Joe Nichols – Goodbyes Are Hard To Listen To (Guitar)

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As recorded by Joe Nichols (2025 release) [Intro] D Bm [Verse 1]
        D
Ain't a soul around downtown

                           G
I found at a corner bar at noon

            A7
They oughta padlock that old jukebox

A7
'Cause I can't stop

                   D
Spinnin' "Lovesick Blues"

D
I know to you it ain't nothin' new

                               G
Just another fool pullin' up a stool

       A7
And I apologize 'cause I realize

                                 D
That goodbyes are hard to listen to
[Chorus]
D                    G
So, bartender, don't leave me

                   D
With my glass half-empty

Bm        A
Those old done you wrong

A
Sing-alongs sure hit home

                       D       Am7
Since she said we were through

        D             G
And you shouldn't mix whiskey

                 D   Bm
With Haggard and Whitley

       C                 G       A                           D
And I apologize 'cause I realize goodbyes are hard to listen to
[Verse 2]
D
I know I swore just a couple more, and then I'd hit the door

                     G
It's a quarter after two

  A7
I guess you see these old melodies got the best of me

                          D    A
And it's hard to face the truth

             D
I'll make it worth your while

D
If I can stay awhile

                                      G
While I finish up what I came here to do

       A7                                                    D
And I apologize 'cause I realize goodbyes are hard to listen to
[Chorus]
D                    G
So, bartender, don't leave me

                   D
With my glass half-empty

Bm        A
Those old done you wrong

A
Sing-alongs sure hit home

                       D       Am7
Since she said we were through

        D             G
And you shouldn't mix whiskey

                 D   Bm
With Haggard and Whitley

       C                 G       A                           D
And I apologize 'cause I realize goodbyes are hard to listen to
[Outro]
            C
They need a warnin' sign

        G/B
On them 45's

     A7                          D
That goodbyes are hard to listen to

D
Ain't a soul around downtown

        G           Gm      D
I found in a corner bar at noon