Bye Bye Chords

KeyG Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays495

Bye Bye by Jo Dee Messina is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords G, D, C and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Bye Bye Jo Dee Messina 
 
 
 
(intro G D C D)-- REPEAT 
Last time hold C then stop and then go to the Em 
 
Em boy you C shure look good there, G standing  in the D sunset light 
Em  Maybe I C read you wrong, thinking G you could be my D mister right 
C I was D puttin' my G heart and D soul on the C line 
Said you D needed some G time, just a D little more  C time 
to make D up your G mind well D it's been A long enough the D time is up 
 
Chorus: 
 Bye G Bye D Love C I'll catch you D later got a  G led foot D down on C 
My accel D erator 
and the G rear-view D mirror torn C off   I aint  D ever looking G back 
and D thats a fact   C  D 
 I've G tried D all C I can D imagine I G begged and D pleaded in C true 
lovers D fashion 
G I've got a D pride and C I'm taking it D for a ride G bye D bye  C bye 
bye 
my D  baby  G bye by D e 
 C  D 
 G  D  C'  C' 
 
same chords as first verse 
 
Don't thing all those tears are gonna hold me here like they done before 
Find what's left of us in a cloud of dust on highway four 
Baby what did you expect me to do 
just sit around and wait on you 
well I'm through watching you just skate around the truth 
and I know it sounds trite 
I've seen the light 
 
Chorus: 
 
Bridge: C  I lost the  game I guess  I Em did my best to win the D part 
now I'm leavin here with wats left my G heart 
 
 ( go in to the chords of Chorus as soon as you come out of this bridge) 
 
Chorus: 
 
 
Bye bye  oohooh my baby     BYE BYE 
 
 
 

    	

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