Intro & Verse
G C Am D , G C D D, G C Am D , C D G
or G D G either may sound fine

G          C            Am           D
I will not sing another song for the dead
G           C                  D
Because the dead, they are not listening.
G        C          Am           D
From now on all the songs that I sing
        C     D            G
Will be songs sung for the living.
        C     D            G
Will be songs sung for the living.
G          C            Am           D
I will not sing about my heartbreaks.
G              C               D
It's better to sing about your heart aches.
G          C          Am           D
I will not sing about what I once had
         C          D       G
But I'll sing about what I long to have
C                      D       G
I'll sing about what I long to have
            C              D
Because the future holds a chance
            G                      Em
And you can never catch up to your past.
              C                    D           G
You've got to look it right in the eye and say goodbye.
D   C    G        D   C    G        D   C    G        D   C
Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye
  Am                     C                 Am                  C
I will not waste another minute of my time trying to raise the dead.
  Am                     C
I will not waste another second of my life
 Am                                         D
'Cause when some things are broken they can never be fixed.
     G   D    C          G              D         C
So I say goodbye to the good times and bad times alike
     G   D    C             G     D       C
So I say goodbye cause I'll never go back in time.
     G   D    C
So I say good bye. (X4)