Goodbye To Spring

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Lyrics

Lay, and put your weary soul to rest
Yeah, I will try to do my best to keep you safe inside this nest
And keep the gravity from pulling you to earth

I'd like to say this gets more clear, when it's more cloudy every day
But summer's gonna come and burn the stormy clouds and all the doubt away

    Sleep, little girl, 'cause when you wake it's gonna be a different world
    So close your eyes and say goodbye to spring

It's true, this spring is coming to an end
You're not that fragile anymore, I know what's there behind that door
And it's just waiting in the wings to pull you in

I know you think you're safe in here, inside these insulated walls
But I can't hold this house together, not forever, yeah and soon it's gonna fall

    Sleep, little girl, 'cause when you wake it's gonna be a different world
    Everything will change, everything will change
    This door's slamming shut, it's gonna catch you if you're ready or you're not
    So close your eyes and say goodbye to spring

Slow down, 'cause winter's just around the bend
Don't make a sound, and close your eyes and say goodbye, yeah

    [Chorus x 2]

Tablature & Chords

Tuning: This was recorded in Open C (down a whole step), but these days (including the live video), I play it in standard tuned down a whole step like this:

Intro:
C  Am  F  G

Verse:
C      G        Am      F
C      F        G       C

Chorus 1:
C      Am       F       G

Verse 2 (same as verse 1)

Chorus 2:
C      Am       F       G
C      Am       F       G       Bb

Bridge:
E7     Am       E7      F

Solo (same as verse)

Chorus:
C      Am       F       G
C      Am       F       G       
C      Am       F       G
C      Am       F       G       



Want to play the guitar part a little fancier? The intro and chorus some little details. Here are the more accurate chords for the C/Am/F/G repeating section:

C:   x32010  x30010  x33010  x32010
Am:  x02210  x00210  x03210  x02210
F:   13321x  13301x  13321x           (play the low F with your thumb)
G:   320033          323003

Then, in the verse, the start of the riff looks like this: 

--0--0--------------0--0--
--1--1--------------1--1--
--0--0--------------0--0--
--2--2--------------2--2--
--3--3----------2-3-3--3--
----------0-1-3-----------

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