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David Gates - I Cant Find The Words To Say Goodbye Tabs

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I Cant Find The Words To Say Goodbye Tabs

(ver. 1)
David Gates
[Intro]
    G        G/B     C              Em7    Em/D   C         Dsus D
e|---------3-----2-2--0-----|-2-3-5-7---7--7-8-10-12-----0--3----2---------------|
B|--0--3------------------1-|----------0-----------------0-----------------------|
G|-------0-----0---------0--|---------0------------------------2-----------------|
D|----------------------2---|--------------0-----------0----0--------------------|
A|-----------2-------3------|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------------------|-------0----------------8---------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
    G        G/B        C           Am7       D           G
e|----------3----2---2----0----|------------3----------2-------------------------|
B|--0---3----------------------|-1-0-1----------------------3-0------------------|
G|--------0----0---------------|---------0---------2-----h2----------------------|
D|-------------------------0h2-|-------2-------0---------------------------------|
A|-----------2----------3------|-----0-------------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------|--------------------------3----------------------|
  Can’t say I  don’t love her;      Still I can’t pretend
 
    G                 G/B           C     A7sus     Am7 G    D
e|----------------5----5------2-----0-0----------------------2----2--------------|
B|-0--1--3--------------------------1-1---3-----3----1--0----3----3--------------|
G|-------------0-----0------------------------0---------0----2---2---------------|
D|----------0-------------------------------2----------------0-------------------|
A|-----------------2----------3-----3-----0--------------------------------------|
E|-------3----------------------------------------------3------------------------|
  And my heart is torn just knowing that  I’m losing my best friend.
 
 
[Refrain 1]
  D/F#             Em7                 G       G/B       C
e|-5------------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
B|-3----------------------3---3------------3-----------3--------1----------------|
G|-2--------------------0-------0---------0----------0--------0------------------|
D|-4------------------2------------------0---------0--------2--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------2---------3----------------------|
E|-----------------0-------------------3-----------------------------------------|
    If it's easier said and done; Then someone "Tell me why?"
 
                Am7       Dsus               D            G        G/B      C
e|---0-----1--3--------------------------3------------2----------3-----2-2--0-0--|
B|----------------1-0----------------3------------3-------0--3-------------------|
G|--------------------0---------2--------------2---------------0-----0-----------|
D|------------------------0------------------0-----------------------------------|
A|--------------0--------------------------------------------------2--------3-3--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------3----------------------|
    Though I try,       I can’t find the words to say goodbye...
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
          G           G/B      C             Am7          D    G
e|------------------------------------0----------------------2-2-----------------|
B|-----------------3--------3--------1-1----------------1----3---3----0----------|
G|--------------0---------0--------0----0------------0-----2-------2--0--0-------|
D|-----------0----------0--------2----------------2------0--------------0--------|
A|--------------------2--------3-------------0-----------------------------------|
E|--------3----------------------------------------------------3------3----------|
  I could tell her that I’m sorry,       and hope she’ll understand
 
           G         G/B          C           Am7         G    D
e|---------------------------------------0-------------0--3----------5-3-2-0-----|
B|-----------------3--------3-----------1-1-------1----1--3------3----------3----|
G|--------------0--------0------------0----0-----0-----0--0-----2------------2---|
D|-----------0---------0------------2----------2-------2--0----0-----------------|
A|-------------------2------------3----------0---------0--2----------------------|
E|---------3----------------------------------------------3----------------------|
  She will have to do    with someone else   all  that we have planned
 
[Refrain 2]
 
  D/F#             Em7                    G        G/B    C
e|------0----------------------0----------------------------------0--------------|
B|----3---3------------------3---3--------------3-------3-------1----------------|
G|---2-------2------------0--------0----------0--------0------0------------------|
D|--0-----------0------2-------------2------0--------0------2--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------2------3----------------------|
E|-2----------------0---------------------3--------------------------------------|
     I’d rather her hear the truth   than hurt her with a lie
 
             Am7             Dsus           D          G
e|-0--1--3---------0------------------3------------2------------5--3-----------3-|
B|-------------1-0-1---1-------------------------------------3-------0----0-3h5--|
G|-----------------0-0------------2------------2-----------0-------------0-------|
D|-----------------2---------0--------------0------------0--------------0--------|
A|-----------0-----0-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------3--------3------3---------|
   So I tried,       I can’t find the words to say goodbye 
 
[Chorus]
      C       G/B             C                Dsus  D Dsus D
e|--------0------------0------------------0--------3-2-3--3/5--------------------|
B|-------1-1---------3---3-------------1----0--------3---------------------------|
G|------0----------0-------0--------0------------2---2---------------------------|
D|-----2---------0---------------2-------------0-----0---------------------------|
A|----3-------2---------------3--------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Now I know, I have to go;   There's no other way
 
      F          E               Am7             Dsus D
e|--------1-----------------0--------------0-----3----2--------------------------|
B|-------1--1-------------0--0-----------1---------3----3------------------------|
G|------2-----2--------1--------------0-----0-----2-2--2-2-----------------------|
D|-----3------------2---------------1------------0----0-----0h2p0----------------|
A|-------------------------------0--------------------------------0---2/5--------|
E|----1----------0--------------------------------------------------0------------|
  But goodbye is not what I  can bring myself to say
 
[Verse 3]
       G        G/B     C              Am7          D          G
e|------------------------------0---------------------2-2------------------------|
B|-----------3--------3-------1---1---------------1---3---3----0-----------------|
G|---------0--------0-------0-------0-----------0----2------2--0--0--------------|
D|-------0--------0-------2-------------------2-----0------------0---------------|
A|--------------2-------3--------------0-----------------------------------------|
E|-----3------------------------------------------------3------3-----------------|
  If I told her see you later          then I might be wrong
 
             G         G/B   C           Am7           G    D
e|----------------------------------0--------------0---3----------5--2-----------|
B|-------------------3----3--------1-1---------1---1---3-------3--------3--------|
G|-----------------0-----0-------0----0------0-----0---0-----2-------------------|
D|--------------0-------0------2-----------2-------2---0---0---------------------|
A|---------------------2-----3-----------0---------0---2-------------------------|
E|-----------3-----------------------------------------3-------------------------|
 'Cause this voice inside is driving me  to find where I belong
 
[Refrain 3]
 
  D/F#             Em7                    G       G/B    C
e|------0----------------------0----------------------------------0--------------|
B|----3---3------------------3---3--------------3-------3-------1----------------|
G|---2-------2------------0--------0----------0-------0------0-------------------|
D|--0-----------0------2-------------2------0-------0------2---------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------2------3-----------------------|
E|-2----------------0---------------------3--------------------------------------|
  And I know I must leave her now     but every  time I  try
 
             Am7             Dsus           D            Em     Em/D          A7
e|-----------------0--------------------3------------2------0------0----7-3-0-0--|
B|-------------1-0-1------1--------------------------3------0------0----------2--|
G|-----------------0---0------------2------------2--------0---0--0---0--------0--|
D|-----------------2----------0--------------0--------------------------------2--|
A|-----------0-----0--------------------------------------------6-------0-----0--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------0-----------------------|
  Don’t know why,  but I can’t find the words to say goodbye -
 
             Am7           Dsus              D      (Outro)
e|-----------------0----------------3--------2-----------------------------------|
B|-------------1-0-1-------------------------3-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------0------------2---------2--2-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------2-------0-----------------0-----------------------------------|
A|-----------0-----0-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Don’t know why,  I can’t find the words to say goodbye...
 
[Outro]
 
    G        G/B   C   s             Am7    Dsus D Dsus2 D    G
e|---------3-----2-0-3---3-----------7---5---3---2---0---2----3------------------|
B|--0--3------------------------------------------------------0------------------|
G|-------0-----0----------------------------------------------0------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------0--------0------------------|
A|-----------2-----3-----3-----------0------------------------2------------------|
E|--3-----------------------0--2--3---------------------------3------------------|
            
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