#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Goodbye To Love Original Album: A Song For You Words by John Bettis; Music by Richard Carpenter Copyright © 1972 Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP) and Hammer and Nails Music Published by Universal Music Publishing Group Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: The original recording is in the key of Bb so capo on 3. Chords are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4. Yes, there are two bridges. But what else would you call them? VERSE1: Chords: Gadd9 xx5435 D7/G 300012 Em 022000 G xx5433 Cadd9/G 332003 Dbm7b5 022010 or 045450 C/G 332010 Gbsus4 x444xx G/D xx0003 D7/G 3x0212 B/D# x6444x Am7/D x02010 or x55555 Gadd9 G I'll say good-bye to love. C/G D7/G G D7/G No one ever cared if I should live or die Cadd9/G D7/G Gbsus4 B/D# Em Time and time again, the chance for love has passed me by, Dbm7b5 G/D Am7/D G/D And all I know of love is how to live without it; B/D# | Em Dbm7b5 | I just can't seem to find it, G/D C/D G/D Am7/D So I've made my mind up, I must live my life alone G/D C/D G/D Am7/D And though it's not the easy way, I guess I've always known... VERSE2: Chords: Gadd9 xx5435 Dadd11 x00032 Em 022000 Gmaj7/D xx0002 G xx5433 Cadd9/G 332003 Dbm7b5 022010 or 045450 C/G 332010 Gbsus4 x444xx G/D xx0003 D7/G 3x0212 B/D# x6444x Am7/D x02010 or x55555 Gadd9 G I'd say good-bye to love C/G D7/G G Dadd11 There are no tomorrows for this heart of mine Cadd9/G Dadd11 Gbsus4 B/D# Em Surely time will lose these bitter memories and I'll find Dbm7b5 G/D Am7/D Gmaj7/D That there is someone to believe in and to live for, B/D# | Em Dbm7b5 | Something I could live for BRIDGE1: Chords: G/D xx0003 E7 020100 or x79797 D xx0232 or x57775 Am7/D x02010 or x55555 Am7b5 x01013 or x05545 Gmaj7/D xx0002 Dsus4 xx0233 Bm7 x24232 or 797777 D2 xx2232 or x7777x G/D Am7/D Gmaj7/F Am7/D All the years of useless search have finally reached an end and G/D Am7/D Gmaj7/D Am7/D Loneliness and empty days will be my only friend Bm7 E7 Am7b5 | Dsus4 D2 D | From this day love is forgotten; I'll go on as best I can_________ [Guitar SOLO1: over VERSE chords] Notes: Uncapoed electric guitar plays the solo. Acoustic guitar capoed on 3 plays VERSE chords. Gadd9 G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------7---|-8b----------9-8__---------------| |---------------------8---10------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C/G D/G G D/G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-10----------7-/-10--------------| |---------12--11-10---10--12/-13--|---------------------------------| |-9---10--------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Cadd9/G D/G Gb7sus4 B/D# Em Dbm7b5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10--10--10--12-10---------------|---------12--10------------------| |--------------------12-12--13--12___---12--------13----12--10--13--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | G/D C/D |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |----------------10-------10b10b10b10b-10----10----| |----------10-13----13--------------------13----13-| |-13-13-13-----------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Gmaj7/D B/D# Em Dbm7b5 |-------------------------------------|------13b--------------------------| |-------11-13br11-----10--------------|---------11-13--11-11-11b--11-11b--| |----10-------------------9b--9br9-11-|----12--------12-------------------| |-12----------------------------------|-12--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | BRIDGE2: Chords: G/D xx0003 E6 022120 Am7/D x02010 or x55555 Bm7/E 024232 Gmaj7/D xx0002 G/D Am7/D Gmaj7/D Am7/D What lies in the future is a mystery to us all and G/D Am7/D Gmaj7/D Am7/D No one can predict the wheel of fortune as it falls E6 Bm7/E E6 Bm7/E There may come a time when I will see that I've been wrong. E6 Bm7/E But for now this is my song OUTRO: Chords: Aadd9 x2222x Esus4 022200 A x02220 E 022100 Aadd9 A | Esus4 E | And it's goodbye to love; Aadd9 A 2/4| Esus4 | 4/4| E | I'll say goodbye to love; [Choral part over these chords:] A E/A A7 D/F# |-0---------------3---------------|-0---------------1---------------| |-1---------------0---------------|-1---------------1---------------| |-0---------------0---------------|-3---------------2---------------| |-2-------------------------------|-2---------------3---------------| |-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------0---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Ah_____________________________________________________________ Bm7b5 A/E D#m7b5 Esus4 E |-----------------0---------------|-----------------0-------0-------| |-3---------------2---------------|-7---------------0-------0-------| |-2---------------2---------------|-6---------------2-------1-------| |-3---------------2---------------|-7---------------2-------2-------| |-2---------------0---------------|-6---------------2-------2-------| |-----------------0---------------|-----------------0-------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | _______________________________________________________________ A E/A A7 D/F# |-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------2---------------| |-2---------------0---------------|-2---------------3---------------| |-2---------------1---------------|-0---------------2---------------| |-2---------------2---------------|-2---------------0---------------| |-0---------------0---------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------2---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bm7b5 