Goodbye Dolly

Intro
G    D    Em7    Goodbye CDolly

Verse 1
The GNews Came Soft, But It Hit Like A DWave.
Took The Breath From The Em7World And The Words I Couldn't SaveC.
You Lived A Life So GFull It Barely Fit Inside These YearsD.
From The Mountains Of TennesEm7see To The Stage And The CTears.
You Sang A Coat Of Many GColors And The Love That Never DFades,
Turn Hard Times Into An Em7Anthem The World Still CPlays.

Verse 2
A Little Girl With Big GDreams Who Never Once Looked DDown.
Built A Kingdom Out Of RhineEm7stones And A Heart That Wore A CCrown.

Chorus
Goodbye GDolly. Though The Words Feel Hard To DSay,
Heaven Gave A Em7Legend On This CQuiet August Day.
Goodbye GDolly. Rest Easy At DLast.
The Songs You Left BeEm7hind Us Will CNever Be The Past.
You Gave Us Joy And GHonesty And Strength We Didn't DKnow.
Now The Stage Is A Little Em7Darker And The CLights Are Burning Low.
GoodGbye, GoodDbye Dolly

Verse 3
GYou Wrote The Songs That Held Us When The Nights Got DLong And Cold.
Told Us It Was Em7Okay To Be Soft And CStill Be Bold.
From Jolene To 9 To G5, And The Ones That Made Us Cry,
You Put The Truth Inside The DMelody And Never Told A Lie.
You Loved Your Carl For Em7Decades, Kept That Promise Pure And True.
And When He Left CLast Year, It Broke A Piece Of You.
Still You Kept On GGiving, Still You Kept On Shining Bright,
Until The Final DCurtain Fell On This Quiet Summer CNight.
I Keep GHearing All The Laughter That You Left Inside The Air,
The DWay You Made The Broken Feel Like Someone Still Could Care.
You Em7Opened Doors For Dreamers And You Never Asked For Praises,
Kept On CPlanting Seeds Of Hope In A Thousand Different Ways.
The GBooks You Sent To Children, The Light You Poured On Every Stage,
The DWay You Made The Ordinary Feel Like Something We Could Save.
Em780 Years Of Living And Still It Feels Too Soon,
Like The CMusic Stopped Before The Final Verse Was Through.

Chorus
Goodbye GDolly. Though The Words Feel Hard To DSay,
Heaven Gave A Em7Legend On This CQuiet August Day.
Goodbye GDolly. Rest Easy Now At DLast.
The Songs You Left BeEm7hind Us Will CNever Be The Past.
You Gave Us Joy And GHonesty And Strength We Didn't DKnow.
Now The Stage Is A Little Em7Darker And The CLights Are Burning Low.
GoodGbye, GoodDbye Dolly

Verse 4
I GHope The Quiet Finds You Gentle.
I DHope The Pain Has Finally Ceased.
Em7I Hope You’re Somewhere Singing Where The CWeary Find Their Peace.
You Gave More Than GMost Will Ever Give.
You Loved More Than DMost Will Ever Show.
And Even Though The Em7Final Note Is Falling, Your CMusic Still Will Grow.
Young GGirls With Big Dreams Will Still Be Listening To Your Sound,
D  Finding Courage In The WayEm7   You Stood Your Sacred Ground.
C  The World Feels A Little QuieGter, A Little Less Complete,
D  Without The Voice That Taught Us HowEm7   To Rise Above Defeat.
C   So We’ll Keep Your Songs GPlaying When The Nights Get Far Too DLong,
And Hope That Somewhere Far AEm7bove You're Singing Your Own CSong.
Goodbye Is Just A Word We GSay When The Living Still Remain,
D  But The Love You Left BeChind Us Will Never Know That Name.

Chorus
Goodbye GDolly. Though The Words Feel Hard To DSay,
Heaven Gave A Em7Legend On This CQuiet August Day.
Goodbye GDolly. Rest Easy Now At DLast.
The Songs You Left BeEm7hind Us Will CNever Be The Past.
You Gave Us Joy And GHonesty And Strength We Didn't DKnow.
Now The Stage Is A Little Em7Darker And The CLights Are Burning Low.
G  Goodbye, GoodDbye Goodbye Em7Dolly, Yeah, CRest Easy Now.
You GLived Enough For DAll Of Us.C    Goodbye, GDolly.