Lenny Kravitz - A Long And Sad Goodbye: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "A Long And Sad 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.

Am     Am/G          Fmaj7
Papa, who's to blame
                       Esus4             E
Why you never had your fortune and fame?
Am          Am/G      Fmaj7
Papa what did you gain
                                Esus4      E
To leave the love you had for a two-bit dame

Chorus:
C                  E7
Papa, why did you turn your back
                 F
Why didn't you stay on track?
              G                 G7
Why did you leave and make her cry?
C                    E7
Papa, you meant the world to me
              F
Why did you aban-don me?
D/F#        G             E7/G
Now it's a long and sad goodbye

Papa
What is this game
With all that cheating you
did you're gonna go insane

Papa
I am in pain
'Cause on the day that you left
You said I'd do the same

Chorus

Am    Am/G  D       E F G
Papa, Papa, Papa no
   Am    Am/G  D       E F G
Oh papa, papa, papa no

Chorus

Papa, Papa, Papa no
Oh papa, papa, papa no


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Esus4

Guitar chord Esus4

E7

Guitar chord E7

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

Fmaj

Guitar chord Fmaj

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

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 "A Long And Sad Goodbye" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A Long And Sad Goodbye" by Lenny Kravitz.

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