Dean Lewis – How Do I Say Goodbye

Performed by
Dean Lewis
Release Year
2022
Suggested Capo
Fret 3

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Dean Lewis – How Do I Say Goodbye
Key: Eb Major BPM: ♩ = 80 Time: 4/4
     |Eb     Bb/D       |Cm                 |
Early morning  there's a message on my phone
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It's my mother saying, "Darling, please come home"
          |Eb   Bb/D               |Cm                  |
I fear the worst, but how could you leave us all behind?
          |Fm              Cm               |Bb  |
There's so much to say but there's so little time

           |Ab      Eb     |Bb                 Cm            |
So how do I say goodbye, to someone who's been with me for my
|Ab         Eb  |Bb    -       Cm      Bb     |
 whole damn life?  You gave me my name and the
|Ab            Eb              |Bb                  Cm  |
 color of your eyes, I see your face when I look at mine
  |Ab                  Eb              |Bb  |
So how do I, how do I, how do I say goodbye?

      |Eb      Bb/D        |Cm                 |Ab                  Cm               |Bb  |
When I couldn't, you always saw the best in me, right or wrong, you were always on my side
       |Eb    Bb/D     |Cm                            |Fm              Cm              |Bb  |
But I'm scared  of what life without you's like, and I saw the way she looked into your eyes
     |Fm             Cm        |Bb                     |
And I promise if you go, I will make sure she's alright

           |Ab      Eb     |Bb                 Cm            |
So how do I say goodbye, to someone who's been with me for my
|Ab         Eb  |Bb    -       Cm      Bb     |
 whole damn life?  You gave me my name and the
|Ab            Eb              |Bb                  Cm  |
 color of your eyes, I see your face when I look at mine
  |Ab                  Eb              |Bb  |
So how do I, how do I, how do I say goodbye?

           |Bb                          |Cm   |
And there's no way you could ever let me down
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Gonna steal some time and start again, you’ll always be my closest friend
   |Fm                          |Cm                |Bb                  |G7   |
And someday we are gonna make it out, just hold the light, just hold the light

           |Ab      Eb     |Bb                 Cm            |
So how do I say goodbye, to someone who's been with me for my
|Ab         Eb  |Bb    -       Cm      Bb     |
 whole damn life?  You gave me my name and the
|Ab            Eb              |Bb                  Cm  |
 color of your eyes, I see your face when I look at mine
  |Ab                  Eb              |Bb  |
So how do I, how do I, how do I say goodbye?
  |Ab                  Eb              |Bb  |
So how do I, how do I, how do I say goodbye?