Say Goodbye to Little Jo — Steve Forbert
Chords and lyrics for Say Goodbye to Little Jo by Steve Forbert (key of A).
Verse 1
From the album "Jack Rabbit Slim" (1979)
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Intro
Just say [D]goodbye to [E]Little [F#m]Jo
[A] Just turn her loose now let her [F#m]go
[A] And she’ll be leaving while the [D]sun goes down
[E] She doesn’t love ya [A]anymore
Instrumental
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Verse 1
[A] Sometimes it’s [D]worth it to [E]talk
[A] Some wounds are [D]easy to [E]heal
[A] Sometimes it’s [D]all in your [E]mind
But this [A]time it’s [D]big and it’s [E]real
[A] Gold turning [D]back into [E]night
[A] This time you [D]can’t make her [E]stay
[A] Don’t try to [D]block her in [E]pain
Or [A]don’t try to [D]stand in her [E]way[E]
Chorus
Just say [D]goodbye to [E]Little [F#m]Jo
[A] Just turn her loose now let her [F#m]go
[A] And she’ll be leaving while the [D]sun goes down
[E] She doesn’t love ya [A]anymore
Instrumental
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Verse 2
[A] She tried to [D]take ya [E]somewhere
[A] Somewhere you [D]needed to [E]be
[A] Ya howl and [D]ya curse [E]at the gate
Till [A]she tried to [D]give you the [E]key
[A] You got no [D]right to her [E]love
[A] You with your [D]bloody hot [E]brain
Aw, [A]don’t try to [D]suck her back [E]in
[A]No one could [D]make her [E]remain[E]
Chorus
Just say [D]goodbye to [E]Little [F#m]Jo
[A] Just turn her loose now let her [F#m]go
[A] She’ll be leaving while the [D]sun goes down
[E] She doesn’t love you [A]anymore
Instrumental
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Bridge
Say [D]goodbye she’s gonna [A]let it all [E]unwind[E]
Say [D]goodbye she’ll [A]la-la-leave it all [E]behind[E]
She’s [Bm]meant to be gone let her [A]leave without [E]fighting
[D]Rollin’ [E]away down the [F#m]line
Verse 3
[A] You’ve shown so [D]much of your [E]hate
[A] She’s seen so [D]much of your [E]greed
[A] She’s taken [D]shit for so [E]long, yes, yes
That[A] you ain’t got [D]nothin’ she [E]needs
[A] You don’t [D]deserve her no [E]how
[A] Go fading [D]back into [E]fate
[A] Go sit ya [D]down where ya [E]were
[A]Don’t grab and [D]beg it’s too [E]late
Chorus
Just say [D]goodbye to [E]Little [F#m]Jo
[A] Just turn her loose man, let her [F#m]go
[A] She’ll be leaving while the [D]sun goes down
[E] She doesn’t love you [A]anymore
Outro
[A] [D] [E] She doesn’t love ya [A]anymore
[A] [D] [E] She doesn’t love ya [A]anymore
[A] [D] [E] She doesn’t [E]love you [A][D]anymore[A][A]
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