Intro:
C C Am F Fm X2


Verse 1:
 C
Goodbye, my love
 C                           Am
The country is in need of me
                       F
And I heard there were signs for war
Fm                   C
So I'm goin' overseas


Verse 2:
C                     C
So don't cry, my love
                                 Am
The skies above will cry for you
                 F
And I'll be safe so hold belief
Fm                          C
I'll come back home for you


Chorus:
 C
Yeah
Yeah
 Dm                         G
So please tell me it's not true
       Am
After all the love I've given
 Em
You've found someone new
 Dm                             G
And oh, of all the things I've seen
         Am
This has got to be, got to be
 Em
The greatest tragedy
 Dm                          G
Oh you, you let it all slip away
 Am
But soon you'll find
 F               Fm
Soon you'll find yeah
                       C
What you can't replace


Bridge 2:
 C
La la la
(I gave away my love)
 C
La la la la la la la
(That I promised you I would keep)
 Am
La la la la la la
(a thousand deaths I died that day)
 F           Fm
La la la la la la la
(When two became one)
 C
La la la
(A greater force pulled you away
So I got on my knees and begged
This silence replaced my tears
 Am
So goodbye my love
           F      Fm    C
August 1, 1965)


Chorus:
 C
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
 Dm                         G
So please tell me it's not true
      Am
After all the love I've given
    Em
You've found someone new
 Dm                             G
And oh, of all the things I've seen
        Am
This has got to be, got to be
    Em
The greatest tragedy
 Dm                          G
Oh you, you let it all slip away
  F
But soon you'll find
  Fm
Soon you'll find yeah
  C
What you can't replace


Guitar Solo: (Figure out strumming)
C C Am F Fm C

End:
 C
Yeah
 C
Goodbye my love
 C
As I bid farewell to thee
 Am                        F
All is fair in love and war
 Fm                     C
So I'm goin' overseas