Say Hello, Wave Goodbye — David Gray
Chords and lyrics for Say Hello, Wave Goodbye by David Gray (key of G, capo 2).
Intro
[G] [Cadd9] [Dadd4]
[G] [Cadd9] [Dadd4]
Verse 1
[G]Standing at the door of the Pink Flamingo [Cadd9]crying in the [Dadd4]rain
[G]It was a kind of so-so [Cadd9]love and I'm going to make sure it doesn't [Dadd4]happen again
[G]You and I had to be the [Cadd9]standing joke of the [Dadd4]year
[G]You were a runaround, a lost and [Cadd9]found and not for me, I [Dadd4]feel
Chorus
[Em]Take your hands off me, [G]hee[Bm]ey [Cadd9] [Dadd4]
[Em]I don't belong to you, [G]you [Bm]see [Cadd9] [Dadd4]
[Em]Take a look in my face for the [Bm]last time [Cadd9] [Dadd4]
[Em]I never knew you, [G]you never knew me
[Bm]Say hello, [Cadd9]goodbye [Dadd4]
[G]Say hello and wave [Cadd9]goodbye [Dadd4] [G] [Cadd9] [Dadd4]
Verse 2
[G]We tried to make it work, you in a [Cadd9]cocktail skirt [Dadd4]
[G]And me in a suit, but it just [Cadd9]wasn't me [Dadd4]
[G]You're used to wearing less, and now [Cadd9]your life's a mess so insecure you [Dadd4]see
[G]Well I've put up with all the scenes
[Cadd9]And this is one scene that's going to be [Dadd4]played my way
Chorus
[Em]Take your hands off me, [G]hee[Bm]ey [Cadd9] [Dadd4]
[Em]I don't belong to you, [G]you [Bm]see [Cadd9] [Dadd4]
[Em]Take a look in my face for the [Bm]last time [Cadd9] [Dadd4]
[Em]I never knew you, [G]you never knew me
[Bm]Say hello, [Cadd9]goodbye [Dadd4]
[G]Say hello and wave [Cadd9]goodbye [Dadd4] [G] [Cadd9] [Dadd4]
[G]Say hello and wave [Cadd9]goodbye [Dadd4] [G] [Cadd9] [Dadd4]
Verse 3
[G]Under the deep red lights I can see the [Cadd9]makeup sliding [Dadd4]down
[G]Well hey little girl you will always [Cadd9]make up [Dadd4]
[G]So take off that unbecoming [Cadd9]frown [Dadd4]
[G]As for me, well, I'll find someone who's not going cheap in the [Cadd9]sales [Dadd4]
[G]A nice little housewife who'll give me the steady [Cadd9]life [Dadd4]
[G]And not keep going off the [Cadd9]rails [Dadd4]
Chorus
[Em]Take your hands off me, [G]hee[Bm]ey [Cadd9] [Dadd4]
[Em]I don't belong to you, [G]you [Bm]see [Cadd9] [Dadd4]
[Em]Take a look in my face for the [Bm]last time [Cadd9] [Dadd4]
[Em]I never knew you, [G]you never knew me
[Bm]Say hello, [Cadd9]goodbye [Dadd4]
[G]Say hello and wave [Cadd9]goodbye [Dadd4] [G] [Cadd9] [Dadd4]
[G]Say hello and wave [Cadd9]goodbye [Dadd4] [G] [Cadd9] [Dadd4]
[G]Say hello and wave [Cadd9]goodbye [Dadd4] [G] [Cadd9] [Dadd4]
Outro
[G]Say hello and wave goodbye