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Carpenters - Goodbye To Love Chords

Chord reference G, Am, D, Bm, Em, B, E, C#m, A
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

I’ll say good [G]bye to love [Am]No one ever [D]cared if I should [G]live or [D]die [G]Time and time a[D]gain the chance for [Bm]love has passed me [Em]by And all I [G]know of love is [Am]how to live with[G]out it I [B]just can’t seem to [Em]find it

[G]So I’ve made my mind up I must [Am]live my life a[D]lone And [G]though it’s not the easy way I [Am]guess I’ve always [D]know

I’d say good [G]bye to love [Am]There are no to[D]morrows for this [G]heart of [D]mine [G]Surely time will [D]lose these bitter [Bm]memories and I’ll [Em]find That there is [G]someone to [Am]believe in and to [G]live for [Bm]Something I could [Em]live for

[G]All the years of useless search have [Am]finally reached an [D]end [G]Loneliness and empty days will [Am]be my only [D]friend From this [B]day love is forgotten. I’ll go [Am]on as best I [D]can

[G]What lies in the future is a [Am]mystery to us [D]all [G]No one can predict the wheel of [Am]fortune as it [D]falls [E]There may come a [Bm]time when I will [E]see that I’ve been [Bm]wrong But for [C#m]now this is my [E]song…

[Bm]And it’s good [E]bye to [A]love, [Bm]I’ll say good [E]bye to [A]love

Artist Carpenters
Album A Song for You
Genres Pop
Year 1972
Key G

How to Play Goodbye To Love on Guitar?

Carpenters - Goodbye To Love can be played in the key of G using the G, Am, D, Bm, Em, B, E, C#m, A chords.

  • 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 Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • 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 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 B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
  • 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.

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

You can play Goodbye To Love with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.