Wave Goodbye — Chris Cornell

Chords and lyrics for Wave Goodbye by Chris Cornell (key of D).

Intro

[A7] [D7] [C#7] [C7] [G7] [Bm]
[F#m] [B] [F#m]
[F#m] [B] [F#m]

Verse

[A7]Words get tangled on your tongue
And you [C#]stumble on [B]your [A]feet
When you [F#m]miss [B]somebody[F#m]
[A]And everywhere you think you see them
Walking [C#]down the street when you [F#m]miss [E]somebody[B]
[D7]When you miss somebody
[Ebdim]You tell yourself a [A7]hundred [G#7]thousand [F#m]times[E]
[B]Nobody ever lives forever
So you [Dm]give it one more [E]try
To wave [Bm7]goodbye[G7]
Wave [A][C]goodbye[Bm][G]

Instrumental

[A7] [D7] [C#7] [C7] [G7] [Bm]
[F#m] [A] [E] [F#m]
[F#m] [A] [E] [F#m]

Verse 2

[A7]Every hurtful thing you ever [C#]said is [B]ringing in your [A]ears
When you [F#m]miss [B]somebody[F#m]
[A]And everything of beauty that you [C#]see only brings a tear
[F#m]When you miss [E]somebody[B]
[D7]When you miss somebody
[Ebdim]You tell yourself [A][A/G#]e-everything will be[F#m] alright[E]
[B7]Try to stand [F#m]up [B7]strong and brave
When all you [Dm]want to do
Is [E7]lay down and die
[F#m]How long I've [C#]waited for an [D]answer or a [Bm]sign
[A]Lonely and [C#]weary from this [D]troubled task of [F]trying
To wave [Bm7]goodbye[E7]

Outro

[A]So now you start to recognize that [C#]every single path you see
[F#m7]Leads to a [E]tear in your [Ebm7-5]eye[B7]
So wave [G7]goodbye[E7]
Wave [F#m]goodbye[Dm][E]
wave [Dm]goodbye[E]
Wave [A7][D7][C#7][C7][G7][Bm]goodbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyye[F#m]
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