Tuning: E A D G B E

This tab is based off the version of the song sung by Jack Sheldon. The chord progression is simplified, since there's a lot of improvised chords in the original and every version is slightly different. [Verse 1]

^CmThere’s a long goodbye. ^G7And it happens everyday ^Bb7 ^G7 ^Cmwhen some passerby ^Fm7invites your eye ^Bb7to come her way.

^Dm7Even as she smiles ^Dm7a quick hello, ^Dm7you’ve let her go. You’ve let ^Cmthe moment fly.

[Chorus 1]

^CmToo late you’d turn your head, ^Fm7 you’d ^Dm7know you’ve said ^G7 ^Cmthe long goodbye.

[Verse 2]

Can you ^G7recognise the theme – ^Bb7 ^G7 ^Cmon some other street ^Fm7two people meet ^Bb7as in a dream,

^Dm7running for a plane ^Dm7through the rain. ^Dm7If the heart is quicker ^Cmthan the eye, ^Fm7they could be lovers Un^G7til they ^Cmdie.

[Chorus 2]

^CmIt’s too late to try ^Cmwhen a ^Fm7missed hello ^Dm7becomes the ^G7long ^Cmgoodbye.

John Williams - The long goodbye