Say Hello, Wave Goodbye — Soft Cell
Chords and lyrics for Say Hello, Wave Goodbye by Soft Cell (key of C).
Intro
[C]
Verse 1
[C]Standing at the door of the [Fmaj7]Pink [G]Flamingo crying [C]in the [Fmaj7]rain[G]
[C]It was a kind of [Fmaj7]so-so [G]love and I'm [C]gonna make sure it never [Fmaj7]happens [G]again
[C]You and I, it[Fmaj7] had to [G]be the [C]standing joke of the [Fmaj7]year[G]
[C]You were a sleep-around, [Fmaj7] a [G]lost and found [C]and not for me, I [Fmaj7]feel[G]
Instrumental
[C] [Fmaj7] [G]
[C] [Fmaj7] [G]
Verse 2
[C]I tried to make it work,[Fmaj7] you in a [G]cocktail skirt and [C]me in a suit, well it
[Fmaj7] just wasn't [G]me
[C]You're used to wearing less,[Fmaj7] and now your [G]life's a mess [C]so insecure you
[Fmaj7] see[G]
[C]I've put up with all the scenes and[Fmaj7] this is one [G]scene that's [C]going to be
played my[Fmaj7] way[G]
Chorus
[F]Take your [Am]hands off [Em]me, [F] [G] [F]I don't [Am]belong to [Em]you, you [F]see[G]
[F]Take a [Am]look at my [Em]face for the [F]last time, [G] [F]I never knew you, [Am]you never
knew me, [Em]say hello, [F]goodbye[G]
[C] Say [Fmaj7]hello, [G]wave [C][Fmaj7]goodbye[G]
Verse 3
[C]Under the deep red [Fmaj7]lights I can see the [G]makeup [C]sliding [Fmaj7]down[G]
Well [C]hey little girl you will [Fmaj7]always [G]make up, so [C]take off that [Fmaj7]unbecoming
[G]frown
[C]What about me, well,[Fmaj7] I'll find [G]someone who's [C]not going cheap in the [Fmaj7]sales
[G]
A [C]nice little housewife who'll[Fmaj7] give me a [G]steady life and [C]won't keep going
[Fmaj7] off the [G]rails
Chorus
[F]Take your [Am]hands off [Em]me, [F] [G] [F]I don't [Am]belong to [Em]you, you [F]see[G]
[F]Take a [Am]look at my [Em]face for the [F]last time, [G] [F]I never knew you, [Am]you never
knew me, [Em]say hello, [F]goodbye[G]
[C] Say [Fmaj7]hello [G]and wave [C][Fmaj7]goodbye[G]
Verse 4
[C]We've been involved for [Fmaj7]quite a [G]while now and to [C]keep you secret[Fmaj7] has been
[G]hell
We're [C]strangers meeting for the first[Fmaj7] time, [G]okay? Just [C]smile and say [Fmaj7]hello
[G]
Coda
[C] Say [Fmaj7]hello then [G]wave [C]goodbye [Fmaj7] [G] [C] Say [Fmaj7]hello then [G]wave [C]goodbye[Fmaj7]
[G]
[C] Say [Fmaj7]hello then [G]wave [C]goodbye [Fmaj7] [G] [C] Say [Fmaj7]hello then [G]wave [C]goodbye[Fmaj7]
[G]
[C] Say [Fmaj7]hello then [G]wave [C]goodbye [Fmaj7] [G] [C] Say [Fmaj7]hello then [G]wave [C]goodbye[Fmaj7]
[G]
Guitar Riff
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