I Still Can't Say Goodbye Tommy Emmanuel
I Still Can't Say Goodbye
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Cover by Tommy Emmanuel & Chet Atkins
Tab submitted by: Harold Schaefer
Email: schaefeh_19440@yahoo.com
Most of the song just goes off the G, C, and D chords. I added tabs for song as well. Chet and
Tommy add some interesting accents.
It's not 100% exact, but it's close. Listen to Tommy and/or Chet play it on YouTube. Add your
own hammer-ons and pull-offs on the D chord.
Capo 2th fret.
Tab Notes:
Tuning: Standard
h = hammer on
P = pull off
/ = slide
Capital 'M' = major, CM7 = Cmaj7
The lyrics and chords are below the tabs.
4/4 time.
Slowly, with feeling.
Song Format:
Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3
Bridge
Verse 4
Chorus
Outro
INTRO riff:
[G] [CM7] [D]
||-----------------|--3-----2--| ||------------0----|--0-----3--| ||-----0---0h2--0--|--0-----2--| (2x) ||-------4---------|--2-----0--| ||---2-------------|--3--------| ||--3--------------|-----------|
Verse 1, 2 & 3
[G] [D] [C] [D]
||--3---2--|--0---0h2--| ||--0---3--|--1---3----| ||--0---2--|--0---2----| ||--0---0--|--2---0----| ||--2------|--3--------| ||--3------|-----------|
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
||--3---2--|--0------------| ||--0---3--|--0-----3p1h3--| ||--0---2--|--0------------| ||--0---0--|--2---2--------| ||--2------|--2---3--------| ||--3------|---------------|
[G] [D] [C] [Dsus4] [D]
||--3---0h2--|--0---3------2--| ||--0---3----|--1---3------3--| ||--0---2----|--0---2------2--| ||--0---0----|--2---0------0--| ||--2--------|--3-------------| ||--3--------|----------------|
[Em] [D/F#] [G]
||--0--------|--------------|--------------| ||--0---3----|----------0---|---------0----| ||--0---2----|-----0-0h2-0--|-----0-0h2-0--| ||--2---0----|------4-------|------4-------| ||--2---0----|---2----------|---2----------| ||--0---2----|--3-----------|--3-----------|
Chorus
[D] [C] [G]
||--0h2--|--0---3---| ||--3----|--1---0---| ||--2----|--0---0---| (2x) ||--0----|--2---0---| ||-------|--3---2---| ||-------|------3---|
[D] [Em] [Em/D] [Em/C#]
||--0h2--|---0---0-----0---| ||--3----|---0---0-----0---| ||--2----|---0---0-----0---| ||--0----|---2---0-----2---| ||-------|---2---------4---| ||-------|---0-------------|
[C] [D] [C] [Em] [D/F#]
||--0---0h2--|-----0-----0---|--0-------| ||--1---3----|------3p1h3-1--|--0---3---| ||--0---2----|---------------|--0---2---| ||--2---0----|---2-----------|--2---0---| ||--3--------|--3------------|--2---0---| ||-----------|---------------|--0---2---|
[G] [CM7] [D]
||-----------------|--3-----2--| ||------------0----|--0-----3--| ||-----0---0h2--0--|--0-----2--| (2x) ||-------4---------|--2-----0--| ||---2-------------|--3--------| ||--3--------------|-----------|
Verse 2
Bridge
[C] [D] [Em] [Em/D]
||--0---0h2--|--0-----0----| ||--1---3----|--0-----0----| ||--0---2----|--0-----0----| ||--2---0----|--2-----0----| ||--3--------|--2----------| ||-----------|--0----------|
[C] [D] [GM7]
||--0---0h2--|--2-p0-----| ||--1---3----|-------3---| ||--0---2----|-----------| ||--2---0----|--0--------| ||--3--------|--2--------| ||-----------|--3--------|
[C] [D] [Em] [Em/D]
