How Do I Say Goodbye

[Verse 1]
      E      G#m7        C#m7
Early mornin', there's a message on my phone,
        A              E                    B
It's my mother saying "Darlin', please come home",
           E     G#m7               C#m7
I fear the worst, but how could you leave us all behind?
           F#m              E                 B
There's so much to say, but there's so little time.
 
 
[Chorus]
            A       E
So how do I say goodbye,
   B                    C#m            A          E
To someone's who's been with me for my whole damn life?
B           C#m             A             E
You gave me my name and the color of your eyes,
           B                   C#m
I see your face when I look at mine,
   A                   E               B
So how do I, how do I, how do I say goodbye?
 
 
[Verse 2]
       E          G#m7          C#m7
When I couldn't you, you always saw the best in me,
A                   E                 B    Badd11 B
Right or wrong, you were always on my side,
    E     G#m7     C#m7
I'm scared of what life without you's like,
      F#m             E                B
And I saw the way she looked into your eyes.
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
      F#m             C#m
And I promised if you go,
            B
I will make sure she's alright.
 
 
[Chorus]
            A       E
So how do I say goodbye,
   B                    C#m            A          E
To someone's who's been with me for my whole damn life?
B           C#m             A             E
You gave me my name and the color of your eyes,
           B                   C#m
I see your face when I look at mine,
   A                   E               B
So how do I, how do I, how do I say goodbye?
 
 
[Bridge]
            F#m                        E  C#m
And there's no way you can ever let me down,
          E*
You wanna steal you some time and start again,
       B*
You'll always be my closest friend,
    F#m                            E C#m
And some day, we are gonna make it out,
              B                    G#
Just hold the light, just hold the light.
 
 
[Chorus]
            A       E
So how do I say goodbye,
   B                    C#m            A          E
To someone's who's been with me for my whole damn life?
B           C#m             A             E
You gave me my name and the color of your eyes,
           B                   C#m
I see your face when I look at mine,
   A                   E               B
So how do I, how do I, how do I say goodbye?
 
 
[Outro]
   A                   E               B
So how do I, how do I, how do I say goodbye?