Intro
(fade-in drum beats)
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A D E
A D E
[Verse 1]
A D E A D E
Daniel puts the kids to bed they’re screaming oh the gods must be crazy
A D E (G#) F#m D E
Well Jimmy’s on the road tonight she doesn’t recognize her country
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My father’s in the room next door crying with his ma at 65
A D E A
Well every time I close my eyes I just see you written in big lights
D
You know what it says?
[Chorus]
E A
Stop making this hurt
D E A
And say goodbye like you mean it
D E A
Stop turning on this hurt
D E (G#) F#m
Just say goodbye like you mean it
D E
(Say goodbye like you mean it)
[Verse 2]
A D E A D E
My mamma’s in the house tonight tryna break free of New Jersey
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While the kids are on the street and they’re cryin’ let me live in my country
D E
But me and Ray,
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We got a dream and a car we’re like free as the night
A D E A
So how come every time I take a drive I just see it written on street signs
And you know what it says..
[Chorus]
E A
Stop making this hurt
D E A
And say goodbye like you mean it
D E A
Stop turning on this hurt
D E (G#) F#m
Just say goodbye like you mean it
D E
(Say goodbye like you mean it)
[Bridge]
F#m D E
But if we take the sadness out of Saturday night
F#m D E
I wonder what we’ll be left with anything worth the fight?
F#m D E
I wanna run from the darkness wanna shout at the light
F#m
It’s coming over me now
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Two three four five
Oh god we barely survived
A D E
A D E
A D E (G#)
F#m
Just say goodbye like you mean it
[Chorus]
E A
Stop making this hurt
D
And say goodbye like you mean it
E A
(Say goodbye like you mean it)
D
Say goodbye like you mean it
E A
Stop making this hurt
D
And say goodbye like you mean it
E (G#) F#m
(Say goodbye like you mean it)
D E
Say goodbye like you mean it
[Outro]
A D E A D
Come on baby, baby, baby...
E A
Stop making this hurt
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