Song: Goodbye Friend
Artist: Bowling For Soup
Album: My Wena EP
Year: 2009
This is a great song... it's one of the serious BFS songs...
By which I mean seriously good... which of course is expected...
But yeah here's my take on the song... you know since there
wasn't another tab of it on here... so yeah... enjoy...
(By the by I'm going to put the chords with lyrics after the tab)
Verse: (To save space I only put half of the times each chord is played
so play each one twice in the verse or just listen to the song
for the rhythm...)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--------|
D|----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--------|
A|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Mute: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|
D|----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|
A|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Mute: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Mute: * * * * * * * *
Pre-Chorus:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------|
D|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------|
A|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus: (Hold out the power chords while playing the high strings)
e|--------0-------0-------0-------0------------------------------------------|
B|------0---0---0---0---0-------0---0----------------------------------------|
G|------------4-------6-----4------------------------------------------------| x2
D|----2-------4-------6-----4------------------------------------------------|
A|----2-------2-------4-----2------------------------------------------------|
E|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------------------|
B|------0---0---0---0---0---0------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-------2-------4-------4----------------------------------------------|
D|----2-------2-------4-------4----------------------------------------------|
A|----0-------0-------2-------2----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2---------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2---------4-4-4-4--------|
D|----6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--------|
A|----4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|
E|--------------------0-0-0-0-------------------------0-0-0-0----------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------|
D|----2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------|
A|----0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Final Verse:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2----------------------|
D|----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2----------------------|
A|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Mute: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Outro:
e|--------0-------0-------0-------0------------------------------------------|
B|------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------------------------------------|
G|------------4-------6-------2----------------------------------------------| x2
D|----2-------4-------6-------2----------------------------------------------|
A|----2-------2-------4-------0----------------------------------------------|
E|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Hold the E chord)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Order:
Verse x1
Pre-Chorus x1
Chorus x1
(Hold a low E power chord)
Verse x1
Pre-Chorus x2 (Continue to play the second chord on the first time)
Chorus x1
Bridge x1
Final Verse x1
Chorus x2 (Skip the second line of the chorus on the first time through
but play it on the second time)
Outro x1
Chords with Lyrics:
He told everybody goodbye
He had a look in his eye
Like this could be the last time
I knew you were feelin down
I wish that I had been around more
Could I have changed things?
Maybe I could have changed things
And it's the rainy days that mostly remind me
Goodbye friend
I hope you found
The answers you were lookin' for
Goodbye friend
I don't think you ever knew
That there was someone here
That there is someone here
Who misses you
You were my biggest fan
Together forever and then
So many things I should've known
You were always there to help me along
And always there to sing my song
I wish I had told you
Man, I sure hope I told you
And it's the rainy days that still remind me
Ya, it's the crazy, crazy days I need you here
Goodbye friend
I hope you found
The answers you were lookin' for
Goodbye friend
I don't think you ever knew
That there was someone here
That there is someone here
Selfishly
I'm mad at you
For making me feel like this
I wish I could talk to you
Like I used to
And tell you that sometimes I hate you for doing
This to the people
That love you so
They look at me
Like I'm supposed to know
And that I'm tired
So thank you for saying goodbye
And letting me know we're alright
I hope that I deserved that
Goodbye friend
I hope you found
Whatever you were lookin' for
Goodbye friend
I don't think you ever knew
Goodbye friend
I hope you found
The answers you were lookin' for
Goodbye friend
I don't think you ever knew
That there was someone here
That there is someone here
Who misses you
Oh, I miss you God, I
miss you I miss you
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