(chords with * are single strums)
Eb Bb Eb Bb
[Verse]
Eb* Bb*
Hello, my friend
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I'm gonna be here till the end
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Of the universe, if I can
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I wanna fly, up in the sky, sky, sky
[Verse]
Eb Bb
I wanna dance with you
Eb Bb
Take my hand, and I'll show you a few moves
Eb Bb
This is it, no more sorrow
Ab F F*
Leave the living for today, and the dying for tomorrow
[Chorus]
Bb Eb F
No, I can't tell you how to say goodbye
Bb Eb F
Cause' I've been waiting most of my life
Bb Eb F
Behind the curtain, she's staring at my grave
Bb Eb F Bb
She slowly dances on her hospital bed, hospital bed
F Eb Bb F Eb Bb
[Verse]
Eb Bb
Well I say what I mean
Eb Bb
And I got all I need
Eb Bb
But I stand at 19
Eb Bb
Fell from the heavens, I'm the sun king
Eb Bb
What ya got? What ya need?
Eb Bb
Thank your god, and get off your knees
Eb Bb
Cause' you're giving just to please
Ab F F*
Oh, leave the living for today, and the dying for tomorrow
[Chorus]
Bb Eb F
No, I can't tell you how to say goodbye
Bb Eb F
Cause' I've been waiting most of my life
Bb Eb F
Behind the curtain, she's staring at my grave
Bb Eb F Bb
She slowly dances on her hospital bed, hospital bed
F Eb Bb F Eb Bb
[Bridge]
Eb Bb
Well, I saw the world at its worst
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And I lived with Jesus first
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I am so blessed and cursed
Ab
Layin' in the back of this Cadillac hearse
Eb Bb
I saw an angel cry
Eb Bb
You saw the devil die
Eb Bb
Well, I have the last goodbye
Ab G Gb
Layin' in the back of this Cadillac hearse
F* Bb*
Well, no, I can't tell you
Eb* F F*
How to say goodbye...
[Chorus]
Bb Eb F
No, I can't tell you how to say goodbye
Bb Eb F
Cause' I've been waiting most of my life
Bb Eb F
Behind the curtain, she's staring at my grave
Bb Eb F Bb*
She slowly dances on her hospital bed, hospital bed