Status Quo - The Reason For Goodbye: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Reason For 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.

G
Walk out the door and keep on moving
'Cos you won't get a second chance
No-one ever treat me so bad baby
F                        Am  F
You can find some other dance
G
Tell all your friends down on the corner
You're looking for another fool
'Cos I ain't gonna let you walk on me, babe
F                           G
Wouldn't make me look too cool

Chorus:
            C            G
That's the reason, the reason
          C                   F
It won't do you any good to cry
           C
You ain't never gonna change
     G#           A#        C
The reason why we said goodbye

Shake off the tears, and so long, baby
You know you made a big mistake
Thinking you could cheat on me was simply
More than any man could take
We had a lot of good times once, but baby
Now I guess the good time's gone
You'd be better off with someone who would
Take your loving and move on

Chorus:
That's the reason, the reason
It won't do you any good to cry
You ain't never gonna change
The reason why we said goodbye

I got a little sick and tired of people talking
Telling me they know the score
I didn't wanna hear what they were saying
I kept coming back for more, more, mo-o-o-ore

Chorus:
That's the reason, the reason
It won't do you any good to cry
You ain't never gonna change
The reason why we said goodbye
That's the reason, the reason
It won't do you any good to cry
You ain't never gonna change
The reason why we said
You're never gonna change
The reason why we said
You're never gonna change
The reason why we said goodbye


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 Reason For Goodbye" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Reason For Goodbye" by Status Quo.

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