Jack Savoretti - The Way You Said Goodbye: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Way You Said Goodbye" 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.

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

       Cm           F7               A#maj7
Like I said would I picked you up at eight
   D#maj7                 G#
We drank and danced till late
          D7           G            Gsus4
Life was just a silly game we played
        Cm  F7            A#maj7
You and I, lovers in the night
          D#maj7           G#
Teardrops never found our eyes
           D7               G
Two stars fallen from the sky

         G#
Lost in time
                     A#
Years, they come and go
                    Gm
The hardest part to take
                       Cm         Cm/A#
Is they'll never come around again
          G#
Yours and mine
                  C
A love we used to know

Chorus:
C7          Fm7 A#7                D#maj7
Why must it be hearts are made to bleed
G#maj7          G7sus4     G7              C
Fools always believe that love will never die
C7         Fm7   A#7                    D#maj7
How can it be? I wore my heart upon my sleeve
  G#maj7               G7sus4
I never thought you'd leave
               G7
'Til that night
                         Cm Gm/A# G#6 G7sus4 G7
And the way you said goodbye

Like I said I would, I've gotten over you
I did what I had to do
I won't ever let you you make me blue
That's just not true
Who am I kidding when it comes to you?
I've never known what else to do
I've always been in love with you

Lost in time
Years, they come and go
The hardest part to take
Is they'll never come around again
Yours and mine
A love we used to know

Chorus:
Why must it be hearts are made to bleed
Fools always believe that love will never die
How can it be? I wore my heart upon my sleeve
I never thought you'd leave
'Til that night and the way you said goodbye
And the way you said goodbye

Lost in time
Years, they come and go
The hardest part to take
Is they'll never come around again
Yours and mine
A love we used to know

Chorus:
Why must it be hearts are made to bleed
Fools always believe that love will never die
How can it be? I wore my heart upon my sleeve
I never thought you'd leave
'Til that night and the way you said goodbye


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#7

Guitar chord A#7

A#maj7

Guitar chord A#maj7

C

Guitar chord C

C7

Guitar chord C7

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D7

Guitar chord D7

D#maj7

Guitar chord D#maj7

F7

Guitar chord F7

Fm7

Guitar chord Fm7

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

G7sus4

Guitar chord G7sus4

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#6

Guitar chord G#6

G#maj7

Guitar chord G#maj7

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Gsus4

Guitar chord Gsus4

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 Way You Said Goodbye" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Way You Said Goodbye" by Jack Savoretti.