Joe Bonamassa – Why Does It Take So Long To Say Goodbye (Guitar)

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[Intro] Dm x16 Dm Am Bb Am x4 [Verse 1]
           Dm
Tired of running

      Am
I've seen these times before

      Bb
Desperation

      Gm            Am
Our candle burns no more

      Dm
Everything we know

            Am
Takes us so far away

             Bb
Trace your steps back

Gm    Am      Bb      C
Don't let 'em guide your way
[Chorus]
        F
When I leave

       Cm
Oh, I leave for good

F
No coming back

                 Cm
Like you said I would

F
You crossed the line

Gm           Am      Bb     C          Dm C
Why does it take so long to say goodbye

Am C F D   Dm C
Every time
[Interlude] Dm Am Bb Am x2 [Verse 2]
            Dm
I'm just a castaway

     Am
Cast out into the sea

          Bb
Another rainy night

Gm                       Am
Tears from the endless fights

Dm
Oh, I carried you

        Am
Carried you on my own’

        Bb
So take the love you've had

        Gm        Am   Bb C
And pretend you always know
[Chorus]
        F
When I leave

        Cm
Oh, I leave for good

           F
No coming back

           Cm
Like you said I would

            F
You crossed the line

G           Am       Bb     C            Dm C
Why does it take so long to say goodbye?

 Am C F D   Dm C
Every time

 Am C F D   Dm C
Say goodbye

 Am C F D   Dm C
Every time
(Interlude/Solo) Dm x 40 Dm E C Am F G x12 [Chorus]
        F
When I leave

        Cm
Oh, I leave for good

     F
No coming back

          Cm
Like you said I would

                 F
You've crossed the line

G            Am      Bb      C           Dm C
Why does it take so long to say goodbye?

Am C F D   Dm C
Every time

Am C F D   Dm C
Say goodbye

Am C F D   Dm C
Every time, yeah...
[Outro]
Dm Am Bb Am x4
Dm …… to end