VerseFm(7)C(7)
Goodnight was just a little word you learned.
C(7b9)
Somewhere somebody that you burned
Fm
Was all too happy with a lie
Fm(7)C(7)
But love, you know you never got it right
C(7b9)
I don't know why you say goodnight
Fm
You only mean to say goodbye
Bridge
Gm7(b5) Fm(7)
And I know you quick to show your lover to the door
C(7b9)
And you ain't never been in love before
Fm
You're only bound to get it wrong
Gm7(b5) Fm(7)
And I know you're just a victim of your circumstance
C(7b9)
I never know in any real romance
Fm
And so we ought to say so long,
ChorusFmC(7)Fm
Goodbye, so long Goodbye
VerseFm(7)C(7)
I know you're only trying to ease my mind
C(7b9)
But I'm a lay it on the line, this time
Fm
You only need to say goodbye
Fm(7)C(7)
Oh, love, you know you never got it right
C(7b9)
I don't know why you say goodnight
Fm
You only mean to say goodbye [x4
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