If This Is Goodbye Chords

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

Author Johnny Williams [a] 92.

1 contributor total, last edit on Jun 3, 2020

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These are just the chords to the song. I think that Richard is the one who plays them on
the record as well. He picks the chords instead of strumming.
 
[Intro]
D A G D
 
D               A
My famous last words
D            G
Are laying around in tatters
D           A
Sounding absurd
D         G
Whatever I try
D       A
But I love you
D               G
And that's all that really matters
D               A
If this is goodbye
G              D
If this is goodbye
 
D                    A
Your bright shining sun
D                   G
Would light up the way before me
D            A
You were the one
D            G
Made me feel I could fly
D           A
And I love you
D           G
Whatever is waiting for me
D            A
If this is goodbye
G             D
If this is goodbye
 
A              D
Who knows how long we've got
A             D
Or what we're made out of
A                       D
Who knows if there's a plan or not
There is our love
          A
I know there is our love
 
D               A
My famous last words
D           G
Could never tell the story
D           A
Spinning unheard
D           G
In the dark of the sky
D       A
But I love you
D            G
And this is our glory
D               A
If this is goodbye
G             D
If this is goodbye
D               A
If this is goodbye
G             D
If this is goodbye
 
D A D7 G x3 / D A G D/ D A D7 G x3 / D A G D
 
Mark plays a solo during those chords.
 
Hope you guys enjoy it. This is one of my favorite songs by Mark and I really tried hard
to get the chords.
Cheers
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If This Is Goodbye – Mark Knopfler

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this is really good. I noticed that on the utube clip with Emmylou Harris the bassist sometimes puts a C# under the A chord which creates an interesting effect.

Well done Johnny, I have played your chords along to the Mark/Emmylou Harris track,your chords are spot on, thank you very much.

The title seems to have a small typo that makes this nice song hard to find with a search. "If this is goodbye" ^ I'm sure lots more people will appreciate your work if you fix it! Thanks.