I'm Kissing You Goodbye Chords

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I'm Kissing You Goodbye by John Denver is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E, E7 and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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verse 1 
A                                                              E 
Oh, at first it was just like heaven in your heart and in your arms 
E7                                               A 
And paradise discovered in the sweetness of your charms 
                                                  E 
Yes, and every day a miracle to awake and be with you 
E7                                                 A 
And every night in your embrace another dream come true 
                                                    E 
But castles sometimes crumble some rivers still run dry 
E7                                                         A 
And fairy tales are witches tales when the truth becomes a lie" 
                                                  E 
And a pocket full of promises won't buy a diamond ring 
E7                                               A 
And every word you said to me just didn't mean a thing 
D              E                   A 
It's over now, you've gone too far i can't take anymore 
D                E                            A 
Be careful now - don't hurt yourself when you walk through that door 
D                  E               A                  D 
I can hardly stand to look at you it makes me want to cry 
         A                                  E            A 
Get your tongue out of my mouth because i'm kissing you goodbye! 

verse 2 
A                                                        E 
Now i suppose i'll never know why things turned out this way 
E7                                                     A 
And why the one you love the most is the one you drove away? 
                                                E 
Yes, and i suppose i'll never, ever really understand 
E7                                                   A 
How i could think that you'd make me a happy married man 
A                                              E 
So now i sit and contemplate the reason for it all 
E7                                                  A 
The climb to heights of ecstasy the failure and the fall 
                                                   E 
If a broken heart is purposeful it's in the lesson learned 
E7                                                 A 
No matter what the reason is it hurts when you get burned 
D                 E                  A 
Now i don't care, i don't think i'll ever love again 
D                  E                   A 
"kemosabe" used to me good and trusted friend 
D                     E           A               D 
But now it stands for therapy and all the tears i cry 
         A                       E                     A 
Get your tongue out of my mouth 'cause i'm kissing you goodbye! 
D    A    E    A 
Bye, bye. bye, bye.
 
    	

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100 BPM Andante