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Train - 50 Ways to Say Goodbye Chords

Chord reference Bm, Em, A, D, G, F#, C#, F
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Bm] [Em] [A] [D] [G] [Em] [F#] [Bm]My heart is [Em]paralyzed, [A]my head was [D]oversized [G]I’ll take the [Em]high road like I [F#]should [Bm]You said it’s [Em]meant to be, [A]that it’s not [D]you, it’s me [G]You’re leaving [Em]now for my own [F#]good That’s cool but if my, friends ask where you are I’m gonna say

She went [G]down in an airplane, [D]fried getting suntanned [A]Fell in a cement [Bm]mixer full of [A]quicksand [G]Help me, help me I’m no [D]good at [C#]goodbyes [F#] She met a [G]shark underwater, [D]fell and no one caught her [A]I returned [Bm]everything I ever [A]bought her [G]Help me, help me I’m all [D]out of [F#]lies, and ways to say good bye

[Bm] [Em] [A] [D] [G] [Em] [F#] [Bm]My pride still [Em]feels the sting, [A]you were my [D]everything [G]Someday I’ll [Em]find a love like [F#]yours (A love like your’s) [Bm]She’ll think I’m [Em]Superman, [A]not super [D]minivan [G]How could you [Em]leave on Yom [F#]Kippur That’s cool but if my friends ask where you are I’m gonna say

She went [G]down in an airplane, [D]fried getting suntanned [A]Fell in a cement [Bm]mixer full of [A]quicksand [G]Help me, help me I’m no [D]good at [C#]goodbyes [F#] She met a [G]shark underwater, [D]fell and no one caught her [A]I returned [Bm]everything I ever [A]bought her [G]Help me, help me I’m all [D]out of [F#]lies, and ways to say you died

[Bm] [Em] [A] [D] [G] [Em] [F#] [F] I [A]wanna live a thousand lives with you, I [G]wanna be the one you’re dying to [A] [G]Love, but you don’t want to [F#]That’s cool but if my friends ask where you are I’m gonna say [F#]That’s cool but if my friends ask where you are I’m gonna say

She went [G]down in an airplane, [D]fried getting suntanned [A]Fell in a cement [Bm]mixer full of [A]quicksand [G]Help me, help me I’m no [D]good at [C#]goodbyes [F#] She met a [G]shark underwater, [D]fell and no one caught her [A]I returned [Bm]everything I ever [A]bought her [G]Help me, help me I’m all [D]out of [F#]lies,

She was [G]caught in a mudslide, [D]eaten by a lion [A]Got run over by a [Bm]crappy purple [A]Scion [G]Help me, help me I’m no [D]good at [C#]goodbyes [F#] She dried [G]up in the desert, [D]drowned in a hot tub [A]Danced to death at an [Bm]east side [A]nightclub [G]Help me, help me I’m all [D]out of [F#]lies, and ways to say you died [F#] [D] [A] [G] [D] [A]

Artist Train
Album California 37
Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 2012
Key Bm

How to Play 50 Ways to Say Goodbye on Guitar?

Train - 50 Ways to Say Goodbye can be played in the key of Bm using the Bm, Em, A, D, G, F#, C#, F chords.

  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For C#, To play C# | Db, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play 50 Ways to Say Goodbye with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.