Chet Atkins – I Still Cant Say Goodbye (Guitar Tab)
Capo 2
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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Cover by Tommy Emmanuel & Chet Atkins
Tab submitted by: Harold Schaefer
Email: [email protected]
Most of the song just goes off the G, C, and D chords. I added tabs for song as well. Chet and
Tommy add some interesting accents.
It's not 100% exact, but it's close. Listen to Tommy and/or Chet play it on YouTube. Add your
own hammer-ons and pull-offs on the D chord.
Capo 2th fret.
Tab Notes:
Tuning: Standard
h = hammer on
P = pull off
/ = slide
Capital 'M' = major, CM7 = Cmaj7
The lyrics and chords are below the tabs.
4/4 time.
Slowly, with feeling.
Song Format:
Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3
Bridge
Verse 4
Chorus
Outro
INTRO riff:
G CM7 D
||-----------------|--3-----2--|
||------------0----|--0-----3--|
||-----0---0h2--0--|--0-----2--| (2x)
||-------4---------|--2-----0--|
||---2-------------|--3--------|
||--3--------------|-----------|Verse 1, 2 & 3
G D C D ||--3---2--|--0---0h2--| ||--0---3--|--1---3----| ||--0---2--|--0---2----| ||--0---0--|--2---0----| ||--2------|--3--------| ||--3------|-----------| G D Em C ||--3---2--|--0------------| ||--0---3--|--0-----3p1h3--| ||--0---2--|--0------------| ||--0---0--|--2---2--------| ||--2------|--2---3--------| ||--3------|---------------| G D C Dsus4 D ||--3---0h2--|--0---3------2--| ||--0---3----|--1---3------3--| ||--0---2----|--0---2------2--| ||--0---0----|--2---0------0--| ||--2--------|--3-------------| ||--3--------|----------------| Em D/F# G ||--0--------|--------------|--------------| ||--0---3----|----------0---|---------0----| ||--0---2----|-----0-0h2-0--|-----0-0h2-0--| ||--2---0----|------4-------|------4-------| ||--2---0----|---2----------|---2----------| ||--0---2----|--3-----------|--3-----------|
Chorus
D C G ||--0h2--|--0---3---| ||--3----|--1---0---| ||--2----|--0---0---| (2x) ||--0----|--2---0---| ||-------|--3---2---| ||-------|------3---| D Em Em/D Em/C# ||--0h2--|---0---0-----0---| ||--3----|---0---0-----0---| ||--2----|---0---0-----0---| ||--0----|---2---0-----2---| ||-------|---2---------4---| ||-------|---0-------------| C D C Em D/F# ||--0---0h2--|-----0-----0---|--0-------| ||--1---3----|------3p1h3-1--|--0---3---| ||--0---2----|---------------|--0---2---| ||--2---0----|---2-----------|--2---0---| ||--3--------|--3------------|--2---0---| ||-----------|---------------|--0---2---| G CM7 D ||-----------------|--3-----2--| ||------------0----|--0-----3--| ||-----0---0h2--0--|--0-----2--| (2x) ||-------4---------|--2-----0--| ||---2-------------|--3--------| ||--3--------------|-----------|
Verse 2
Bridge
C D Em Em/D ||--0---0h2--|--0-----0----| ||--1---3----|--0-----0----| ||--0---2----|--0-----0----| ||--2---0----|--2-----0----| ||--3--------|--2----------| ||-----------|--0----------| C D GM7 ||--0---0h2--|--2-p0-----| ||--1---3----|-------3---| ||--0---2----|-----------| ||--2---0----|--0--------| ||--3--------|--2--------| ||-----------|--3--------| C D Em Em/D ||--0---0h2--|--0-----0----| ||--1---3----|--0-----0----| ||--0---2----|--0-----0----| ||--2---0----|--2-----0----| ||--3--------|--2----------| ||-----------|--0----------| Em/C# C Dsus4 D ||--0-----|--0--|---3-----2--| ||--0-----|--1--|---3-----3--| ||--0-----|--0--|---2-----2--| ||--2-----|--2--|---0-----0--| ||--4-----|--3--|------------| ||--------|-----|------------|
Verse 3
Chorus & Outro
D C G ||--0h2--|--0---3---| ||--3----|--1---0---| ||--2----|--0---0---| (2x) ||--0----|--2---0---| ||-------|--3---2---| ||-------|------3---| D Em Em/D Em/C# ||--0h2--|---0---0-----0---| ||--3----|---0---0-----0---| ||--2----|---0---0-----0---| ||--0----|---2---0-----2---| ||-------|---2---------4---| ||-------|---0-------------| C D C Em D/F# ||--0---2--|-----0-----0---|--0-------| ||--1---3--|------3p1h3-1--|--0---3---| ||--0---2--|---------------|--0---2---| ||--2---0--|---2-----------|--2---0---| ||--3------|--3------------|--2---0---| ||---------|---------------|--0---2---|
Outro 1
G G
||------------------|--------------|-------3--|
||------------0--3--|--7--5--3--1--|------0---|
||-----0---0h2------|--------------|-----0----|
||-------4-------4--|--7--5--4--2--|----0-----|
||---2--------------|--------------|---2------|
||--3---------------|--------------|--3-------|Outro 2 (alternate ending)
G G
||------------------|--------------|-------3--|
||------------0--3--|--7--5--3--1--|------0---|
||-----0---0h2------|--------------|-----0----|
||-------4-------4--|--7--5--1--0--|----0-----|
||---2--------------|--------------|---2------|
||--3---------------|--------------|--3-------|I Still Can’t Say Goodbye
"You know, every time I look in the mirror I see my Dad.
I think that's why this song means so much to me."
Capo II
Intro: G C D, G C D
Verse 1
G D C D G D Em C
When I was young, my Dad would say Come on Son let's go out and play
G D C Dsus4 D , Em D/F# G C D
Sometimes it seems like yesterday
Verse 2
G D C D G D Em C
And I'd climb up the closet shelf When I was all by my-self
G D C Dsus4 D Em D/F# G
Grab his hat and fix the brim Pretending I was him
Chorus
D C G
No matter how hard I try
D C G
No matter how many tears I cry
D Em Em/D Em/C#
No matter how many years go by
C D C Em D/F# G CM7 D G CM7 D G CM7 D
I still can't say good-bye
Verse 3
G D C D G D Em C
He always took care of Mom and me. We all cut down a Christmas tree
G D C Dsus4 D , Em D/F# G C D
He always had some time for me
Bridge
C D Em Em/D
Wind blows through the trees
C D Gmaj7
Street lights, they still shine bright
C D Em Em/D
Most things are the same
Em/C# C Dsus4 D
but I miss my Dad to-night
Verse 4
G D C D G D Em C
I walked by a Salvation Army store Saw a hat like my daddy wore
G D C Dsus4 D Em D/F# G
Tried it on when I walked in Still trying to be like him
Chorus
D C G
No matter how hard I try
D C G
No matter how many years go by
D Em D Em/C#
No matter how many tears I cry
C D C Em D/F# G C D G
I still can't say good-bye