Chords for Couldn't find the words to say goodbye
Tempo:
87 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
A
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Yeah, this is a this is a song Dave wrote about his father Porter singing the part about it of his father
Porter came in and do it did a duet with him.
Oh, is that Porter singing?
[D] It is
He did come in disguise though he wasn't [G] wearing one of his jackets Good
[Ab] [D] [A]
[D] How I wish I had my time
[G] spend over
To [D] say the day
We're good old days
[A] Would be a lie
[E] [D] As I
Watched my daddy lying [G] on his bed as he was dying.
[Ab] I
[D] Just couldn't find [A] the words
to [D] say goodbye
Yes, I was always by his side
[G] He was someone I
could confide
[D] And he always said a boy [B] should never lie
[Em]
[D] But when he needed
Someone there just [G] to say how much they cared [Ab] I
[D] Just couldn't find [A] the words
To [D] say goodbye.
I [A] watched that
Man
[G] Water on the [Bm] [D] sand I
Just couldn't let him see
The [A] tears I cried
[Db] I
[D] Guess he knew his time had come
[G] but when he asked
to see his son, [Ab] I
[D] just
Couldn't find [A] the words to [D] say goodbye
[G]
[Ab] [D] [A]
[D] And if the voice of the late great [G] mr.
Porter, well, thank you
Yes, [C] he was always
By my side I
[F] Was someone he could confide [C] and I always said a boy
Should [G] never lie
I [C] only needed him to be there
[F] Just to show me that he cared
To [C] [G]
[C] say goodbye I [G] watched that
[F]
[C] I just couldn't let him see the [G] tears I cried
I [C] guess he knew
It's time to come
[F] but when he asked
to see his son, [Gb] I
[C] Just couldn't find [G] the words to [C] say goodbye
[G]
[C] Yes, I knew
My time had come
[F] And all I wanted was
[Gb] Just to see my [C] son
[G]
He didn't have to find the [C] words
Say goodbye
[F] [Gb] [C] [G]
[C]
[N]
Porter came in and do it did a duet with him.
Oh, is that Porter singing?
[D] It is
He did come in disguise though he wasn't [G] wearing one of his jackets Good
[Ab] [D] [A]
[D] How I wish I had my time
[G] spend over
To [D] say the day
We're good old days
[A] Would be a lie
[E] [D] As I
Watched my daddy lying [G] on his bed as he was dying.
[Ab] I
[D] Just couldn't find [A] the words
to [D] say goodbye
Yes, I was always by his side
[G] He was someone I
could confide
[D] And he always said a boy [B] should never lie
[Em]
[D] But when he needed
Someone there just [G] to say how much they cared [Ab] I
[D] Just couldn't find [A] the words
To [D] say goodbye.
I [A] watched that
Man
[G] Water on the [Bm] [D] sand I
Just couldn't let him see
The [A] tears I cried
[Db] I
[D] Guess he knew his time had come
[G] but when he asked
to see his son, [Ab] I
[D] just
Couldn't find [A] the words to [D] say goodbye
[G]
[Ab] [D] [A]
[D] And if the voice of the late great [G] mr.
Porter, well, thank you
Yes, [C] he was always
By my side I
[F] Was someone he could confide [C] and I always said a boy
Should [G] never lie
I [C] only needed him to be there
[F] Just to show me that he cared
To [C] [G]
[C] say goodbye I [G] watched that
[F]
[C] I just couldn't let him see the [G] tears I cried
I [C] guess he knew
It's time to come
[F] but when he asked
to see his son, [Gb] I
[C] Just couldn't find [G] the words to [C] say goodbye
[G]
[C] Yes, I knew
My time had come
[F] And all I wanted was
[Gb] Just to see my [C] son
[G]
He didn't have to find the [C] words
Say goodbye
[F] [Gb] [C] [G]
[C]
[N]
Key:
D
G
C
A
F
D
G
C
_ _ Yeah, this is a this is a song Dave wrote about his father Porter singing the part about it of his father
Porter came in and do it did a duet with him.
