Goodbye Dolly

Intro
C    G    Am7    Goodbye FDolly

Verse 1
The CNews Came Soft, But It Hit Like A GWave.
Took The Breath From The Am7World And The Words I Couldn't SaveF.
You Lived A Life So CFull It Barely Fit Inside These YearsG.
From The Mountains Of TennesAm7see To The Stage And The FTears.
You Sang A Coat Of Many CColors And The Love That Never GFades,
Turn Hard Times Into An Am7Anthem The World Still FPlays.

Verse 2
A Little Girl With Big CDreams Who Never Once Looked GDown.
Built A Kingdom Out Of RhineAm7stones And A Heart That Wore A FCrown.

Chorus
Goodbye CDolly. Though The Words Feel Hard To GSay,
Heaven Gave A Am7Legend On This FQuiet August Day.
Goodbye CDolly. Rest Easy At GLast.
The Songs You Left BeAm7hind Us Will FNever Be The Past.
You Gave Us Joy And CHonesty And Strength We Didn't GKnow.
Now The Stage Is A Little Am7Darker And The FLights Are Burning Low.
GoodCbye, GoodGbye Dolly

Verse 3
CYou Wrote The Songs That Held Us When The Nights Got GLong And Cold.
Told Us It Was Am7Okay To Be Soft And FStill Be Bold.
From Jolene To 9 To C5, And The Ones That Made Us Cry,
You Put The Truth Inside The GMelody And Never Told A Lie.
You Loved Your Carl For Am7Decades, Kept That Promise Pure And True.
And When He Left FLast Year, It Broke A Piece Of You.
Still You Kept On CGiving, Still You Kept On Shining Bright,
Until The Final GCurtain Fell On This Quiet Summer FNight.
I Keep CHearing All The Laughter That You Left Inside The Air,
The GWay You Made The Broken Feel Like Someone Still Could Care.
You Am7Opened Doors For Dreamers And You Never Asked For Praises,
Kept On FPlanting Seeds Of Hope In A Thousand Different Ways.
The CBooks You Sent To Children, The Light You Poured On Every Stage,
The GWay You Made The Ordinary Feel Like Something We Could Save.
Am780 Years Of Living And Still It Feels Too Soon,
Like The FMusic Stopped Before The Final Verse Was Through.

Chorus
Goodbye CDolly. Though The Words Feel Hard To GSay,
Heaven Gave A Am7Legend On This FQuiet August Day.
Goodbye CDolly. Rest Easy Now At GLast.
The Songs You Left BeAm7hind Us Will FNever Be The Past.
You Gave Us Joy And CHonesty And Strength We Didn't GKnow.
Now The Stage Is A Little Am7Darker And The FLights Are Burning Low.
GoodCbye, GoodGbye Dolly

Verse 4
I CHope The Quiet Finds You Gentle.
I GHope The Pain Has Finally Ceased.
Am7I Hope You’re Somewhere Singing Where The FWeary Find Their Peace.
You Gave More Than CMost Will Ever Give.
You Loved More Than GMost Will Ever Show.
And Even Though The Am7Final Note Is Falling, Your FMusic Still Will Grow.
Young CGirls With Big Dreams Will Still Be Listening To Your Sound,
G  Finding Courage In The WayAm7   You Stood Your Sacred Ground.
F  The World Feels A Little QuieCter, A Little Less Complete,
G  Without The Voice That Taught Us HowAm7   To Rise Above Defeat.
F   So We’ll Keep Your Songs CPlaying When The Nights Get Far Too GLong,
And Hope That Somewhere Far AAm7bove You're Singing Your Own FSong.
Goodbye Is Just A Word We CSay When The Living Still Remain,
G  But The Love You Left BeFhind Us Will Never Know That Name.

Chorus
Goodbye CDolly. Though The Words Feel Hard To GSay,
Heaven Gave A Am7Legend On This FQuiet August Day.
Goodbye CDolly. Rest Easy Now At GLast.
The Songs You Left BeAm7hind Us Will FNever Be The Past.
You Gave Us Joy And CHonesty And Strength We Didn't GKnow.
Now The Stage Is A Little Am7Darker And The FLights Are Burning Low.
C  Goodbye, GoodGbye Goodbye Am7Dolly, Yeah, FRest Easy Now.
You CLived Enough For GAll Of Us.F    Goodbye, CDolly.