Bruce Springsteen - The Long Goodbye: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Long Goodbye" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn The Long Goodbye Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Long Goodbye" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

                             F     C
My soul went walkin' but I stayed here
                                 F        C
Feel like I been workin' for a thousand years
                                F      C
Chippin' away at this chain of my own lies
                           F     C
Climbin' a wall a hundred miles high
        G                          A#
Well I woke up this morning on the other side
C                               F
Yeah yeah this is the long goodbye
G                     A#        C F C
Hey yeah this is the long goodbye

Same old faces, it's the same old town
What once was laughs is draggin' me now
Waitin' on rain, hangin' on for love
Words of forgiveness from some God above
Ain't no words of mercy comin' from on high
Oh no, just a long goodbye
Yeah yeah, just one long goodbye

F
Well I went to leave twenty years ago
 C
Since then I guess I been packin' kind of slow
F
Sure did like that admirin' touch
 C       A#         G          C  F C
Guess I liked it a little too much

The moon is high and here I am
Sittin' here with this hammer in hand
One more drink oughta ease the pain
Starin' at that last link in the chain
Well let's raise our glass and let the hammer fly
Hey yeah, this is the long goodbye
Hey yeah, this is the long goodbye

Kiss me baby and we're gonna fly
Hey yeah, this is the long goodbye
Yeah yeah, this is the long goodbye
Hey yeah, this is the long goodbye
Kiss me baby, 'cause we're gonna ride
Yeah yeah, this is the long goodbye


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Long Goodbye" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Long Goodbye" by Bruce Springsteen.

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