How Can I Help You Say Goodbye? Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[G]Through
the back window [F]of a '59 wagon
I [C]watched my best friend Jamie
[G]slippin' further away
I kept on waving 'till [F]I couldn't see her
And [C]through my tears,
I asked again [G]why we couldn't [C]stay
[F]Mama whispered softly,
[Gsus4]Time will ease your[G] pain
[F]Life's about changing,
nothing [Gsus4]ever stays the same
[G]And she said,

[Verse 2]
[C]
How can I help you to [G]say goodbye?
[C]It's OK to hurt,
and it's [Gsus4]OK to cry[G]
[F]Come, let me [G]hold you [C]and I will t[F]ry
[C]How can I [G]help [Gsus4]you to sa[G]y good
[Am]bye?[G]
[C][F][C][Am][G][F]

[Verse 3]
[C]
[G]I sat on our bed, [F]he packed his suitcase
[C]I held a picture of o[G]ur wedding day
His hands were trembling,
[F]we both were crying
[C]He kissed me gently and then he
[Gsus4]quickly w[G]alked a[C]way
[F]I called up Mama, she said,
[Gsus4]Time will ease your pain[G]
[F]Life's about changing,
nothing [Gsus4]ever stays the same[G]
And she said, [C]How can I help

[Verse 4]
[C]
you to [G]say [C]goodbye?
It's OK to hurt, and it's [Gsus4]OK to cry[G]
[F]Come, let me [G]hold you [C]and I will t[F]ry
[G]How can [Am]I help you[Gsus4] to[G]
say good[Am]bye?[G]
[F][G]

[Verse 5]
[Eb]Sitting with [Ab]Mama
[Gb]alone in her bedroom
[Db]She opened her eyes,
and [Ab]then squeezed my hand
She said, I have to go now,
my [Gb]time here is over
And [Db]with her final word,
she tried [Gb]to help me un[Ab]derstand
[Db]Mama[Gb] whispered softly,
[Absus4]Time will ease your [Ab]pain
[Gb]Life's about changing,
nothing [Ebm]ever stays the same
[Absus4]And she said,[Ab]

[Verse 6]
[Db]
How can I help you to [Ab]say [Db]goodbye?
It's OK to hurt,
and it's [Absus4]OK to cry[Ab]
[Gb]Come, let me [Ab]hold you [Bbm]and I will t[Gb]ry
[Db]How can I [Bbm]help you t[Ab]o

[Verse 7]
say goodbye?
[Bbm]How can [Ab]I he[Db]lp yo[Gb]u to [Db]say [Bbm]goodbye?[Ab]

[Outro 1]
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