Almost Goodbye Chords by Mark Chesnutt
Tempo:
66.1 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Ab
Cm
Eb
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Cm] [Gm] [Ab]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab]
[Cm] It was raining [Gm] on the street [Bb] last night, [Ab] we stood beneath the front door light.
[Cm] Everything [Bb] we said, we [Ab] made sure the neighbors heard.
[Cm] You called me this, [Bb] I called you [Ab] that, standing on the welcome mat.
[Cm] Everything [Bb] we felt, it all [Ab] came down to just one word.
[Gm] But [Ab] you [Fm] couldn't say it, and I couldn't say [Eb] it.
You know I [Ab] tried my best to go [Eb] on.
I [Bb] know you [Ab] cried, cause I hurt [Eb] you so.
[Fm] It should have been easy [Cm] to say we were through.
[Fm] But to walk away from love, there [Bb] was more than we could do.
[Ab] It was [Bb] almost [Cm] goodbye.
[Eb] [Ab] [Bb] Almost [Cm] goodbye.
[Gm] [Bb] [Ab] [Fm]
[Cm] I never sung [Bb] through the blinds this morning, [Ab] when I opened up my [D] eyes.
[Cm] Outside [Bb] I could hear a [Ab] mockingbird.
[Cm]
I could feel [Bb] your heartbeat, [Ab] as you lay there by my side.
[Cm] I thought of how [Bb] the world could end [Ab] with just one word.
[Eb]
[Fm] But you didn't say it, and I didn't say [Eb] it.
You [Bb] know I [Ab] tried my best to go [Eb] on.
I [Bb] know you [Ab] cried, cause I hurt [Eb] you so.
[Fm] It should have been easy [Cm] to say we were through.
[Gm] [Fm] But to walk away from love, there was [Bb] more than we could do.
It [Ab] was [Bb] almost [Cm] goodbye.
[Eb] It [Ab] was [Bb] almost [Cm] goodbye.
[Bb] [Ab] [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] Sometimes the most important [Bb] words are the ones that you leave [F] unspoken.
You know I [Bb] tried my best to go [F] on.
I know you [Bb] cried, cause I hurt [F] you so.
[Gm] It should have been easy [Dm] to say we were through.
[Gm] But to walk away from love, there was [C] more than we could do.
It [F] was [C] almost [Bb] goodbye.
[F] [C] Almost [Bb] goodbye.
No, I couldn't say [F] it was [C] almost [Bb] goodbye.
[F] [C] [F] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab]
[Cm] It was raining [Gm] on the street [Bb] last night, [Ab] we stood beneath the front door light.
[Cm] Everything [Bb] we said, we [Ab] made sure the neighbors heard.
[Cm] You called me this, [Bb] I called you [Ab] that, standing on the welcome mat.
[Cm] Everything [Bb] we felt, it all [Ab] came down to just one word.
[Gm] But [Ab] you [Fm] couldn't say it, and I couldn't say [Eb] it.
You know I [Ab] tried my best to go [Eb] on.
I [Bb] know you [Ab] cried, cause I hurt [Eb] you so.
[Fm] It should have been easy [Cm] to say we were through.
[Fm] But to walk away from love, there [Bb] was more than we could do.
[Ab] It was [Bb] almost [Cm] goodbye.
[Eb] [Ab] [Bb] Almost [Cm] goodbye.
[Gm] [Bb] [Ab] [Fm]
[Cm] I never sung [Bb] through the blinds this morning, [Ab] when I opened up my [D] eyes.
[Cm] Outside [Bb] I could hear a [Ab] mockingbird.
[Cm]
I could feel [Bb] your heartbeat, [Ab] as you lay there by my side.
[Cm] I thought of how [Bb] the world could end [Ab] with just one word.
[Eb]
[Fm] But you didn't say it, and I didn't say [Eb] it.
You [Bb] know I [Ab] tried my best to go [Eb] on.
I [Bb] know you [Ab] cried, cause I hurt [Eb] you so.
[Fm] It should have been easy [Cm] to say we were through.
[Gm] [Fm] But to walk away from love, there was [Bb] more than we could do.
It [Ab] was [Bb] almost [Cm] goodbye.
[Eb] It [Ab] was [Bb] almost [Cm] goodbye.
[Bb] [Ab] [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] Sometimes the most important [Bb] words are the ones that you leave [F] unspoken.
You know I [Bb] tried my best to go [F] on.
I know you [Bb] cried, cause I hurt [F] you so.
[Gm] It should have been easy [Dm] to say we were through.
[Gm] But to walk away from love, there was [C] more than we could do.
It [F] was [C] almost [Bb] goodbye.
[F] [C] Almost [Bb] goodbye.
