..say hello, wave goodbye..
by david gray (cover of the original 'soft cell' song)

capo 2nd fret 
digits relative to capo (0=2nd fret)
h=hammer / o=off (let go) / 
d=downstrum / u=upstrum 

verse chords:
(faking some of the names) 

G:    320003 
G/F#: 2x0003 
C9:   032003 
E/F#*:2x0435 

which are used/strummed something like this: 
     du     du u    dudu   dududu  udududu 
e----33-----33-3----3333---333333--0555500-- 
b----00-----00-0----0000---000000--0333300-- 
g----00-----00-0----0000---000000--0444400-- 
d----00-----00-0----0000---222222--0000000-- 
a----22-0h2-22-2----xxxx---333333--0xxxx00-- 
E--3-------------2-------0---------02---00-- 
   G             G/F#    C9         E/F# 

what's shown is more or less an idea of the rhythm.
listen to the song for the timing.

chorus chords: 
Em: 022000 
G:  320003 
Bm: 224432 
C:  x32010 
D:  x00323 

[between the Em and the G there's 
a quick little walk-up where you use: 
D/F#:200323 
real briefly, but don't worry so much 
about the 323 part, just get the bass 
note (F#) in there, at the very least, 
on your way to G. 
again, listen to the song... ]

Em      D/F        G 
taaaake your  hands 
  Bm   C   D 
off me, hey-ey 
Em      D/F   G 
iiiii don't belong 
  Bm       C        D 
to you, you see-ee-ay-ee 

and onward like that thru when he says 
"say hello, goodbye" 
then back to the G-G/F#-C9-E/F# run-thru 
for all the "say hello, and wave goodbye"'s... 

note: 
the setup of the verses should be such that 
they begin at the beginning of a loop of 
chords.  meaning, for every line, you should 
be playing a full progression of the verse chords, 
starting over with that progression when the 
line starts over.  that's why some lines are 
short and some are long, depending on how 
much david sang during the progression.  also, 
the "..." indicate just playing without any 
singing.  make sense?  hope so. 


.lyrics.

... 
... 
standin' at the door of the pink flamingo cryin' 
in the rain 
it was a kind of so-so love and i'm 
gonna make sure it doesn't happen again 
you and i, yeah, had to be the 
standin' joke of the year 
you were a runaround, a lost and found 
and not for me, i fear 

take your hands off me, hey 
i don't belong to you, you see 
and take a look in my face for the last time 
i never knew you, you never knew me 
say hello goodbye 

say hello, and wave goodbye 

we tried to make it work, you in a cocktail skirt 
and me in a suit, but it just wasn't me 
yeah-i used to wear it less, and now your life's a mess 
so insecure, you see 
well i put up with all the scenes, and this is one scene 
that's goin' to be played my way 

take your hands off me, hey 
i don't belong to you, you see 
and take a look in my face for the last time 
i never knew you, you never knew me 
say hello goodbye 

  say hello, and wave goodbyy~~~ 
~~yyyye 
  say hello, and wave goodbyy~~~ 
~~yyyye 

under the deep red lite, i can see the make-up 
slidin' down 
well hey, little girl, you will always make up so 
take off that unbecoming frown 
as for me, well, i'll find someone 
who's not goin' cheap in the sales.  a 
nice little house wife who'll give me the steady life, and 
not keep goin' off the rails 

take your hands off me, hey 
i don't belong to you, you see 
and take a look in my face for the last time 
i never knew you, you never knew me 
say hello goodbye 

  say hello, and wave goodbyy~~~ 
~~yyyye 
  say hello, and wave goodbyy~~~ 
~~yyyye 
  say hello, and wave goodbyy~~~ 
~~yyyy~~~ 
~~yyyyyy-ay-ee-ay-ayyyyye! 
  wave goodbye. 
  say hello, and wave goodbye 
  say hello.  wave goodbye. 
  good byyy~~~ 
~~yyyy~~~ 
~~yyyyyyyyye! 
  say goodbye. 
  say goodbye. 
...(interlude) 
... 
... 
... 
... 
... 
we were born for the wind 
who are we to understand? 
we were born before the wind 
say goodbye. 
thru the rain, hail, sleet, and snow, say good- 
bye.  get on the train, the train, the train, and say goodbye 
   say goodbye 
   say goodbye 
   say goodbye 
   in the wind and the rain now, darlin' 
   say goodbye 
   in the wind and the rain now, darlin' 
... 
... 
... 
(strum the G) 


gentler/james
http://www.geocities.com/littletabguy