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I Still Can't Say Goodbye
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cover by Tommy Emmanuel & Chet Atkins
Tab submitted by: Harold Schaefer
Email: schaefeh_19440@yahoo.com
Most of the song just goes off the G, C, and D chords. I added tabs for song as well. Chet and
Tommy add some interesting accents.
It's not 100% exact, but it's close. Listen to Tommy and/or Chet play it on YouTube. Add your
own hammer-ons and pull-offs on the D chord.
Capo 2th fret.
Tab Notes:
Tuning: Standard
h = hammer on
P = pull off
/ = slide
Capital 'M' = major, CM7 = Cmaj7
The lyrics and chords are below the tabs.
4/4 time.
Slowly, with feeling.
Song Format:
Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3
Bridge
Verse 4
Chorus
Outro
INTRO riff:
G CM7 D
||-----------------|--3-----2--|
||------------0----|--0-----3--|
||-----0---0h2--0--|--0-----2--| (2x)
||-------4---------|--2-----0--|
||---2-------------|--3--------|
||--3--------------|-----------|
Verse 1, 2 & 3
G D C D
||--3---2--|--0---0h2--|
||--0---3--|--1---3----|
||--0---2--|--0---2----|
||--0---0--|--2---0----|
||--2------|--3--------|
||--3------|-----------|
G D Em C
||--3---2--|--0------------|
||--0---3--|--0-----3p1h3--|
||--0---2--|--0------------|
||--0---0--|--2---2--------|
||--2------|--2---3--------|
||--3------|---------------|
G D C Dsus4 D
||--3---0h2--|--0---3------2--|
||--0---3----|--1---3------3--|
||--0---2----|--0---2------2--|
||--0---0----|--2---0------0--|
||--2--------|--3-------------|
||--3--------|----------------|
Em D/F# G
||--0--------|--------------|--------------|
||--0---3----|----------0---|---------0----|
||--0---2----|-----0-0h2-0--|-----0-0h2-0--|
||--2---0----|------4-------|------4-------|
||--2---0----|---2----------|---2----------|
||--0---2----|--3-----------|--3-----------|
Chorus
D C G
||--0h2--|--0---3---|
||--3----|--1---0---|
||--2----|--0---0---| (2x)
||--0----|--2---0---|
||-------|--3---2---|
||-------|------3---|
D Em Em/D Em/C#
||--0h2--|---0---0-----0---|
||--3----|---0---0-----0---|
||--2----|---0---0-----0---|
||--0----|---2---0-----2---|
||-------|---2---------4---|
||-------|---0-------------|
C D C Em D/F#
||--0---0h2--|-----0-----0---|--0-------|
||--1---3----|------3p1h3-1--|--0---3---|
||--0---2----|---------------|--0---2---|
||--2---0----|---2-----------|--2---0---|
||--3--------|--3------------|--2---0---|
||-----------|---------------|--0---2---|
G CM7 D
||-----------------|--3-----2--|
||------------0----|--0-----3--|
||-----0---0h2--0--|--0-----2--| (2x)
||-------4---------|--2-----0--|
||---2-------------|--3--------|
||--3--------------|-----------|
Verse 2
Bridge
C D Em Em/D
||--0---0h2--|--0-----0----|
||--1---3----|--0-----0----|
||--0---2----|--0-----0----|
||--2---0----|--2-----0----|
||--3--------|--2----------|
||-----------|--0----------|
C D GM7
||--0---0h2--|--2-p0-----|
||--1---3----|-------3---|
||--0---2----|-----------|
||--2---0----|--0--------|
||--3--------|--2--------|
||-----------|--3--------|
C D Em Em/D
||--0---0h2--|--0-----0----|
||--1---3----|--0-----0----|
||--0---2----|--0-----0----|
||--2---0----|--2-----0----|
||--3--------|--2----------|
||-----------|--0----------|
Em/C# C Dsus4 D
||--0-----|--0--|---3-----2--|
||--0-----|--1--|---3-----3--|
||--0-----|--0--|---2-----2--|
||--2-----|--2--|---0-----0--|
||--4-----|--3--|------------|
||--------|-----|------------|
Verse 3
Chorus & Outro
D C G
||--0h2--|--0---3---|
||--3----|--1---0---|
||--2----|--0---0---| (2x)
||--0----|--2---0---|
||-------|--3---2---|
||-------|------3---|
D Em Em/D Em/C#
||--0h2--|---0---0-----0---|
||--3----|---0---0-----0---|
||--2----|---0---0-----0---|
||--0----|---2---0-----2---|
||-------|---2---------4---|
||-------|---0-------------|
C D C Em D/F#
||--0---2--|-----0-----0---|--0-------|
||--1---3--|------3p1h3-1--|--0---3---|
||--0---2--|---------------|--0---2---|
||--2---0--|---2-----------|--2---0---|
||--3------|--3------------|--2---0---|
||---------|---------------|--0---2---|
Outro 1
G G
||------------------|--------------|-------3--|
||------------0--3--|--7--5--3--1--|------0---|
||-----0---0h2------|--------------|-----0----|
||-------4-------4--|--7--5--4--2--|----0-----|
||---2--------------|--------------|---2------|
||--3---------------|--------------|--3-------|
Outro 2 (alternate ending)
G G
||------------------|--------------|-------3--|
||------------0--3--|--7--5--3--1--|------0---|
||-----0---0h2------|--------------|-----0----|
||-------4-------4--|--7--5--1--0--|----0-----|
||---2--------------|--------------|---2------|
||--3---------------|--------------|--3-------|
I Still Can’t Say Goodbye
"You know, every time I look in the mirror I see my Dad.
I think that's why this song means so much to me."
Capo II
Intro: G C D, G C D
Verse 1
G D C D G D Em C
When I was young, my Dad would say Come on Son let's go out and play
G D C Dsus4 D , Em D/F# G C D
Sometimes it seems like yesterday
Verse 2
G D C D G D Em C
And I'd climb up the closet shelf When I was all by my-self
G D C Dsus4 D Em D/F# G
Grab his hat and fix the brim Pretending I was him
Chorus
D C G
No matter how hard I try
D C G
No matter how many tears I cry
D Em Em/D Em/C#
No matter how many years go by
C D C Em D/F# G CM7 D G CM7 D G CM7 D
I still can't say good-bye
Verse 3
G D C D G D Em C
He always took care of Mom and me. We all cut down a Christmas tree
G D C Dsus4 D , Em D/F# G C D
He always had some time for me
Bridge
C D Em Em/D
Wind blows through the trees
C D Gmaj7
Street lights, they still shine bright
C D Em Em/D
Most things are the same
Em/C# C Dsus4 D
but I miss my Dad to-night
Verse 4
G D C D G D Em C
I walked by a Salvation Army store Saw a hat like my daddy wore
G D C Dsus4 D Em D/F# G
Tried it on when I walked in Still trying to be like him
Chorus
D C G
No matter how hard I try
D C G
No matter how many years go by
D Em D Em/C#
No matter how many tears I cry
C D C Em D/F# G C D G
I still can't say good-bye