Dolly Parton. Writer of the song and a much gentler version than  
Celine Dion and ideal for fingerpicking. 
 
A           F#m        D          E 
 
     A   E          A                 F#m                 D E 
If.. I?..should stay, I would only be in your way. 
          A  E           A                       F#m                          D  E 
So I   go,?. but I know, I?ll think of you each step of the way 
       A F#m  D        E                A     F#m D            E                 A  
And I??        will always love you????.. will always love you. 
F#m        D        E  
 
          A       E            A                         F#m                   D E 
Bittersweet     memories, that?s all that I  am taking with me 
          A   E                      A                 F#m                                    D E   
Goodbye,   please don?t cry, we both know that I?m not what you need 
       A  F#m  D          E                 A      F#m   D        E                 A     
And I?????will always love you???      will always love you. 
 
Spoken    
E         A      E                A 
I hope life?. treats you kind 
         F#m                                                       D E        
And I hope  you?ll have all  you ever dreamed of. 
       A  E               A  
And I?  wish you joy and happiness. 
                 F#m                        D  E     
But above all of this I wish you love 
 
   
        A   F#m  D         E                A     F#m D              E                 A    F#m  D 
And I????    will always love you????   I will always love you. 
       E                  D      A  
I will always love you.