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Say “good (D)bye?”
Why, (A7)I can bare ly say “good (D)night.”
If (Am7)I can hard ly take my (F#m7)eyes
from (Bm7)yours,
how (Em)far (D)can (G)I (Asus)go?
Walk a (D)way?
The (A7)thought would nev er cross my (D)mind.
I (Am7)could n’t turn my (D7)back on (G)spring
or (E7)fall,
your (A7sus)smile
(A7)least of (F#7)all.
When (Bm)I
say
(A7)“al ways,”
I mean “for (D7)ev er.”
I trust to (Bm7)mor row
as (E7)much as to day.
I’m (Bm)not
a
(D7)fraid to say “I (G)love
you,”
and I (F#m7)prom ise (Bm7)you I’ll (A7)nev er say “good (D)bye.”
We’re (A7)danc ers on a crowd ed (D)floor.
While (Am7)oth er danc ers live from (F#m7)song
to (Bm7)song,
our (Em)mu (D)sic (G)goes (Asus)on.
On and (D)on.
And (A7)if I nev er leave your (D)arms,
I (Am7)real ly will have (D7)trav eled (G)ev
’ry (E7)where,
for (A7sus)my
(A7)world is (F#7)there.
When (Bm)I
say
(A7)“al ways,”
I mean “for (D7)ev er.”
I trust to (Bm7)mor row
as (E7)much as to day.
I’m (Bm)not
a
(D7)fraid to say “I (G)love
you,”
and I (F#m7)prom ise (Bm7)you I’ll (A7)nev er say “good bye.”
How (C)could I ev er say “good (D)bye?”
This page shows “The Promise (I'll Never Say Goodbye)” by David Shire in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of D at 82 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.