Goodbye Girl Squeeze
One of Squeeze's finest.
A wonderful lyric (original English version below)
An unusually simple song to play by their standards.
Standard tuning
Verse 1
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[D] I met her [A]in a [G]bar-room
[D] Her name I [A]didn't [G]catch
[D] She looked like [A]something [G]special
[D] The kind who'd [A]under-[G]stand
[D] The room was [A]almost [G]spinning
[D] She pulled a-[A]nother [G]smile
[D] She had the [A]grace like [G]pleasure
[D] She had a [A]certain [G]style
Chorus 1
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[G] Sunlight [A]on the lino
[G] Woke me [A]with A sha-A-A-ake
[E] I looked around to [A]find her but she'd [D]gone
[D] Goodbye [G]girl
[D] Goodbye [G]girl
[D] Goodbye [A]girl
Verse 2
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[D] She took me [A]to her [G]hotel
[D] To a room on the [A]second [G]floor
[D] A kettle [A]and two [G]coffees
[D] Her number [A]on the [G]door
[D] She said I [A]hardly [G]know you
[D] Agreed we [A]kissed good-[G]night
[D] I knew that [A]in the [G]morning
[D] Somehow I'd [A]wake to [G]find
Chorus 2
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[G] Sunlight [A]on the lino
[G] Woke me [A]with A sha-A-A-ake
[E] I looked around to [A]find her but she'd [D]gone
[D] Goodbye [G]girl
[D] Goodbye [G]girl
[D] Goodbye [A]girl
Verse 2
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[D] I lost my [A]blue ad-[G]dress book
[D] My clubroom [A]locker [G]keys
[D] The money [A]in my [G]waistcoat
[D] It doesn't [A]bother [G]me
[D] My wife has [A]moved to [G]Guernsey
[D] So mug is [A]not the [G]word
[D] If you should [A]ever [G]see her
[D] Say hello [A]goodbye [G]girl
Chorus 3
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[G] Sunlight [A]on the lino
[G] Woke me [A]with A sha-A-A-ake
[E] I looked around to [A]find her but she'd [D]gone
[D] Goodbye [G]girl
[D] Goodbye [G]girl
[D] Goodbye [A]girl
Out
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[D] Goodbye [G]girl
[D] Goodbye [G]girl
[D] Goodbye [A]girl
[D] Goodbye [A]girl
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I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
October 2012
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