Goodbye John Smith
Barns Courtney
RockMedium for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
C
F
Am
Dm
G
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: C F Am verse 1 C F Am Hold your head up high C F Am Were you born too old and are afraid to die Dm F Am 'Cause the light is fading out of your eyes C G I'll give it all, I'll give it all C F Am Come on feet don't fail me now C F Am 'Cause I fall too hard if I hit the ground Dm F Am And these worn out souls are all broken now C G I'll give it all, I'll give it all F G Am Ooh C I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid G That I'm falling apart F G Am Ooh C If I don't see you ever again, oh G Where do I start C F Am So come along C F Am So come along C So come along verse 2 C F Am Barrel deep into the night C F Am 'Til you leave the scent of the shore behind Dm F Am And the great white peaks of new islands rise C G You'll see it all, you'll see it all C F Am And all these memories come to pass C F Am In a 1965 photograph Dm F Am And I'll never know how you made me laugh C G I'll tell them all, I'll tell them all F G Am Ooh C I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid G That I'm falling apart F G Am Ooh C If I don't see you ever again, oh G Where do I start Bridge Dm F C G Hey- Hey- Dm F C G Hey- come on stay F G Am Ooh C I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid G That I'm falling apart F G Am Ooh C If I don't see you ever again, oh G Where do I start
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Chord set
C · F · Am · Dm · G
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.