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Goodbye to Love by The Carpenters
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In the 1940 movie Rhythm On The River, Bing Crosby played a songwriter trying to come up with a song called Goodbye To Love. Although the song’s title was mentioned several times in the movie, no such song ever existed. Richard Carpenter happened to see this movie on late-night television and decided that it was great title and HE would write the song for his sister Karen to sing.
The fuzzy guitar solo was played by Tony Peluso. It was his first contribution to a Carpenters record and he subsequently joined the duo’s recording and touring band as lead guitarist. Following the death of Karen Carpenter in 1983, Peluso moved on to record producing, working with recording artists such as Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, Michael Jackson and Boyz II Men.

Tuning:E A D G B E

Key:G

Capo:3rd fret

[Intro]
             G
I’ll say goodbye to love,
N.C.
 
 
[Verse 1]
C           D7                G       D
No one ever cared if I should live or die
                                   B7                 Em
Time and time again the chance for love has passed me by
          G               C              G
And all I know of love is how to live without it,
  B7                 Em
I just can’t seem to find it
 
 
[Verse 2]
G                 C               G            D
  So I’ve made my mind up  I must live my life alone
    G                   C          G                 D
And though it’s not the easy way I guess I’ve always known.
 
 
{ CHORUS }
            G
I’d say goodbye to love
N.C.
 
 
[Verse 3]
C                  D7           G        D
There are no tomorrows for this heart of mine
C                D7                    B7
Surely time will lose these bitter memories
         Em                 G          C
And I’ll find that there is someone to believe in
       G         B7                Em
and to live for, something I could live for
 
 
[Verse 4]
G                  C                   G                  D
  All the years of useless search have finally reached an end
G              C               G          D
Loneliness and empty days will be my only friend
          Em             G               D7    D       G
From this day love is forgotten, I’ll go on as best  I can
 1st Solo up to
 
 
[Verse 5]
G                C           G             D
What lies in the future is a mystery to us all
G             C                 G             D
No one can predict the wheel of fortune as it falls
A                D                A                  E
There may come a time when I will see that I’ve been wrong
        A              E
But for now this is my song;
 
 
  { CHORUS }
             A             E
And it’s goodbye to love
N.C.
 
 
[Outro]
               A
  I’ll say goodbye to love.