Misc Originals – Alyce Wortman - Irish Goodbye (Guitar)
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(Verse 1)
D I guess I should’ve known from the way that you spoke Am All soft endings and half-finished jokes C You never really stayed in one place too long Am Now I’m just a name on your list of gone
(Pre-Chorus)
G Em And I should stop checking my phone D Em Am Like maybe you’ll miss me, but I know you won’t
(Chorus)
D Am Oh my God, you disappeared G Like you were never even here D Am No last words, no warning sign G Just a whisper in the night D Am Oh my God, how’d you go? G Left me hanging, vertigo D Am You stand up guy, no reason why G Em Guess this is how the Irish say goodbye
(Verse 2)
D You were here, then you weren’t—was it something I said? Am Or do you just collect people like books you’ve half-read? C Leave ‘em dog-eared and dusted on somebody’s shelf Am With a story unfinished, but a title that sells
(Pre-Chorus)
C Em And I should stop checking my phone G D Am Like maybe you’ll miss me, but I know you won’t
(Chorus)
D Am Oh my God, you disappeared G Like you were never even here D Am No last words, no warning sign G Just a whisper in the night D Am Oh my God, how’d you go? G Left me hanging, vertigo D Am You stand up guy, no reason why G Em Guess this is how the Irish say goodbye
(Bridge/Ending)
D G Maybe you never learned how to stay Am Em Maybe I never learned when to walk away F D Maybe we were always a losing game G Am But you folded first, and I’m left with the blame
G Em
D Am Oh my God, you disappeared G Like you were never even here D You piss drunk boy Em You low down guy G Am Guess this is how the irish say goodbye D You sociopath Am Your little white lies G Em “I’ll stay forever, nevermind” D You xenophile Am Reroot your life Em G The last of us, are wrecked just right D This is how I was warned Am You’d waste my time G Em With out so much as a—