No, I couldn't say [F] it was [C] almost [Bb] goodbye.
[F] [C] [F] [Bb]
Key:
Bb
Ab
Cm
Eb
Fm
Bb
Ab
Cm
[C] _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Cm] It was raining [Gm] on the street [Bb] last night, [Ab] we stood beneath the front door light.
[Cm] Everything [Bb] we said, we [Ab] made sure the neighbors heard.
[Cm] You called me this, [Bb] I called you [Ab] that, standing on the welcome mat.
[Cm] Everything [Bb] we felt, it all [Ab] came down to just one word.
[Gm] But [Ab] you [Fm] couldn't say it, and I couldn't say [Eb] it.
You know I [Ab] tried my best to go [Eb] on.
I [Bb] know you [Ab] cried, cause I hurt [Eb] you so.
[Fm] It should have been easy [Cm] to say we were through.
[Fm] But to walk away from love, there [Bb] was more than we could do.
[Ab] It was _ [Bb] almost [Cm] goodbye.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Bb] Almost [Cm] goodbye.
_ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm]
[Cm] I never sung [Bb] through the blinds this morning, [Ab] when I opened up my [D] eyes.
[Cm] Outside [Bb] I could hear a [Ab] mockingbird.
_ [Cm] _ _
I could feel [Bb] your heartbeat, [Ab] as you lay there by my side.
[Cm] I thought of how [Bb] the world could end [Ab] with just one word.
[Eb]
[Fm] But you didn't say it, and I didn't say [Eb] it.
You [Bb] know I [Ab] tried my best to go [Eb] on.
I [Bb] know you [Ab] cried, cause I hurt [Eb] you so.
[Fm] It should have been easy [Cm] to say we were through.
[Gm] [Fm] But to walk away from love, there was [Bb] more than we could do.
It [Ab] was [Bb] almost [Cm] goodbye.
_ [Eb] It [Ab] was _ [Bb] almost [Cm] goodbye.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Fm] Sometimes the most important [Bb] words are the ones that you leave [F] unspoken.
You know I [Bb] tried my best to go [F] on.
I know you [Bb] cried, cause I hurt [F] you so.
[Gm] It should have been easy [Dm] to say we were through.
[Gm] But to walk away from love, there was [C] more than we could do.
It [F] was [C] almost [Bb] goodbye. _ _ _
[F] _ [C] Almost [Bb] goodbye.
No, I couldn't say [F] it was [C] almost [Bb] goodbye.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Cm] It was raining [Gm] on the street [Bb] last night, [Ab] we stood beneath the front door light.
[Cm] Everything [Bb] we said, we [Ab] made sure the neighbors heard.
[Cm] You called me this, [Bb] I called you [Ab] that, standing on the welcome mat.
[Cm] Everything [Bb] we felt, it all [Ab] came down to just one word.
[Gm] But [Ab] you [Fm] couldn't say it, and I couldn't say [Eb] it.
You know I [Ab] tried my best to go [Eb] on.
I [Bb] know you [Ab] cried, cause I hurt [Eb] you so.
[Fm] It should have been easy [Cm] to say we were through.
[Fm] But to walk away from love, there [Bb] was more than we could do.
[Ab] It was _ [Bb] almost [Cm] goodbye.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Bb] Almost [Cm] goodbye.
_ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm]
[Cm] I never sung [Bb] through the blinds this morning, [Ab] when I opened up my [D] eyes.
[Cm] Outside [Bb] I could hear a [Ab] mockingbird.
_ [Cm] _ _
I could feel [Bb] your heartbeat, [Ab] as you lay there by my side.
[Cm] I thought of how [Bb] the world could end [Ab] with just one word.
[Eb]
[Fm] But you didn't say it, and I didn't say [Eb] it.
You [Bb] know I [Ab] tried my best to go [Eb] on.
I [Bb] know you [Ab] cried, cause I hurt [Eb] you so.
[Fm] It should have been easy [Cm] to say we were through.
[Gm] [Fm] But to walk away from love, there was [Bb] more than we could do.
It [Ab] was [Bb] almost [Cm] goodbye.
_ [Eb] It [Ab] was _ [Bb] almost [Cm] goodbye.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Fm] Sometimes the most important [Bb] words are the ones that you leave [F] unspoken.
You know I [Bb] tried my best to go [F] on.
I know you [Bb] cried, cause I hurt [F] you so.
[Gm] It should have been easy [Dm] to say we were through.
[Gm] But to walk away from love, there was [C] more than we could do.
It [F] was [C] almost [Bb] goodbye. _ _ _
[F] _ [C] Almost [Bb] goodbye.
No, I couldn't say [F] it was [C] almost [Bb] goodbye.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _