Goodbye Dolly

Intro
D    A    Bm7    Goodbye GDolly

Verse 1
The DNews Came Soft, But It Hit Like A AWave.
Took The Breath From The Bm7World And The Words I Couldn't SaveG.
You Lived A Life So DFull It Barely Fit Inside These YearsA.
From The Mountains Of TennesBm7see To The Stage And The GTears.
You Sang A Coat Of Many DColors And The Love That Never AFades,
Turn Hard Times Into An Bm7Anthem The World Still GPlays.

Verse 2
A Little Girl With Big DDreams Who Never Once Looked ADown.
Built A Kingdom Out Of RhineBm7stones And A Heart That Wore A GCrown.

Chorus
Goodbye DDolly. Though The Words Feel Hard To ASay,
Heaven Gave A Bm7Legend On This GQuiet August Day.
Goodbye DDolly. Rest Easy At ALast.
The Songs You Left BeBm7hind Us Will GNever Be The Past.
You Gave Us Joy And DHonesty And Strength We Didn't AKnow.
Now The Stage Is A Little Bm7Darker And The GLights Are Burning Low.
GoodDbye, GoodAbye Dolly

Verse 3
DYou Wrote The Songs That Held Us When The Nights Got ALong And Cold.
Told Us It Was Bm7Okay To Be Soft And GStill Be Bold.
From Jolene To 9 To D5, And The Ones That Made Us Cry,
You Put The Truth Inside The AMelody And Never Told A Lie.
You Loved Your Carl For Bm7Decades, Kept That Promise Pure And True.
And When He Left GLast Year, It Broke A Piece Of You.
Still You Kept On DGiving, Still You Kept On Shining Bright,
Until The Final ACurtain Fell On This Quiet Summer GNight.
I Keep DHearing All The Laughter That You Left Inside The Air,
The AWay You Made The Broken Feel Like Someone Still Could Care.
You Bm7Opened Doors For Dreamers And You Never Asked For Praises,
Kept On GPlanting Seeds Of Hope In A Thousand Different Ways.
The DBooks You Sent To Children, The Light You Poured On Every Stage,
The AWay You Made The Ordinary Feel Like Something We Could Save.
Bm780 Years Of Living And Still It Feels Too Soon,
Like The GMusic Stopped Before The Final Verse Was Through.

Chorus
Goodbye DDolly. Though The Words Feel Hard To ASay,
Heaven Gave A Bm7Legend On This GQuiet August Day.
Goodbye DDolly. Rest Easy Now At ALast.
The Songs You Left BeBm7hind Us Will GNever Be The Past.
You Gave Us Joy And DHonesty And Strength We Didn't AKnow.
Now The Stage Is A Little Bm7Darker And The GLights Are Burning Low.
GoodDbye, GoodAbye Dolly

Verse 4
I DHope The Quiet Finds You Gentle.
I AHope The Pain Has Finally Ceased.
Bm7I Hope You’re Somewhere Singing Where The GWeary Find Their Peace.
You Gave More Than DMost Will Ever Give.
You Loved More Than AMost Will Ever Show.
And Even Though The Bm7Final Note Is Falling, Your GMusic Still Will Grow.
Young DGirls With Big Dreams Will Still Be Listening To Your Sound,
A  Finding Courage In The WayBm7   You Stood Your Sacred Ground.
G  The World Feels A Little QuieDter, A Little Less Complete,
A  Without The Voice That Taught Us HowBm7   To Rise Above Defeat.
G   So We’ll Keep Your Songs DPlaying When The Nights Get Far Too ALong,
And Hope That Somewhere Far ABm7bove You're Singing Your Own GSong.
Goodbye Is Just A Word We DSay When The Living Still Remain,
A  But The Love You Left BeGhind Us Will Never Know That Name.

Chorus
Goodbye DDolly. Though The Words Feel Hard To ASay,
Heaven Gave A Bm7Legend On This GQuiet August Day.
Goodbye DDolly. Rest Easy Now At ALast.
The Songs You Left BeBm7hind Us Will GNever Be The Past.
You Gave Us Joy And DHonesty And Strength We Didn't AKnow.
Now The Stage Is A Little Bm7Darker And The GLights Are Burning Low.
D  Goodbye, GoodAbye Goodbye Bm7Dolly, Yeah, GRest Easy Now.
You DLived Enough For AAll Of Us.G    Goodbye, DDolly.