Chords for Peter Bjorn and John - A Long Goodbye
Tempo:
68.7 bpm
Chords used:
B
A
E
C#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[C#m] It's hard [E] to be cruel to someone kind And
[C#m] I still [E] haven't made up my mind about
you
[F#] It's just [F#m] that I have no more [C#m] to say
Keep lining up empty [F#] phrases As [F#m] an excuse for [B] breathing
I [A] long goodbye [B] So [C#m]
[A] confusionalized
[B] Can we make [E] it short?
I [A] long goodbye
[B] [C#m] It's all manners [A] and style Baby, [B] we'll never say [C#] goodbye
[B] Communication's [E] breaking down
[C#m] You [B] turn away so [E] I can't hear you
[F#] [F#m] Memories melt into [C#m] a stain Who's gonna tell our [F#] story?
It's [F#m] gone in flashback [B] ashes I [A] long goodbye
[B] [C#m] So
[A] confusionalized [B] Why can't we make it [E] short?
I [A] long goodbye [B] [C#m]
[A] It's all manners and style
[B] Baby, we'll always stay [A] We plan our [E] anniversary
[A] I play the game of [E] happiness and harmony [C#m] And honesty [B] has no part in it
[A] Funny how you [E] don't seem to notice it [A] I long goodbye
So [B] [C#m]
[A] confusionalized Why [B] can't we make it short?
[A] I'm sweet It's [B] all [A] manners and style
[B] Baby, we'll never say [E] [A] goodbye
[E] [A]
[E] [G#m] [F#]
[E] [B] [G#m] [A]
[E]
[C#m] It's hard [E] to be cruel to someone kind And
[C#m] I still [E] haven't made up my mind about
you
[F#] It's just [F#m] that I have no more [C#m] to say
Keep lining up empty [F#] phrases As [F#m] an excuse for [B] breathing
I [A] long goodbye [B] So [C#m]
[A] confusionalized
[B] Can we make [E] it short?
I [A] long goodbye
[B] [C#m] It's all manners [A] and style Baby, [B] we'll never say [C#] goodbye
[B] Communication's [E] breaking down
[C#m] You [B] turn away so [E] I can't hear you
[F#] [F#m] Memories melt into [C#m] a stain Who's gonna tell our [F#] story?
It's [F#m] gone in flashback [B] ashes I [A] long goodbye
[B] [C#m] So
[A] confusionalized [B] Why can't we make it [E] short?
I [A] long goodbye [B] [C#m]
[A] It's all manners and style
[B] Baby, we'll always stay [A] We plan our [E] anniversary
[A] I play the game of [E] happiness and harmony [C#m] And honesty [B] has no part in it
[A] Funny how you [E] don't seem to notice it [A] I long goodbye
So [B] [C#m]
[A] confusionalized Why [B] can't we make it short?
[A] I'm sweet It's [B] all [A] manners and style
[B] Baby, we'll never say [E] [A] goodbye
[E] [A]
[E] [G#m] [F#]
[E] [B] [G#m] [A]
[E]
Key:
B
A
E
C#m
F#
B
A
E
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] It's hard [E] to be cruel to someone kind And _
[C#m] I still [E] haven't made up my mind about
you _
[F#] It's just [F#m] that I have no more [C#m] to say
Keep lining up empty [F#] phrases As [F#m] an excuse for [B] breathing
I _ [A] long goodbye _ _ _ [B] So [C#m] _ _
[A] confusionalized
_ [B] Can we make [E] it short?
I [A] long goodbye
_ _ [B] _ [C#m] It's all manners [A] and style Baby, [B] we'll never say [C#] goodbye
[B] Communication's [E] breaking down _ _
[C#m] You [B] turn away so [E] I can't hear you
[F#] _ [F#m] Memories melt into [C#m] a stain Who's gonna tell our [F#] story?
It's [F#m] gone in flashback [B] ashes _ I [A] long goodbye
_ _ [B] _ [C#m] So _
[A] confusionalized _ [B] Why can't we make it [E] short?
I [A] long goodbye _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _
[A] It's all manners and style
_ [B] Baby, we'll always stay [A] We plan our _ [E] anniversary _
[A] I play the game of [E] happiness and harmony [C#m] And honesty [B] has no part in it
[A] Funny how you [E] don't seem to notice it [A] I long goodbye
So _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[A] confusionalized Why [B] can't we make it short?
[A] I'm sweet It's [B] _ all [A] manners and style
_ [B] Baby, we'll never say _ _ [E] _ [A] goodbye _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] It's hard [E] to be cruel to someone kind And _
[C#m] I still [E] haven't made up my mind about
you _
[F#] It's just [F#m] that I have no more [C#m] to say
Keep lining up empty [F#] phrases As [F#m] an excuse for [B] breathing
I _ [A] long goodbye _ _ _ [B] So [C#m] _ _
[A] confusionalized
_ [B] Can we make [E] it short?
I [A] long goodbye
_ _ [B] _ [C#m] It's all manners [A] and style Baby, [B] we'll never say [C#] goodbye
[B] Communication's [E] breaking down _ _
[C#m] You [B] turn away so [E] I can't hear you
[F#] _ [F#m] Memories melt into [C#m] a stain Who's gonna tell our [F#] story?
It's [F#m] gone in flashback [B] ashes _ I [A] long goodbye
_ _ [B] _ [C#m] So _
[A] confusionalized _ [B] Why can't we make it [E] short?
I [A] long goodbye _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _
[A] It's all manners and style
_ [B] Baby, we'll always stay [A] We plan our _ [E] anniversary _
[A] I play the game of [E] happiness and harmony [C#m] And honesty [B] has no part in it
[A] Funny how you [E] don't seem to notice it [A] I long goodbye
So _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[A] confusionalized Why [B] can't we make it short?
[A] I'm sweet It's [B] _ all [A] manners and style
_ [B] Baby, we'll never say _ _ [E] _ [A] goodbye _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _