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Lightnin' Hopkins
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
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D

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Yes goodbye

I mean goodbye
A
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D
D

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Goodbye darling

I said farewell
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D
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Goodbye darling
Verse 2

I said farewell
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I don't wanna meet you
A
A

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in earth nowhere
D
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But I don't wanna meet you in hell
Interlude 1
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Eb
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I ain't joking
Verse 3
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Bb
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D
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A
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to you
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D

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I'm gonna tell you

Put a bowl in a bar
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Cause if I've got to meet you in hell
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You'd still be my gal
Verse 4
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A
A

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D
D

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Well Imma tell you pretty bold babe
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Just put a bowl in bar
Interlude 2

When I tell ya that's gon rain...
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(solo) Put it in a bowl yuh
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You know there's bound
Verse 5
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to be that lightning

Rain come falling down

You know it's bound to be that lightning
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And the rain'll come falling down
Bb
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Well I wanna put another bowl in another
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bar but there ain't enough bowls in this town
Verse 6
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I ain't joking
Interlude 3
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Eb
Eb
6

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Gm
Gm
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Verse 7
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I said leave me now
Eb
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She said I didn't mind it well
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She's alive and I don't wanna

meet you nowhere on earth
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I said where you wanna meet the man?
Verse 8

She let it be down in hell
Eb
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Bb
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I said I'm going with you darling,
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D
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and I just might as well
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Eb

    6

  • Bb

  • Gm

    3

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of I Mean Goodbye by Lightnin' Hopkins is D major.

The primary chords used in I Mean Goodbye are D, G, A, Eb, Bb, Gm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, A, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of I Mean Goodbye is approximately 146 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of I Mean Goodbye using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Lightnin' Hopkins.

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