Farewell Is a Lonely Sound chords by Jimmy Ruffin

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Verse 1

(Farewell, farewell, my love,

farewell, farewell, my love)

Farewell is a

Verse 2
Em 
 (E minor) lonely sound
C 
Em 
When  (C major) told to someone you love  (E minor) 
G 
Bm 
You know, you  (G major) hurt in (B minor) side
Em 
as you  (E minor) wonder why
C 
G 
You must  (C major) leave the one that you  (G major) love

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Verse 3

Saying goodbye to someone you love

Is so hard for any man

You say it's just for a while,

then you force a smile

And you hope she'll understand

Verse 4
G 
Bm 
Then a tear  (G major) appears  (B minor) in her eyes
C 
D 
As she  (C major) tightly holds your  (D major) hand
G 
Then you  (G major) let her know
Bm 
Em 
that it's  (B minor) time to go  (E minor) 
Am 
D 
You  (A minor) must leave while you can  (D major) 

Verse 5
G 
Bm 
Em 
Oh but,  (G major) farewell  (B minor) is a  (E minor) lonely sound
C 
Em 
When  (C major) told to someone you love  (E minor) 
G 
Bm 
You know, you  (G major) hurt inside  (B minor) 
Em 
as  (E minor) you wonder why
C 
You must  (C major) leave the one that
G 
you  (G major) love

Verse 6
G 
(Farewell, farewell, my love,  (G major) farewell,
farewell, my love)
Dm 
I'm leav (D minor) ing, darling,
Bb 
D 
but I'll  (B flat major) be  back one day  (D major) 
Eb 
Ooh,  (E flat major) 

Verse 7
Ab 
Cm 
 (A flat major) every silent  (C minor) step you take
Db 
Eb 
Each  (D flat major) one hurts your  (E flat major) heart
Ab 
As you  (A flat major) board the train,
Cm 
Fm 
you feel  (C minor) the pain  (F minor) 
Bbm 
Eb 
That starts  (B flat minor) as you depart,  (E flat major) yeah

Verse 8
Ab 
You  (A flat major) wipe your eyes so
Cm 
she  (C minor) can't see
Db 
Eb 
'Cause  (D flat major) a man should never  (E flat major) cry
Ab 
Now there's  (A flat major) just the trace
Cm 
Fm 
of her  (C minor) crying face  (F minor) 
Bbm 
Eb 
As you  (B flat minor) wave  to her good (E flat major) bye,

Verse 9
that's why
Ab 
Cm 
Fm 
 (A flat major) Farewell  (C minor) is a  (F minor) lonely sound
Db 
Fm 
When  (D flat major) told to someone you love  (F minor) 
Ab 
Cm 
You know, you  (A flat major) hurt inside  (C minor) 
Fm 
as  (F minor) you wonder why
Db 
Ab 
You must  (D flat major) leave the one that you  (A flat major) love

Verse 10
Ab 
I don't wanna leave you, baby,  (A flat major) 
Cm 
Fm 
Db 
 (C minor) I don't  (F minor) wanna say goodbye no,  (D flat major) no
Fm 
Ab 
Cm 
Ooh,  (F minor) 'cause it  (A flat major) hurts inside,  (C minor) 
Fm 
and you  (F minor) wonder why
Db 
Ab 
You must  (D flat major) leave the one that you  (A flat major) love