Say Goodbye To Hollywood chords by Billy Joel (Official Version)

C
F
Dm
G7sus4
Am
Cmaj7
B7
Em
G
D
G7

Intro 1

C

C

Verse 1
C 
Bobby's driving
through the city tonight
Through the lights
F 
In a hot new rent-a-car
C 
He joins the lover lover in his heavy machine
F 
It's a scene down on Sunset Boulevard

Chorus 1
Dm 
Say goodbye to Hollywood
G7sus4 
Am 
Say goodbye my baby
F 
Say goodbye to Hollywood
G7sus4 
Say goodbye my baby
C 
C 

Verse 2
C 
Johnny's taking care of things for awhile
F 
And his style is so right for troubadours
C 
They got him
sitting with his back to the door
F 
Now he won't be my fast gun anymore

Chorus 2
Dm 
Say goodbye to Hollywood
G7sus4 
Am 
Say goodbye my baby
F 
Say goodbye to Hollywood
G7sus4 
Say goodbye my baby
C 
C 

Bridge 1
Cmaj7 
Moving on is a chance
B7 
Em 
that you take every time
Cmaj7 
G 
you try to stay together
D 
D 
Cmaj7 
Say a word out of line
B7 
Em 
and you find that the friends
Cmaj7 
you had are gone
G 
D 
G7sus4 
Forever, forever

Verse 3
C 
So many faces in and out of my life
Some will last,
F 
some will just be now and then
C 
Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes
F 
I'm afraid it's time for goodbye again

Chorus 3

Dm

Say goodbye to Hollywood

G7sus4

Am

Say goodbye my baby

F

Say goodbye to Hollywood

G7sus4

Say goodbye my baby

Solo 1

C

C

C

F

F

C

C

C

F

Solo 2

Dm

Dm

G7sus4

Am

F

F

G7sus4

C

C

Bridge 2
Cmaj7 
Moving on is a chance
B7 
Em 
that you take every time
Cmaj7 
G 
you try to stay together
D 
D 
Cmaj7 
Say a word out of line
B7 
Em 
and you find that the friends
Cmaj7 
you had are gone
G 
D 
G7 
Forever, forever

Verse 4
C 
So many faces in and out of my life
Some will last,
F 
some will just be now and then
C 
Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes
F 
I'm afraid it's time for goodbye again

Chorus 4

Dm

Say goodbye to Hollywood

G7sus4

Am

Say goodbye my baby

F

Say goodbye to Hollywood

G7sus4

Say goodbye my baby

Outro 1
C 
C 
C 
F 
F 
C 
C 
C 
F 
Dm 
Dm 
G7sus4 
Am 
F 
F 
G7sus4 
[Fade out]

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C
F
Dm
G7sus4
Am
Cmaj7
B7
Em
G
D
G7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 127

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
G7sus4: 3-x-0-0-1-1
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1

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This is the definitive original version of Say Goodbye To Hollywood by Billy Joel, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Billy Joel's performance.

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