A/E D/E E A/E |-----------------0---------------|-2---------------0-------0-------| |-3---------------2---------------|-3---------------0-------2-------| |-2---------------2---------------|-2---------------1-------2-------| |-3---------------2---------------|-0---------------2-------2-------| |-2---------------0---------------|-x---------------2-------0-------| |-----------------0---------------|-0---------------0-------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [repeat CHORAL figure over Guitar SOLO] [OUTRO Guitar SOLO:] Notes: Uncapoed electric guitar plays the solo. Acoustic guitar capoed on 3 plays CHORAL section chords. A E/A |---------------------------------------| |----------------------------------10-8-| |---------------------------------------| |-12b-12b-12br10-----------9-12---------| |----------------12---9-12--------------| |---------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A7 D/F# |-------------------------------------------------| |-10b-10b-10b-10br--8-----10----------------------| |----------------------------10-------------------| |-------------------------------10----10----------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |----3----| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | ~~~~~~~~~ Bm7b5 A/E D#m7b5 Esus4 E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------10|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-11br9---------------------------| |-12br10--12br10--12br10--12br10--|-------12br10--------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------12-10------9-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A E/A |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------12br--------------------| |-10-10-------10---------------10h12p-10-12-10----| |-------12-10----12-10----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | ~~ ~~~~~~~ A7 D/F# |-------------------------------------------------| |-------13----15b15b13-15-15b13-13----------------| |----12----------------------------14-14----------| |-14----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bm7b5 A/E |-------------------------------------------------| |-----13-13---------------------------------------| |-12b---------13p12h13p12-------------------------| |-------------------------15----14----------------| |-------------------------------------15\---------| |-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D/E E A/E |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-3-----------5----------/10-------------10-12-10-| |-3-----------5----------/10-10-10----12----------| |-1-----------3----------/8-----------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A E/A |-------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------13-------13----| |-------12-------12-------12----------------------| |-13/14----13/14----13/14----13/14----13/14----13/| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A7 D/F# |-------------------------------------------------| |----13-------13----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |/14----13/14----13/14-12-12br--------------12----| |------------------------------15-12--15-15----15-| |-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | ~~~~~~~ Bm7b5 A/E |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-12b--------12br10-12-10-12br10------10----------| |--------------------------------12---------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | ~~~~~~~ D#m7b5 Esus4 E |-------------------------------------------------| |-------13-12-10-10-12-10-------------------------| |----12-------------------14----------12----------| |-14----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | ~~~~~~ ~~~~~ A E/A |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-12-10-9-----------------12-10-9-----------------| |---------12--10------------------12--10----------| |-------------------10----------------------10----| |-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | ~~~~~ A7 D/F# Bm7b5 A/E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10br----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----12-10-9--9---10--------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------10--10------|-12br10--12br10--12br10--12--10--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | ~~~~~ D/E E A/E A E/A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------10-9---------9--| |-3-------5-------10------10------|-10------10----------12-10-12----| |-3-------5-------10--10------10--|-10--10--------------------------| |-1-------3-------8---------------|-8-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ A7 D/F# Bm7b5 A/E |-8-------10--8---10br8-8__-------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------| |---------------------------------|---9-------9-------8-------8-----| |---------------------------------|-----10------10------9-------9---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--3-| |--3-| |-3-| |-3-| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ D#m7b5 Esus4 E A E/A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9-\-7-------7-------------------|---------------------------------| |---------10------10------9-------|---------10-10__---------10-10__-| |---------------------------------|------7---------------7----------| |---------------------------------|-8-10------------8-10------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |