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Say Goodbye

Sanctus Real

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Here's my shot at "Say Goodbye" by Sanctus Real, from their "Fight the Tide"
album. The strum pattern is pretty weird, so I'm not bothering with that. 
Their guitar is tuned to D Standard (NOT Drop D), so it won't sound right 
if your guitar is in E Standard tuning. A lot of hammer-ons and pull-offs 
on the D string on the 2nd fret. The chord-change timing varies in the intro
and verses, as well. First half of intro,chord changes happen on about the
first and fourth beats; second half of intro, chord changes happen on first 
and third beats. Listen to the song and I think you'll catch it.

Four harmonic plucks on 5th fret, then:

Intro: C   Fsus4 C   Fsus4
       Am  Fsus4  Am  Fsus4

Verse 1:
C                                 Fsus4
 So say goodbye 'cause you'll be leaving soon
C                               Fsus4
 I know it's hard, and I'll be missing you
Am               Fsus4           C  Fsus4
 I know it's time to say goodbye

C                     Fsus4
 I know the road has worn you down
C                             Fsus4
 You never broke; you always held your ground
Am                Fsus4           C
 But now it's time to say goodbye

Prechorus:
F                        C
 I know we'll meet again, but I wish it'd never end
G                                       F                      C
You don't mean to make me cry...but it's so hard to say goodbye

Chorus:
         Am  G   C   F         Am  G   C   F
Say goodbyyy-yyy-yye; say goodbyyy-yyy-yye

Verse 2:
C                                 Fsus4
 And though you're gone, I remember now
C                                    Fsus4
 The time we shared; your words still ring out
Am                Fsus4               C
 You're never far; you're in my heart

Prechorus:
F                        C
 I know we'll meet again, but I wish it'd never end
G                                       F                      C
You don't mean to make me cry...but it's so hard to say goodbye

Chorus:
         Am  G   C   F         Am  G   C   F
Say goodbyyy-yyy-yye; say goodbyyy-yyy-yye

Prechorus:
F                        C
 I know we'll meet again, but I wish it'd never end
G                                       F          
You don't mean to make me cry...but it's so hard...

End:
F                         Am
 Someday we'll meet again, 'cause that's how the story ends
G                        F
It's so hard to say goodbye
         C
Say goodbye

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Say Goodbye

Sanctus Real