Train - 50 Ways to Say Goodbye: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "50 Ways to Say 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.
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Learn 50 Ways to Say Goodbye Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Train
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 "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
D#m G#m My heart is paralyzed, C# F# My head was oversized, B G#m A#sus4 A# I’ll take the high road like I should. D#m G#m You said, it’s meant to be C# F# That it’s not you, it’s me, B G#m A#sus4 A# You’re leaving now for my own good. A# That’s cool, But if my friends ask where you are I’m gonna say… Chorus: B She went down in an airplane, F# Fried getting suntanned. C# D#m Fell in a cement mixer D#m/C# Full of quicksand. B Help me, help me, F# Fm A# I’m no good at goodbyes. B She met a shark under water, F# Fell and no one caught her, C# D#m I returned everything D#m/C# I ever bought her. B Help me, help me, F# A# I’m all out of lies D#m And ways to say you died. My pride still feels the sting, You were my everything, Some day I’ll find a love like yours. (A love like yours.) She’ll think I’m Superman, Not super minivan. How could you leave on Yom Kippur? That’s cool, But if my friends ask where you are I’m gonna say… Chorus: She was caught in a mudslide, Eaten by a lion, Got run over by a crappy Purple Scion. Help me, help me, I’m no good at goodbyes. She dried up in the desert, Drowned in a hot tub, Danced to death at an east side Night club. Help me, help me, I’m all out of lies And ways to say you died. F#/C# F#maj7/C# I wanna live a thousand lives with you, B C#/B I wanna be the one you dying to D#m/C# C# Love, F#/C# B D#m/B C#/B But you don’t want to. A# That’s cool, But if my friends ask where you are I’m gonna say… A# That’s cool, But if my friends ask where you are I’m gonna say… Chorus: She went down in an airplane, Fried getting suntanned, Fell in a cement mixer Full of quicksand. Help me, help me, I’m no good at goodbyes. She met a shark under water, Fell and no one caught her, I returned everything I ever bought her. Help me, help me, I’m all out of lies… She was caught in a mudslide, Eaten by a lion, Got run over by a crappy Purple Scion. Help me, help me, I’m no good at goodbyes. She dried up in the desert, Drowned in a hot tub, Danced to death at an east side Night club. Help me, help me, I’m all out of lies B And ways to say you died. You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  A#sus4  B  C#  D#m  F#  F#maj7  Fm  G#m  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 "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" by Train.