Say Hello Wave Goodbye
Terrific song by Marc Almond of Soft Cell - which has been very well covered by David Gray in an acoustic
as shown below. It?s a moot point whether there really are E chords at the end of each line of the verse
bass seems to suggest it). The rhythm and timing are more difficult than the chords. A little gem if ever there was one.
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Standing at the door of the Pink Flamingo crying in the rain,
It was a kind of so-so love and I?m gonna make sure it doesn?t happen again,
You and I - it had to be the standing joke of the year,
You were a runaround, a lost and found and not for me I feel
Take your hands off me, hey,
I don?t be long to you, you see,
Take a look in my face, for the last time,
I never knew you, you never knew me,
Say hello goodbye,
Say hello and wave goodbye
We tried to make it work, you in a cocktail skirt and me in a suit but it just wasn?t me,
You?re used to wearing less, and now your life?s a mess, so insecure you see,
Well I put up with all the scenes, this is one scene that?s going to be played my way
Take your hands off me, hey,
I don?t be long to you, you see,
Take a look in my face, for the last time,
I never knew you, you never knew me,
Say hello goodbye,
Say hello and wave goodbye
Say hello and wave goodbye
Under the deep red light I can see the make-up sliding down,
Well hey little girl you will always make up so take off that unbecoming frown,
As for me, well I?ll find someone who?s not going cheap in the sales,
A nice little housewife who?ll give me a steady life and not keep going off the rails.
Take your hands off me, hey,
I don?t be long to you, you see,
Take a look in my face, for the last time,
I never knew you, you never knew me,
Say hello goodbye,
Say hello and wave goodbye ? repeat to fade