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SAY GOODBYE - Chris Brown
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First Submitted: August 5th 2010
Last Updated: August 12th 2010
Tabbed by: Wayne S
Tuning: Standard EADGBE
Capo: 1
Chords:
Am: 002210
F: 133211
C: 032010
G: 320033 or 355433
Dm: 000231 (only used in Intro)
Chord in brackets (eg. the Am above "I swear it'll only take..") mean either:
- The chord is continued from the end of the previous line and in the same bar
- It is above "secondary" lyrics, eg. when lyrics overlap like the end of the hook
I KNOW" and start of the chorus "THERE'S never a right time...". By secondary I
mean the less important chord.
In the given example, the lyrics in brackets overlap, but the start of the chorus is more
important than the end of the hook.
Note: The timing for the intro was very hard to represent in this tab. Hopefully if you know
the song well enough, you might be able to recognise where to sing. I tried to do it for a
few of the points but as I said, it was quite challenging.
Basically the number (eg. [1]) is supposed to be aligned with the note you pluck. That [1]
is also put above the bit of the song you're supposed to sing when that note is plucked (or
relatively close to that lyric).
Please leave any comments/ratings/corrections/suggestions.
[ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO PLAY]:
1) Tuning: 1/2 step down D# G# C# F# A# D# ; No Capo
Chords:
Bm: 224432
G: 320033 or 355433
D: x00232
A: 002220
Em: 022000
Intro:
[Bm, A, Em, D] x3
[G, A]
[Bm, A, Em, D] x3
[G, A]
Everything else:
[Bm, G, D, A] - repeat throughout the song
2) Tuning: Standard EADGBE ; Capo: 6
Chords:
Em: 022000
C: 032010
G: 320033
D: x00232
Gm: 355333
Intro:
[Em, D, Gm, G] x3
[C, D]
[Em, D, Gm, G] x3
[C, D]
Everything else:
[Em, C, G, D] - repeat throughout the song
[Intro]:
Can either be picked as shown below, or played using chords:
Am G Dm C
e|-----------------0-1-----1-0-------|
B|1-----1-0------3-------3-----3-3-1-|
G|----2--------0-------2-------------|
D|--2--------0-------0---------------|
A|0--------------------------3-------|
E|--------3--------------------------|
e|-----------------0-1-----1-0-------|
B|1-----1-0------3-------3-----3-3-1-|
G|----2--------0-------2-------------|
D|--2--------0-------0---------------|
A|0--------------------------3-------|
E|--------3--------------------------|
[1]
e|-----------------0-1-----1-0-------|
B|1-----1-0------3-------3-----3-3-1-|
G|----2--------0-------2-------------|
D|--2--------0-------0---------------|
A|0--------------------------3-------|
E|--------3--------------------------|
[2] [3]
F G
e|3-----------3-3----------------|
B|----1-1-1-1---------3----0---0-|
G|--2------------------------2---|
D|3-----------------5------------|
A|----------------5--------------|
E|--------------3----------------|
[4]
Am G Dm C
e|-----------------0-1-----1-0-------|
B|1-----1-0------3-------3-----3-3-1-|
G|----2--------0-------2-------------|
D|--2--------0-------0---------------|
A|0--------------------------3-------|
E|--------3--------------------------|
e|-----------------0-1-----1-0-------|
B|1-----1-0------3-------3-----3-3-1-|
G|----2--------0-------2-------------|
D|--2--------0-------0---------------|
A|0--------------------------3-------|
E|--------3--------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/chris_brown/say_goodbye_crd.html ]
e|-----------------0-1-----1-0-------|
B|1-----1-0------3-------3-----3-3-1-|
G|----2--------0-------2-------------|
D|--2--------0-------0---------------|
A|0--------------------------3-------|
E|--------3--------------------------|
[5] [6]
F G
e|3-----------3-3----------------|
B|----1-1-1-1---------3----0---0-|
G|--2------------------------2---|
D|3-----------------5------------|
A|----------------5--------------|
E|--------------3----------------|
[7]
[Weird part right at the start]:
e|--------------|
B|-3s5------3s5-|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
[1] [2]
Look we gotta talk
[3]
Dang I know
I know it's just
It's just...
[4]
Some things I gotta get of my chest alright....
[5]
Yeahhhh...
[6] [7]
Whoa, whoa, whoa, oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, oh, whoa...
Listen..
[Verse 1]:
Am
Baby come here and sit down, let's talk
F
I got a lot to say so I guess I'll start by
C
Saying that I love you,
G
But you know, this thing ain't been
Am
No walk in the park for us
(Am)
I swear it'll only take a minute
F
You'll understand when I finish, yeah
C
And I don't wanna see you cry
G
But I don't wanna be the one
(G)
to tell you a lie so
[Hook]
Am
How do you let it go? When you,
F
You just don't know? What's on,
C
The other side of the door
G
When you're walking out, talk about it
Am F
Everything I tried to remember to say
(F)
Just went out my head
C
So I'ma do the best I can
G
to get you to understand
(Am)
'cause I know
[Chorus]:
Am F
There's never a right time to say goodbye
C
But I gotta make the first move
G
'Cause if I don't you gonna start hating me
Am
Cause I really don't feel the way
(Am)
I once felt about you
F
Girl it's not you, it's me
C G
I kinda gotta figure out what I need (oh)
Am F
There's never a right time to say goodbye
C
But we know that we gotta go
G
Our separate ways
Am F
And I know it's hard but I gotta do it,
(F)
And it's killing me
C
Cause there's never a right time
G (Am)
Right time to say goodbye
[Verse 2]:
Am
Girl I know your heart is breaking
F
And a thousand times I
C
Found myself asking, "Why? Why?"
G
Why am I taking so long to say this?
Am
But trust me, girl I never
F
Meant to crush your world
(F)
And I never
C G
Thought I would see the day we grew apart
(G) (Am)
And I wanna know
[Repeat Hook]
[Repeat Chorus]
[Bridge]:
Am
Listen to your heart
(Am)
Girl you know,
F
We should be apart, baby I
C
I just can't do it
G
I, I just can't do it
Am
Listen to your heart
(Am)
Girl you know,
F
We should be apart, baby I
C
I just can't do it
G Am
And sometimes it makes me wanna cry
F C
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
G
Do you hear me crying?
Am F C
Oh, oh, oh
G
There's never a right time
[Repeat Chorus] x2
