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Date: Sun, 1 Oct 1995 22:02:05 -0600
From: jtb@xmission.com (J.T. Broderick)
Subject: The Blasters, So Long, Baby, Goodbye.crd

So Long, Baby, Goodbye
by Dave Alvin

The Blasters, "The Blasters", Slash Records, 1981, "The Blasters
Collection", Slash Records, 1990

The intro and between-verse parts are harmonica, but if you want to play
them on guitar they go something like

E------------------------------------------|
B-5-3--5-3--------5-3--------3-3-3-0-------|
G----------4-2-0------4-2-0----------2-0---|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|

or something similar in Em pentatonic

G (320003@1)                                  EmI (022000@1)know, I've been foolin' myself too long
Em (022000@1)                   CNever (x32010@1)right but always wrong
D (xx0232@1)               GGoodbye, (320003@1)baby, so long
G (320003@1)                                      EmYou (022000@1)know, you never let this thing catch on,
Em (022000@1)                     CYou (x32010@1)never let me be that strong,
D (xx0232@1)               GGoodbye, (320003@1)baby, so long
CThere (x32010@1)was a cold wind blowing on the night we met,
EmThe (022000@1)leaves fell from the trees
CYou (x32010@1)made a lot of promises I ain't seen yet
DI (xx0232@1)ain't gonna ask you please
G (320003@1)                            EmYou (022000@1)know, none of us are gonna cry,
Em (022000@1)                     CIt (x32010@1)wasn't even worth the try,
D (xx0232@1)            GSo (320003@1)long, baby, goodbye
CThere (x32010@1)was a cold wind blowin' on the night we met
EmWindows (022000@1)were rolled up tight
CWe (x32010@1)both asked for something we could never get
DNow (xx0232@1)I'll do the thing that's right
G (320003@1)                           EmWe (022000@1)know, none of us are gonna cry
Em (022000@1)                   CIt (x32010@1)wasn't even worth a try
D (xx0232@1)            GSo (320003@1)long, baby, goodbye