| D | A | D | D |
| D | G | D | |
| You | left without | saying I | love you |
| A | D | |
| And that makes three | days in a | row |
| G | D | |
| Now that you're | tired of pre | tending |
| A | D | |
| It's time that | I let you | know |
| A | G | |
| I | don't disagree with your | feelings |
| D | A | |
| We | both need to find a new | life |
| D | G | D | |
| But | this ain't the | way we should | end it |
| A | D | |
| It's a bad way of | saying good | bye |
| CHORUS: |
| G | D | |
| There | must be a better way of | saying it's over |
| G | D | A | |
| Where | nobody walks away with | tears in their | eyes |
| D | G | |
| When you | stay 'til regret is | all you have left |
| D | A | D | |
| That's a | bad way of | saying good | bye |
| D | A | D | D |
| D | G | D | |
| When | I think of | you I'll re | member |
| A | D | |
| How you looked at | me when we | met |
| G | D | |
| But the way that you're | lookin' at | me now |
| A | D | |
| I'll do my | best to for | get |
| A | G | |
| It's not your fault but it's | not mine |
| D | A | |
| We | both made mistakes though we | tried |
| D | G | D | |
| So | leaving without | saying | I'm sorry |
| D | A | D | |
| Is a | bad way of | saying good | bye |
| REPEAT CHORUS |
| D | A | G | D | |
| That's a | bad way of | saying | goodbye |