Ray Charles – Every Time We Say Goodbye (Guitar)

Capo 1
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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.*** Tabbed by Robert Da Prato 18th February, 2021 Define: B.p.m. 93 3/4 Time Signature Original Key – Eb Capo Key – D * Single Strum (which rings out) ************************************************************************************** Use Capo on 1st Fret for this Version DM7 = XX0222 D6 = XX0432 Dsus2 = XX0230 D/E = XX2232 Am7 = X02010 Asus2 = X02200 D#/D = XX0343 [Intro]
   D             Bm             D             Bm
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
[Verse 1]
    D         Bm     D  Bm             D     Bm      Em7   A7        DM7
Oh,   every   time          we say goodbye,        I die a    little

      Bm7   DM7   Bm7           DM7   D          Gm7    C7          D
Every time           we say goodbye,    I wonder why       a little

D             Dsus2  A7      Am7     Am     Bm   Bm7
Why the gods above   me, who must be in the know

D/E                Gm7       G7          A7  A     
Think so little of me, they allow you to go
[Verse 2]
    D             Bm    D  Bm              D    Bm       Em7   A7          D
And   when you´re near,    there´s such an air       of spring    about it

      Bm   D   Bm       D     D7          G     Gm           D
I can hear   a lark somewhere    begin to sing      about it

           D         A     A7         Am          Am7         G        Gm Gm7    D
There´s no love song finer,   but how strange the change from major to minor,

      Bm7   G    F#m7    D           D7      D9      D7   G
Every time    we say goodbye, (Every time we say goodbye)
[Verse 3]
      G    Em    Em7     Bm7  Bm   Am7    D     D Bm
Every time    we say goodbye,    I die  a little

      Bm7  Bm    Em      Bm7  Bm   Bm     Cm7   Cm  Cm7
Every time    we say goodbye,    I wonder why a little

G         Gm   D7         Bm7    Bm   Bm7       C       D#/D
  Why the gods forgot me,    who must be in the know

Cm7             G         Gm       Am7         D7   D9 
Think so little of me,       they allow you to go
[Verse 4]
D    Dsus2  Bm    Bm7 Bm  D       Dsus2   Bm   Bm7    Am7     Bm7  Bm  Bm7  
When you´re near,         there´s such an air      of spring about it

      Bm    Bm7   Am7    Bm7  Bm   Bm7          Cm    Cm7  Cm       
I can hear      a lark   somewhere     begin to sing about it

G          G7        D7         Bm7         Bb7         C        Cm  Cm7  
There´s no love song finer, how strange the change from major to minor,
[Outro]
G      G7   Am7   Am      D      Dm7
 Every time    we say goodbye,

C*       Am*       Am7*  Am*   Am7*      G7*    G    G7       G
Eve-ry   time      we    say   good......bye,  (say  good.....bye)..........
******************************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************************* No Capo Version Define: EbM7 = XXX333 Eb6/Bb = x11313 AbM7 = X66888 Abm = XX6444 Ebsus2 = X68866 Ab9 = XX6876 Db9 = X46444 Eb9 = X68666 Eb6 = X68888 C6 = X35555 C9 = X35333 D9 = X57555 [Intro]
   Eb             Cm             Eb             Cm
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
[Verse 1]
    Eb        Cm     Eb   Cm           Eb     Cm     Fm7   Bb7       EbM7
Oh,   every   time          we say goodbye,        I die a    little

      Cm7   EbM7   Cm7          Eb   Ebsus2     Abm7  Db7         Eb6
Every time           we say goodbye,   I wonder why      a little

        Eb            Bb7    Bbm7  Bbm       Ab    Ab7 
Why the gods above me,   who must  be in the know

Abm       Abm7         Eb         Ab7  Ab     Bb    Bb7   
    Think so little of me,  they allow you to go
[Verse 2]
    Eb            Cm      Eb     Cm              Eb    Cm     Fm7    Bb7        Eb
And   when you´re near,          there´s such an air       of spring   about it

      Cm   Eb     Cm       Eb     Eb7         Ab     Abm         Eb
I can hear     a  lark somewhere     begin to sing      about it

           Eb        Bb     Bb7        Bbm         Bbm7        Ab         Abm Abm7    Eb
There´s no love song finer,    but how strange the change from   major to minor,

      Cm7   Ab   Gm7     Eb          Eb7     Eb9     Eb6   Ab 
Every time    we say goodbye, (Every time we say goodbye)
[Verse 3]
      Ab7  Cm    Fm7     Cm     Bbm7   Eb   Eb9  Eb 
Every time    we say goodbye, I die  a little

      Cm   Eb9    Fm      Cm7     Cm     Dbm7  Dbm Dbm7  Dbm
Every time     we say goodbye,  I wonder why   a   little

Ab7     Ab           Eb7      Db   Db7       Db        Dbm7 
Why the gods forgot  me,  who must be in the know

Dbm                Ab  Abm  Abm7       Bbm7        Eb7   Eb  Ab7        
Think so little of me,           they allow you to go
[Verse 4]
Eb            Cm    Cm7  Eb                Cm     Cm7      Eb9     Db      Cm
  When you´re near,        there´s such an air          of spring about it

      Cm7   Cm    Eb9  Eb  Fm7   Cm   Cm7    Ab7     Dbm   Dbm7  Ab
I can hear      a lark somewhere    begin to sing   about  it

           Ab7       Eb7 Eb           Ebm7        Bbm7        Gb       Gbm* Gbm7   Ab7*
There´s no love song finer,   but how strange the change from major to minor,
[Outro]
      Ab   Bbm7  Bbm         Eb      D7
Every time     we    say goodbye,

Db*           Bbm*       Bbm7* Bbm*      Ab7*   Ab   Ab7      Ab
Eve-ry   time      we    say   good......bye,  (say  good.....bye)..........