The Upside Of Good-Bye

Introduction: Dm   /   G   /   C   /   F   /   C

                    Dm
There was an element of majesty
         G
In the way the lady said that she
    C                  F                     C
Was leaving in the morning for the coast
            Dm
And that goodbye should've brought me pain
     G
But I watched her quickly check the reins
     C                     F                                C
Of emotions which unloosed would cripple most

            E                           A
Then the thing that struck me strangely
            E                                            A
Was the feeling that I had when she was gone
      Dm                                       G
The few that left before had left me empty
      Dm                                      G
She left me with a fullness to lean on

BREAK (as Intro)

Then the thing that struck me strangely
Was the feeling that I had when she was gone
The few that left before had left me empty
She left me with a fullness to lean on

So the bitterness that usually set in
Was effectively undone
By the girl's uncommon grace
And the thrust of the experience
Was the enrichening and lively sense
She gave to my life and to its pace

I don't know where she's gone
Her wanderlust surely was strong
But love would be made much more sure...
If all the ladies leaving left like her
If all the ladies leaving left like her

Words and Music (C) Michael Nesmith