Verse 1
Long ago
Just like the hearse you died to get in again
We are so far from you
GEmBG#
Burning on just like a match you strike to incinerate
AC#B
The lives of everyone you knew
G#AC#
And what's the worst to take, from every heart you break (heart you break)
BG
And like a blade you stain
A
Well I've been holding on tonight
ChorusEB(2)
What's the worst that I could say?
C
Things are better if I stay
C#
So long and goodnight
C
So long and goodnight
Verse 2GEm
Came a time
BG#A
When every star fall brought you to tears again
C#B
We are the very hurt you sold
BridgeEB(2)
But if you carry on this way
C
Things are better if I stay
C#
So long and goodnight
C
So long and goodnight
Can you hear me?
Are you near me?
Can we pretend to leave and then
we'll meet again
B(2)
when both our cars collide?
ChorusEB(2)
What's the worst that I could say?
C
Things are better if I stay
C#
So long and goodnight
C
So long and goodnight
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.