PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS GIVEN HERE. 

      The first is the live version. Below that is the Official Version.

Note:     * after chord means strike chord once and let it ring.


                            LIVE VERSION

Link to the version tabbed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRTKL6HRqrA

Capo: 3 fret


[Intro]
  


[Verse 1]
            
Early mornin',

         
 there's a mes

sage on my pho

ne,
             
It's my mother

             
 saying "Darli

              
n', please com

  
e home",
             
I fear the wor

           
st, but how co

        
uld you leave 

us all behind?
            
There's so muc

              
h to say, but 

             
there's so lit

    
tle time.


[Chorus]
             
So how do I sa

      
y goodbye,
             
To someone's w

            
ho's been with

             
 me for my who

        
le damn life?
           
You gave me my

              
 name and the 

             
color of your 


eyes,
             
I see your fac

              
e when I look 

   
at mine,
             
So how do I, h

             
ow do I, how d

           
o I say goodby

e?


[Verse 2]
             
When I couldn'

           
t you, you alw

    
ays saw the be

st in me,
             
Right or wrong

             
, you were alw

             
ays on my side

  
,
          
I'm scared of 

     
what life with

out you's like

,
            
And I saw the 

             
way she looked

           
 into your eye

s.


[Pre-Chorus]
            
And I promised

        
 if you go,
            
I will make su

re she's alrig

ht.


[Chorus]
             
So how do I sa

      
y goodbye,
             
To someone's w

            
ho's been with

             
 me for my who

        
le damn life?
           
You gave me my

              
 name and the 

             
color of your 


eyes,
             
I see your fac

              
e when I look 

   
at mine,
             
So how do I, h

             
ow do I, how d

           
o I say goodby

e?


[Bridge]
            
And there's no

              
 way you can e

             
ver let me dow


n,
          
You wanna stea

l you some tim

e and start ag

ain,
       
You'll always 

be my closest 

friend,
            
And some day, 

              
we are gonna m

        
ake it out,
              
Just hold the 

             
light, just ho

       
ld the light.


[Chorus]
             
So how do I sa

      
y goodbye,
             
To someone's w

            
ho's been with

             
 me for my who

        
le damn life?
           
You gave me my

              
 name and the 

             
color of your 


eyes,
             
I see your fac

              
e when I look 

   
at mine,
             
So how do I, h

             
ow do I, how d

           
o I say goodby

e?


[Outro]
             
So how do I, h

             
ow do I, how d

           
o I say goodby

e?


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                                Official Version


Link to the version tabbed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCtEe-zsCtQ



Key:      Ab Major
BPM:      82
Single released: 31 Aug 2022


Note:     * after chord means strike chord once and let it ring.


Capo: 3 fret


[Verse 1]
            
Early morning,

         
          
There’s a mess

age on my phon

e, 
             
It’s my mother

             
 saying, “Darl

              
ing, please co

   
me home”, 
             
I fear the wor

         
st, 
              
But how could 

    
you leave us a

ll behind, 
            
There’s so muc

             
h to say but t

             
here's so litt

   
le time.


[Chorus]
             
So how do I sa

      
y goodbye, 
             
To someone who

            
’s been with m

             
e for my whole

      
 damn life ,
           
You gave me my

              
 name and the 

             
colour of your

 
 eyes,
             
I see your fac

              
e when I look 

   
at mine,
             
So how do I, h

             
ow do I, how d

           
o I say goodby

e? 


[Verse 2]
             
When I couldn’

           
t, you always 


saw the best i

n me, 
             
Right or wrong

            
 you were alwa

         
ys on my side,

 
 
             
But I’m scared

       
 of what life 

without you’s 

like, 
            
And I saw the 

            
way she looked

           
 into your eye

s. 


[Pre-Chorus]
            
And I promise 

        
if you go, 
            
I will make su

re she’s alrig

ht. 


[Chorus]
             
So how do I sa

      
y goodbye, 
             
To someone who

            
’s been with m

             
e for my whole

      
 damn life ,
           
You gave me my

              
 name and the 

             
colour of your

 
 eyes,
             
I see your fac

              
e when I look 

   
at mine,
             
So how do I, h

             
ow do I, how d

           
o I say goodby

e? 


[Bridge]
            
And there’s no

            
 way you could

             
 ever let me d


own, 
      
Gonna steal so

me time and st

art again,
       
You’ll always 

be my closest 

friend,
            
And someday we

              
 are gonna mak

     
e it out, 
              
Just hold the 

             
light, just ho

       
ld the light. 


[Chorus]
             
So how do I sa

      
y goodbye, 
             
To someone who

            
’s been with m

             
e for my whole

      
 damn life ,
           
You gave me my

              
 name and the 

             
colour of your

 
 eyes,
             
I see your fac

              
e when I look 

   
at mine,
             
So how do I, h

             
ow do I, how d

           
o I say goodby

e? 

[Chorus]
            
So how do I, h

            
ow do I, how d

           
o I say goodby

e?