#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Date: Sun, 1 Oct 1995 22:02:05 -0600 From: [email protected] (J.T. Broderick) Subject: The Blasters, So Long, Baby, Goodbye.crd So Long, Baby, Goodbye by Dave Alvin The Blasters, "The Blasters", Slash Records, 1981, "The Blasters Collection", Slash Records, 1990 The intro and between-verse parts are harmonica, but if you want to play them on guitar they go something like E------------------------------------------| B-5-3--5-3--------5-3--------3-3-3-0-------| G----------4-2-0------4-2-0----------2-0---| D------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------| or something similar in Em pentatonic G Em I know, I've been foolin' myself too long Em C Never right but always wrong D G Goodbye, baby, so long G Em You know, you never let this thing catch on, Em C You never let me be that strong, D G Goodbye, baby, so long C There was a cold wind blowing on the night we met, Em The leaves fell from the trees C You made a lot of promises I ain't seen yet D I ain't gonna ask you please G Em You know, none of us are gonna cry, Em C It wasn't even worth the try, D G So long, baby, goodbye C There was a cold wind blowin' on the night we met Em Windows were rolled up tight C We both asked for something we could never get D Now I'll do the thing that's right G Em We know, none of us are gonna cry Em C It wasn't even worth a try D G So long, baby, goodbye
