
Am F C
To say ''''Hello'''' and ''''Goodbye'''' again
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version 2
[Actually in C#; capo 4. Tuning: D A C# E A E.]
[This tablature is for the first verse; all the verses should be
similar, but the timing in the coda is a little bit different.]
[Complete lyrics are at the end.]
[Chords:]
F#m9 F#m9/E D(9) D(9) Dmaj9
E ------0---------|----------------|------0---------|----------------|
A ----0-----------|----------0-----|----0-----------|----------0-----|
E --4-----------4-|----------------|--2-------------|--------------0-|
C#----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----1-------1---|----1-------0---|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-------|
D 4-------4-------|2-------2-------|0-------0-------|0---------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
[intro]
F#m9 F#m9/E D(9) D(9) Dmaj9
E ------0---------|----------------|------0---------|----------------|
A ----0-----------|----------0-----|----0-----------|----------0-----|
E --4-----------4-|----------------|--2-------------|--------------0-|
C#----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----1-------1---|----1-------0---|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-------|
D 4-------4-------|2-------2-------|0-------0-------|0---------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
[intro]
F#m9 F#m9/E D(9) D(9) Dmaj9
E ------0---------|----------------|------0---------|----------------|
A ----0-----------|----------0-----|----0-----------|----------0-----|
E --4-----------4-|----------------|--2-----------2-|------2-------0-|
C#----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----1-------1---|----1-------0---|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-------|
D 4-------4-------|2-------2-------|0-------0-------|0---------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
Every night she sleeps alone
F#m9 F#m9/E D(9) D(9) Dmaj9
E ------0---------|----------------|------0---------|----------------|
A ----0-----0-----|----------0-----|----0-----------|--0-------0-----|
E --4-----------4-|----------------|--2-----------2-|------2-------0-|
C#----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----1-------1---|----1-------0---|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-------|
D 4-------4-------|2-------2-------|0-------0-------|0---------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
And by her bed she puts the phone
F#m9 F#m9/E D(9) D(9) Dmaj9
E ------0---------|----------------|------0---------|----------------|
A ----0-----0-----|----------0-----|----0-----------|--0-------0-----|
E --4-----------4-|----------------|--2-----------2-|------2-------0-|
C#----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----1-------1---|----1-------0---|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-------|
D 4-------4-------|2-------2-------|0-------0-------|0---------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
And every morning after that
F#m9 F#m9/E D(9) D(9) Dmaj9
E ------0---------|----------------|--------------0-|----------------|
A ----0-----------|----------0-----|------0---------|----------0-----|
E --4-----------4-|----------------|--2-------2-----|------2-------0-|
C#----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----1-------1---|----1-------0---|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D 4-------4-------|2-------2-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
She takes the phone and puts it back
A/E A/E E7sus E7sus
E ----------------|------0---------|----------------|------0---------|
A ----------------|----------0-----|--------------0-|----------0-----|
E ----------0-----|--0-----------0-|----------0-----|--0-----------0-|
C#----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----1-------1---|----1-------1---|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D 2-------2-------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
He''''s got a wife back home and three kids up and grown
A/E A/E D(9) D(9)
E ----------------|------0---------|--------------0-|----------------|
A --------------0-|----------0-----|----------------|----------0-----|
E ----------0-----|--0-----------2-|----------2-----|------2-------0-|
C#----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----1-------1---|----1-------1---|
A ----------------|----------------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
D 2-------2-------|2-------2-------|0---------------|0---------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
But these are things that go unsaid
A/E A/E E7sus E7sus
E ----------------|------0---------|----------------|------0---------|
A ----------------|----------0-----|--------------0-|----------0-----|
E ----------0-----|--0-----------0-|----------0-----|--0-----------0-|
C#----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----1-------1---|----1-------1---|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D 2-------2-------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
He might call her from the road just in time to say hello
D(9) D(9)
E ----------------|------0---------|
A --------------0-|----------0-----|
E ----------2-----|--2-------------|
C#----1-------1---|----1-------0---|
A --------0-------|--------0-------|
D 0---------------|0---------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
F#m9 F#m9/E D(9) D(9) Dmaj9
E ------0---------|----------------|------0---------|----------------|
A ----0-----------|----------0-----|----0-----------|----------0-----|
E --4-----------4-|----------------|--2-------------|--------------0-|
C#----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----1-------1---|----1-------0---|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-------|
D 4-------4-------|2-------2-------|0-------0-------|0---------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
and goodbye again
F#m9 F#m9/E D(9) D(9) Dmaj9
E ------0---------|----------------|--------------0-|----------------|
A ----0-----------|----------0-----|------0---------|----------0-----|
E --4-----------4-|----------------|--2-------2-----|----------------|
C#----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----1-------1---|----1-------0---|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-------|
D 4-------4-------|2-------2-------|0-------0-------|0---------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
LYRICS:
Every night she sleeps alone
And by her bed she puts the phone
And every morning after that
She takes the phone and puts it back
He''''s got a wife back home and three kids up and grown
But these are things that go unsaid
He might call her from the road just in time to say hello
And goodbye again
She keeps his picture tucked away
She thinks she''''ll have it framed one day
And maybe he''''ll come see it there
Hanging by her rocking chair
In a corner of her room on a Sunday afternoon
When all the world is dull and gray
She might close her eyes and sit, rocking gently for a bit
Till all the bad thoughts go away
[piano solo: A/E A/E E7sus E7sus A/E A/E D(9) D(9) ]
[ A/E A/E E7sus E7sus D(9) D(9) D(9) D(9) ]
Back when children played their games
London Bridge and Jesse James
She captured flags, she bounced the ball
And every time, she beat them all
And now she comes home to a cat in a three-room walk-up flat
And plays a game of solitaire
Well she made a fist last night, and she broke the hallway light
And the pieces scattered everywhere
You see, he''''s got a wife back home and three kids up and grown
But these are things that go unsaid
He might call her from the road just in time to say hello
And goodbye again
[End on D(9).]
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