Neither

One of Us
(Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)
Jim Weatherly

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Intro

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F C F C

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A1 F

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It's hard to think we're not

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

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7 G- B♭-/D♭

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gon na make it,

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C Gm C

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and it's gett ing to thepoint where we just

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 

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F F

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      
can't fake it. Mmm

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B♭ A-

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For some un god ly rea son we just

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B♭ B♭-

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won't let it die, I guess

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17 F/C G- C

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nei ther one of us wants to be the first to say good

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   

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F C

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bye. I

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       
A2 F

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keep wond er ing what I'm gon na

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G- D♭

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do with out you, and I

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            

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C G- C

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guess you must be won der ing the

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F F

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same thing too. So we

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  A-
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go on, go on to ge ther, liv ing

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B♭ B♭-

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a lie, be cause

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F/C G- C

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nei ther one of us wants to be thefirst to say

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F B F

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good bye. Oh

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B♭

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Eve ry time I find the nerve, eve ry time I find the nerve to

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say I'm leav ing, Oh,

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G- G-/C

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mem o ries, those old mem o ries, get in my

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way. Hmm Oh,

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B♭

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      
Lord knows it's on ly me, oh, he knows it's on ly me

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A-

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that I'm de ceiv ing. Ooh

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Am

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D- D♭ D-/C B- ( )

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When it comes to say ing good bye, that's a sim ple word that I just can

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C

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not say.

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There can be no way, there can be no way this can have a

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hap py end ing, no,

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
     
            

  
      
C

 
G- C

     
57



3 3 3

so we just go on hurt ing and

            
      
    
            

        
F F

     
59

  


  
pre tend ing, ah,

      
  
   
  
 
       

   
           
A-

  


61


con vinc ing our selves to give it just one

          

   
   
          

8
  
       
B♭ B♭-

   
63


   
more try, be cause

   



    

  
     
  
   

                    
65 F/C G- C



nei ther one of us, Hmm, wants to be the first to say,

            


  
       
        
 
                 
67 A- D D


   
nei ther one of us wants to be the first to say,

      

   
    
        
   

              
C

    
G-


69
3


  
nei ther one of us wants to be the first to say

      

      
 
    
 
        
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    3   
              
B♭-


F F


71 3


      
fare well my love. Good bye

       

     
       
   

10