Chris Rea - Goodbye Little Colombus: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Goodbye Little Colombus" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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Fm7               C# D#
The plane is waiting
D#            Cm
And you must go
Cm                 C#
'Goodbye I'm gonna miss you
Fm7                     C# D#
And all the things you say
D#          Cm
At a leaving
         Cm                 C#
Ah just turn your head and walk away, walk away

Chorus:
G#               C#maj7 D#
Goodbye little Columbus
G#                        C#maj7 D#
Goodbye, I'll see you one day
G#               C#maj7  D#
Goodbye little Columbus, ohohh
D#           G#
You're just traveling, just traveling
 C#             D#
Traveling yeah yeah

That certain moment, the final call
And that desperate search for 'C'est la vie'
Oh what you'd give to hear of a slight delay
Ah just turn your head and walk away
Walk away, just walk away, walk away

Chorus:
Goodbye little Columbus
Goodbye, I'll see you one day
Goodbye little Columbus
You're travelling, you're just travelling,
just travelling yeah yeah

D#           C#maj7
Made up your mind
G#
You've got to go
A#m7       G#    C#maj7
Be on your way, yeah
G#
No sense crying now

Goodbye little Columbus
Goodbye, I'll see you one day
Goodbye little Columbus
You made up your mind
You got to go, little Columbus
Goodbye...


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m7

Guitar chord A#m7

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#maj7

Guitar chord C#maj7

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm7

Guitar chord Fm7

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 "Goodbye Little Colombus" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Goodbye Little Colombus" by Chris Rea.

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