||--0---0h2--|--0-----0----| ||--1---3----|--0-----0----| ||--0---2----|--0-----0----| ||--2---0----|--2-----0----| ||--3--------|--2----------| ||-----------|--0----------|
[Em/C#] [C] [Dsus4] [D]
||--0-----|--0--|---3-----2--| ||--0-----|--1--|---3-----3--| ||--0-----|--0--|---2-----2--| ||--2-----|--2--|---0-----0--| ||--4-----|--3--|------------| ||--------|-----|------------|
Verse 3
Chorus & Outro
[D] [C] [G]
||--0h2--|--0---3---| ||--3----|--1---0---| ||--2----|--0---0---| (2x) ||--0----|--2---0---| ||-------|--3---2---| ||-------|------3---|
[D] [Em] [Em/D] [Em/C#]
||--0h2--|---0---0-----0---| ||--3----|---0---0-----0---| ||--2----|---0---0-----0---| ||--0----|---2---0-----2---| ||-------|---2---------4---| ||-------|---0-------------|
[C] [D] [C] [Em] [D/F#]
||--0---2--|-----0-----0---|--0-------| ||--1---3--|------3p1h3-1--|--0---3---| ||--0---2--|---------------|--0---2---| ||--2---0--|---2-----------|--2---0---| ||--3------|--3------------|--2---0---| ||---------|---------------|--0---2---|
Outro 1
[G] [G]
||------------------|--------------|-------3--| ||------------0--3--|--7--5--3--1--|------0---| ||-----0---0h2------|--------------|-----0----| ||-------4-------4--|--7--5--4--2--|----0-----| ||---2--------------|--------------|---2------| ||--3---------------|--------------|--3-------|
Outro 2 (alternate ending)
[G] [G]
||------------------|--------------|-------3--| ||------------0--3--|--7--5--3--1--|------0---| ||-----0---0h2------|--------------|-----0----| ||-------4-------4--|--7--5--1--0--|----0-----| ||---2--------------|--------------|---2------| ||--3---------------|--------------|--3-------|
I Still Can?t Say Goodbye
"You know, every time I look in the mirror I see my Dad.
I think that's why this song means so much to me."
Capo II
Intro: G C D, G C D
Verse 1
[G]When I was [D]young, my [C]Dad would [D]say [G]Come on [D]Son let's go [Em]out and [C]play
G D C Dsus4 D , Em D/F# G C D
Sometimes it seems like yesterday
Verse 2
[G]And I'd climb [D]up the [C]closet [D]shelf [G]When [D]I was all [Em]by my-[C]self
[G]Grab his hat [D]and fix [C]the br[Dsus4]im [D] [Em]Pretending [D/F#]I was [G]him
Chorus
[D]No matter how [C]hard I [G]try
[D]No matter how many [C]tears I [G]cry
[D]No matter how many [Em]years [Em/D]go [Em/C#]by
I [C]still can't [D]say good-[C]by[Em]e[D/F#] [G] [CM7] [D] [G] [CM7] [D] [G] [CM7] [D]
Verse 3
[G]He always took [D]care of [C]Mom and [D]me. [G] We all [D]cut down a [Em]Christmas [C]tree
G D C Dsus4 D , Em D/F# G C D
He always had some time for me
Bridge
[C] Wind [D]blows through the [Em]trees[Em/D]
[C]Street lights, they [D]still shine [Gmaj7]bright
[C] Most [D]things are the [Em]same[Em/D]
but I [Em/C#]miss my Dad to-[C]night[Dsus4] [D]
Verse 4
[G]I walked by a S[D]alvation[C] Army st[D]ore [G]Saw a hat[D] like my da[Em]ddy wore [C]
[G]Tried it on[D] when I w[C]alked [Dsus4]in [D] [Em] Still trying to [D/F#]be like [G]him
Chorus
[D]No matter how [C]hard I [G]try
[D]No matter how many [C]years go[G] by
[D]No matter how many [Em]tears [D]I c[Em/C#]ry
I [C]still can't [D]say good-[C]by[Em]e[D/F#] [G] [C] [D] [G]
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