Goodbye Again
John Denver
John Denver
Rocky Mountain High
1972
This one is a really easy piece for beginners, so it's going up.
There are actually three guitars going, but I'm only going to
notate two. John is one of the best places to do picking guitar,
so please check this song out, and have fun. Also, please don't
follow my picking patterns exactly, I just kind of make them up
anyway and include the most important parts, so play with them
until it sounds good.
This is the figure for the verse, it is played twice during each verse.
It's five o'clock... morning and... sun is on the rise. There's
G G/F# Em C G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----|-------3-------3-|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------3---------|
B:-----|-----0-------0---|-----0-----0-----|-----1-----1-----|-----0-----0-----|
G:-----|---0-------0-----|---0---------0---|---0---------0---|---0---------0---|
D:-----|-----------------|---------------2-|---------------2-|---------------0-|
A:-----|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|
E:-----|-3-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|
frosting on the window panes... sorrow in your eyes.
G/F# Em Am D7
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------3-------3-|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------2---------|
B:-----0-------0---|-----0-----0-----|-----1-----1-----|-----1-----1-----|
G:---0-------0-----|---0---------0---|---2---------2---|---2---------2---|
D:-----------------|---------------2-|---------------2-|-0-------0-------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
E:-3-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|---------------2-|
This is the chorus tab. The second guitar enters here, and strums
the top (blue italicized) chords. The first guitar plays the picking
indicated by the bottom chords and tab.
Goodbye again I'm sorry to be leaving you. Goodbye
Am D7 G Em Am
Am D7 G G/F# Em Am
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------0---------|-------2---2-----|-------3-------3-|-------0---0-----|-------0---0-----|
B:-----1-----1-----|-----1-------1---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----1-------1---|
G:---2---------2---|---2-----------2-|---0-------0-----|---0-----------0-|---2-----------2-|
D:---------------2-|-0-------0-------|-----------------|---------2-------|---------2-------|
A:-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|
again cause if you...know it's goodbye again
D7 G Em Am D7
D7 G G/F# Em Am D7
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------2---2-----|-------3-------3-|-------0---0-----|-------0---------|-------2---2-----|
B:-----1-------1---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----1-----1-----|-----1-------1---|
G:---2-----------2-|---0-------0-----|---0-----------0-|-------------2---|---2-----------2-|
D:-0-------0-------|-----------------|---------2-------|---2-----------2-|-0-------0-------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
GUITAR 2 tacet
I wish you could tell me Why do we always fight when I have to
G/F# Em Am
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------3-------3-|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
B:-----0-------0---|-----0-----0-----|-----1-----1-----|-----1-----1-----|
G:---0-------0-----|---0---------0---|---2---------2---|---2---------2---|
D:-----------------|---------------2-|---------------2-|---------------2-|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E:-3-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
go
D
+ + + + + + + +
e:-------2---2-----|-------2---2-----|
B:-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
G:---2-----------2-|---2-----------2-|
D:-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|
The second verse begins here, and goes into the chorus again,
then proceeds to the bridge. Again, GUITAR 1 plays tab and
GUITAR 2 strums.
to go and see some friends of mine some that I don't know
Bm C G Em
Bm C G G/F# Em
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------2---2-----|-------0---------|-------3-------3-|-------0---0-----|
B:-----3-------3---|-----1-----1-----|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
G:---4-----------4-|---0---------0---|---0-------0-----|---0-----------0-|
D:---------4-------|---------2-------|-----------------|---------2-------|
A:-2---------------|-3-------------3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|
some who aren't familiar with my name
Am D7 G
Am D7 G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------0---0-----|-------2---2-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-0---------------|-----------------|
G:---2-----------2-|---2-----------2-|-0-----2-----0---|-----------------|
D:---------2-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|---2-----0-------|
A:-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
Its something that's inside of me not hard to understand
Bm C G Em
Bm C G G/F# Em
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------2---2-----|-------0---0-----|-------3-------3-|-------0---0-----|
B:-----3-------3---|-----1-------1---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
G:---4-----------4-|---0-----------0-|---0-------0-----|---0-----------0-|
D:---------2-------|---------2-------|-----------------|---------2-------|
A:-2---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|
its anyone who'll listen to me sing
Am D7
Am D7
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------0---0-----|-----------0-----|-------2---2-----|-------2---2-----|
B:-----1-------1---|---1---------1---|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|
G:---2-----------2-|-----2---------2-|---2-----------2-|---2-----------2-|
D:---------2-------|-------2---------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
A:-0---------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Now, it goes back into a verse and chorus and ends on the D at the end of the chorus.
LYRICS
It's five o'clock this mornin and the sun is on the rise
There's frosting on the window pane and sorrow in your eyes
The stars are fading quietly; the night is nearly gone
And so you turn away from me and tears begin to come
CHORUS
And it's goodbye again
I'm sorry to be leaving you
Goodbye again
Cause if you didn't know
It's goodbye again
And I wish you could tell me
Why do we always fight when I have to go
It seems a shame to leave you now, the days are soft and warm
I long to lay me down again and hold you in my arms
I long to kiss the tears away and give you back your smile
But other voices beckon me and for a little while
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Have to go and see some friends of mine, some that I don't know
And some who aren't familiar with my name
It's something that's inside of me; not hard to understand
It's anyone who'll listen to me sing
And if your hours are empty now, who am I to blame
You think if I were always here our love would be the same
As it is the time we have is worth the time alone
And lying by your side the greatest peace I've ever known
CHORUS
Created on 3-29-97 by Daniel E. Smith.