Key: G majorDifficulty: Intermediate
Verse 1
Bb
F/A
Gm
It's five o'clock this morning,
Eb
Bb
and the sun is on the rise
F/A
Gm
There's frosting on the window pane,
Cm
F
and sorrow in your eyes
Bb
F/A
Gm
The stars are fading quietly,
Eb
Bb
night is nearly gone
F/A
Gm
And so you turn away from me,
Cm
F
and tears begin to come
Chorus 1
Cm
F
And it's goodbye again,
Bb
F/A
Gm
I'm sorry to be leavin' you
Cm
F
Goodbye again,
Bb
F/A
Gm
as if you didn't know
Cm
F
It's goodbye again,
Bb
F/A
Gm
and I wish you could tell me
Cm
F
Why do we always fight, when I have to go
Verse 2
Bb
F/A
Gm
Gm/F
It seems a shame to leave you now,
Eb
Bb
the days are soft and warm
F/A
Gm
I long to lay me down again,
Cm
F
and hold you in my arms
Bb
F/A
Gm
Gm/F
I long to kiss the tears away,
Eb
Bb
give you back the smile
F/A
Gm
And other voices beckon me,
Cm
F
and for a little while
Chorus 2
Cm
F
And it's goodbye again,
Bb
F/A
Gm
I'm sorry to be leavin' you
Cm
F
Goodbye again,
Bb
F/A
Gm
as if you didn't know
Cm
F
It's goodbye again,
Bb
F/A
Gm
and I wish you could tell me
Cm
F
Why do we always fight, when I have to go
Bridge 1
Dm
Eb
I have to go and see some friends of mine,
Bb
F/A
Gm
some that I don't know
Cm
F
Bb
Some who aren't familiar with my name
F/A
Gm
Eb/G
F
Eb
Dm
Eb
It's something that's inside of me,
Bb
F/A
Gm
not hard to under stand
Cm
F
It's anyone who listens to me sing
Verse 3
Bb
F/A
Gm
Gm/F
And if your hours are empty now,
Eb
Bb
who am I to blame
F/A
Gm
You think if I were always here,
Cm
F
our love would be the same
Bb
F/A
Gm
As it is the time we have,
Eb
Bb
is worth the time alone
F/A
Gm
And lying by your side,
Cm
F
the greatest peace I've ever known
Chorus 3
Cm
F
But it's goodbye again,
Bb
F/A
Gm
I'm sorry to be leavin' you
Cm
F
Goodbye again,
Bb
F/A
Gm
as if you didn't know
Cm
F
It's goodbye again,
Bb
F/A
Gm
and I wish you could tell me
Cm
F
Why do we always fight, when I have to go
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