Goodbye Dolly

Intro
E    B    C#m7    Goodbye DAolly

Verse 1
The ENews Came Soft, But It Hit Like A BWave.
Took The Breath From The C#m7World And The Words I Couldn't Save.A​
You Lived A Life So EFull It Barely Fit Inside These YearsB.
From The Mountains Of TennesC#m7see To The Stage And The TAears.
You Sang A Coat Of Many EColors And The Love That Never BFades,
Turn Hard Times Into An C#m7Anthem The World Still PAlays.

Verse 2
A Little Girl With Big EDreams Who Never Once Looked BDown.
Built A Kingdom Out Of RhineC#m7stones And A Heart That Wore A CArown.

Chorus
Goodbye EDolly. Though The Words Feel Hard To BSay,
Heaven Gave A C#m7Legend On This QAuiet August Day.
Goodbye EDolly. Rest Easy At BLast.
The Songs You Left BeC#m7hind Us Will NAever Be The Past.
You Gave Us Joy And EHonesty And Strength We Didn't BKnow.
Now The Stage Is A Little C#m7Darker And The LAights Are Burning Low.
GoodEbye, GoodBbye Dolly

Verse 3
EYou Wrote The Songs That Held Us When The Nights Got BLong And Cold.
Told Us It Was C#m7Okay To Be Soft And SAtill Be Bold.
From Jolene To 9 To E5, And The Ones That Made Us Cry,
You Put The Truth Inside The BMelody And Never Told A Lie.
You Loved Your Carl For C#m7Decades, Kept That Promise Pure And True.
And When He Left ALast Year, It Broke A Piece Of You.
Still You Kept On EGiving, Still You Kept On Shining Bright,
Until The Final BCurtain Fell On This Quiet Summer ANight.
I Keep EHearing All The Laughter That You Left Inside The Air,
The BWay You Made The Broken Feel Like Someone Still Could Care.
You C#m7Opened Doors For Dreamers And You Never Asked For Praises,
Kept On APlanting Seeds Of Hope In A Thousand Different Ways.
The EBooks You Sent To Children, The Light You Poured On Every Stage,
The BWay You Made The Ordinary Feel Like Something We Could Save.
C#m780 Years Of Living And Still It Feels Too Soon,
Like The AMusic Stopped Before The Final Verse Was Through.

Chorus
Goodbye EDolly. Though The Words Feel Hard To BSay,
Heaven Gave A C#m7Legend On This QAuiet August Day.
Goodbye EDolly. Rest Easy Now At BLast.
The Songs You Left BeC#m7hind Us Will NAever Be The Past.
You Gave Us Joy And EHonesty And Strength We Didn't BKnow.
Now The Stage Is A Little C#m7Darker And The LAights Are Burning Low.
GoodEbye, GoodBbye Dolly

Verse 4
I EHope The Quiet Finds You Gentle.
I BHope The Pain Has Finally Ceased.
C#m7I Hope You’re Somewhere Singing Where The WAeary Find Their Peace.
You Gave More Than EMost Will Ever Give.
You Loved More Than BMost Will Ever Show.
And Even Though The C#m7Final Note Is Falling, Your MAusic Still Will Grow.
Young EGirls With Big Dreams Will Still Be Listening To Your Sound,
B  Finding Courage In The WayC#m7   You Stood Your Sacred Ground.
A  The World Feels A Little QuieEter, A Little Less Complete,
B  Without The Voice That Taught Us HowC#m7   To Rise Above Defeat.
A   So We’ll Keep Your Songs EPlaying When The Nights Get Far Too BLong,
And Hope That Somewhere Far AC#m7bove You're Singing Your Own SAong.
Goodbye Is Just A Word We ESay When The Living Still Remain,
B  But The Love You Left BeAhind Us Will Never Know That Name.

Chorus
Goodbye EDolly. Though The Words Feel Hard To BSay,
Heaven Gave A C#m7Legend On This QAuiet August Day.
Goodbye EDolly. Rest Easy Now At BLast.
The Songs You Left BeC#m7hind Us Will NAever Be The Past.
You Gave Us Joy And EHonesty And Strength We Didn't BKnow.
Now The Stage Is A Little C#m7Darker And The LAights Are Burning Low.
E  Goodbye, GoodBbye Goodbye C#m7Dolly, Yeah, RAest Easy Now.
You ELived Enough For BAll Of Us.A    Goodbye, EDolly.