Say Hello Wave Goodbye chords by
Soft Cell (Official Version)
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Key: C majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

Verse 1
[Drum intro]
Eb Eb 
 
Standing in the door
Ab Ab 
 
Of the Pink Flamingo
Eb Eb 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Crying in  the rain
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
It  was a kind of so-so love
Eb Eb 
 
And I'm gonna make sure
Ab Ab 
 
It never happens again
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
You and I, it had to be
Eb Eb 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
The standing joke of the year
Eb Eb 
 
You were a sleep around
Ab Ab 
 
A lost and found
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
And not for me I fear

Interlude 1

Ebmaj7

Abmaj7

Bb

Whoa oh, oh

Ebmaj7

Abmaj7

Bb

Verse 2
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
I         tried to make it work
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
You       in a cocktail skirt
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
And me        in a suit
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Well, it just      wasn't me
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
You're    used to wearing less
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
And       now your life's a mess
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb13 Bb13 
 
So        insecure you seem
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
I         put up with all the scenes
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
And this      is one scene
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
That's going     to be
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb13 Bb13 
 
played my way

Chorus 1
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Take      your hands off me
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I         don't belong to you, you see
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Take      a look at my face
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
For the last time
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
I         never knew you
Cm Cm 
 
You never knew me
Gm Gm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Say hello, goodbye

Interlude 2

Ebmaj7

Abmaj7

Bb

Say hello, wave goodbye

Ebmaj7

Abmaj7

Bb

Verse 3
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Under     the deep red light
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
I         can see the makeup sliding   down
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb13 Bb13 
 
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Hey       little girl
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
You will always    make up
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
So take      off that
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb13 Bb13 
 
Unbecoming    frown
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
What      about me, well
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I'll      find someone
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
That's not       going cheap
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb13 Bb13 
 
In the sales
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
A nice      little housewife
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Who'll give      me a steady life
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb13 Bb13 
 
And won't     keep going off       the rails

Chorus 2
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Take      your hands off me
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I         don't belong to you, you see
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Take      a look at my face
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
For the last time
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
I         never knew you
Cm Cm 
 
You never knew me
Gm Gm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Say hello, goodbye

Interlude 3

Ebmaj7

Abmaj7

Bb

Say hello, wave goodbye

Ebmaj7

Abmaj7

Bb

Verse 4
Eb Eb 
 
We've been involved for
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Quite a while now
Eb Eb 
 
And to keep you secret
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Has       been hell
Eb Eb 
 
We're strangers meeting
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb13 Bb13 
 
For the first time, okay?
Eb Eb 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb13 Bb13 
 
Just smile and say hello

Outro 1
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Say hello,       then wave goodbye
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Say hello,       then wave goodbye
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Say hello,       then wave goodbye
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Say hello,       then wave goodbye
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Say hello,       wave goodbye
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Say hello,       then wave goodbye
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Say hello,       say goodbye
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Goodbye
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Say goodbye
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Say goodbye
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Goodbye
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
[Repeat and fade]

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Chords

Eb
Ab
Abmaj7
Ebmaj7
Bb
Bb13
Ebsus4
Cm
Gm

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

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Abmaj7: 4-x-5-5-4-x
Ebmaj7: x-x-1-3-3-3
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Bb13: 6-x-6-7-8-x
Ebsus4: x-6-8-8-9-x
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 3

3

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of Say Hello Wave Goodbye by Soft Cell, 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 experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Soft Cell.

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