Oh, is that Porter singing?
_ [D] It is
_ _ He did come in disguise though he wasn't [G] wearing one of his jackets Good _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] How _ _ _ _ _ I wish I had my time
[G] spend over _ _ _
_ To [D] say the day
_ We're good old days
[A] Would be a lie _ _
_ [E] _ [D] As I
_ Watched my daddy lying [G] on his bed as he was dying.
_ [Ab] I
[D] Just couldn't find [A] the words
to [D] say goodbye _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Yes, I was always by his side
[G] He was someone I
could confide
_ _ [D] _ And he always said a boy _ [B] should never lie
[Em] _ _ _
_ _ [D] But when he needed
Someone there just [G] to say how much they cared [Ab] I
[D] Just couldn't find [A] the words
To [D] say goodbye. _ _ _
_ I [A] watched that
_ _ Man
_ _ _ [G] _ Water on the [Bm] [D] sand I
_ Just couldn't let him see
The [A] tears I cried _ _
[Db] I
[D] Guess he knew his time had come
_ _ [G] but when he asked
to see his son, [Ab] I
[D] just
Couldn't find [A] the words to [D] say goodbye _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] And if the voice of the late great [G] mr.
Porter, well, thank you
Yes, [C] he was always
By my side I
[F] Was someone he could confide _ [C] and I always said a boy
Should [G] never lie _ _
_ I [C] only needed him to be there
_ [F] Just to show me _ that he cared
To [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] say goodbye _ I _ _ [G] watched that _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ I just couldn't let him see the [G] tears I cried _ _
_ I [C] guess he knew
It's time to come
_ _ [F] but when he asked
to see his son, [Gb] I
[C] Just couldn't find [G] the words to [C] say goodbye
_ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ Yes, I knew _
My time had come
_ [F] _ And all I wanted was
[Gb] Just to see my [C] son
_ _ _ [G]
He didn't have to find the [C] words
_ Say goodbye _
[F] _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
Porter came in and do it did a duet with him.
Oh, is that Porter singing?
_ [D] It is
_ _ He did come in disguise though he wasn't [G] wearing one of his jackets Good _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] How _ _ _ _ _ I wish I had my time
[G] spend over _ _ _
_ To [D] say the day
_ We're good old days
[A] Would be a lie _ _
_ [E] _ [D] As I
_ Watched my daddy lying [G] on his bed as he was dying.
_ [Ab] I
[D] Just couldn't find [A] the words
to [D] say goodbye _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Yes, I was always by his side
[G] He was someone I
could confide
_ _ [D] _ And he always said a boy _ [B] should never lie
[Em] _ _ _
_ _ [D] But when he needed
Someone there just [G] to say how much they cared [Ab] I
[D] Just couldn't find [A] the words
To [D] say goodbye. _ _ _
_ I [A] watched that
_ _ Man
_ _ _ [G] _ Water on the [Bm] [D] sand I
_ Just couldn't let him see
The [A] tears I cried _ _
[Db] I
[D] Guess he knew his time had come
_ _ [G] but when he asked
to see his son, [Ab] I
[D] just
Couldn't find [A] the words to [D] say goodbye _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] And if the voice of the late great [G] mr.
Porter, well, thank you
Yes, [C] he was always
By my side I
[F] Was someone he could confide _ [C] and I always said a boy
Should [G] never lie _ _
_ I [C] only needed him to be there
_ [F] Just to show me _ that he cared
To [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] say goodbye _ I _ _ [G] watched that _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ I just couldn't let him see the [G] tears I cried _ _
_ I [C] guess he knew
It's time to come
_ _ [F] but when he asked
to see his son, [Gb] I
[C] Just couldn't find [G] the words to [C] say goodbye
_ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ Yes, I knew _
My time had come
_ [F] _ And all I wanted was
[Gb] Just to see my [C] son
_ _ _ [G]
He didn't have to find the [C] words
_ Say goodbye _
[F] _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _