A True Love Goodbye Chords

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A True Love Goodbye by Roy Orbison is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em, Am, D, Gbm, C, A and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro: 
 G        Em    Am    D 
(Ahhhhhhh-aaaaa-aaaaa-aaaaa-aah) 

#1. 
  G            Em          Am           D 
A young couple stood under stars in the sky. 
G                  Em        Am             D 
They pledged their love with tears in their eyes. 
    G          Gbm       G 
For this was a true love goodbye. 
      Em         Am        D 
(True love, true love, goodbye.) 

#2. 
G                Em        Am           D 
They stood there trembling and couldn't speak. 
G       Em       Am         D 
She tip-toed and kissed his cheek. 
    G          C             G 
For this was a true love goodbye. 


  C    Am       C         G 
A true love goodbye, they tried not to cry. 
A                        D 
With words so true, they both said, I love you, 
   Bb 
so true. 

#3. 
G         Em      Am          D 
Then they parted, both broken hearted. 
    G            Em         Am        D 
But they'll meet again some day, some way.. 
  G         C             G 
beyond this true love goodbye. 

 
  C    Am       C         G 
A true love goodbye, they tried not to cry. 
A                        D 
With words so true, they both said, I love you, 
   Bb 
so true. 

#4. 
G         Em      Am          D 
Then they parted, both broken hearted. 
    G            Em         Am        D 
But they'll meet again some day, some way.. 
  G         C             G 
beyond this true love goodbye.. 

OUTRO: 
   Em        Am       D        G       Em 
my love..goodbye true love goodbye, my love..(Fade.)  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante