Tuning: E A D G B E

"Goodbye Joe" by Laura Nyro From the album MORE THAN A NEW DISCOVERY (1967), aka THE FIRST SONGS (1973) [Intro] F C/E Dm Dm/A Dm Dm/C G Bb/C C [Verse 1]

^FWe were ^C/Elost in the ^Dmfair on the highland, ^GGoodbye ^Bb/CJoe ^C ^FWith the ^C/Esky and the ^Dmdeer on the highland ^GGoodbye ^Bb/CJoe ^C ^FTime is ^Bb/Cfull of ^Fchanges^Bb/C ^AAnd now you've got to ^Dmgo ^G ^FDon't ^C/Eforget that we ^Dmloved on the ^Ghighland ^Gm ^CGoodbye ^FJoe

[Refrain]

^A7Goodbye ^DmJoe ^A/E ^A ^DmYes, I under^A/Estand^A ^DmI'm try^A/Eing ^Anot to ^Dmcry But if ^GI ^Cdo, it's only cause ^Bm7I'll ^Am7miss ^Fyou ^C/EOne ^Cm/Eblast ^Dmtime, ^Glet me ^Bb/Ckiss ^Cyou

[Verse 2]

^FI re^C/Emember when ^Dmyou came a-calling ^GGoodbye ^Bb/CJoe ^C ^FLike a ^C/Esunrise that ^Dmrose without warning ^GGoodbye ^Bb/CJoe ^C ^FTime is ^Bb/Cfull of ^Fchanges^Bb/C ^AAnd now you've got to ^Dmgo ^G ^FAnd we ^C/Ewalked on a ^DmManhattan ^Gmorning ^Gm ^CGoodbye ^FJoe

[Refrain]

^A7Goodbye ^DmJoe ^A/E ^A ^DmYes, I under^A/Estand^A ^DmI'm try^A/Eing ^Anot to ^Dmcry But if ^GI ^Cdo, it's only cause ^Bm7I'll ^Am7miss ^Fyou ^C/EOne ^Cm/Eblast ^Dmtime, ^Glet me ^Bb/Ckiss ^Cyou

[Flugelhorn solo verse]

^F ^C/E ^DmLet me kiss you ^GGoodbye ^Bb/CJoe ^C ^FOh,^C/E ^Dmlet me kiss you ^GGoodbye ^Bb/CJoe ^C ^FTime is ^Bb/Cfull of ^Fchanges^Bb/C ^AAnd now you've got to ^Dmgo ^G ^FDon't ^C/Eforget that we ^Dmloved on the ^Ghighland ^Gm

[Outro - repeat until fade]

^CGoodbye ^AmJoe ^Dm ^Gm ^CGoodbye ^AmJoe ^Dm ^Gm

Laura Nyro - Goodbye joe