Hello Goodbye chords

by The Beatles

Hello Goodbye was written by Paul McCartney - credited to Lennon/McCartney.
Recorded: between the 2nd Oct - 2nd Nov, 1967 at EMI Studios, London.
Released: Nov 24th, 1967 in the UK, and Nov 27th, 1967 in the US.
Album: Magical Mystery Tour
Music: Key of C Major in 4/4 time at ~ 102 bpm (♩)
Chords: C, F, F7, G7, Am, Am7, Em7, Ab, Bb, Cm, F#dim7

Hello Goodbye

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4/4
   F             C
1. You say yes   I say no  
   G7                 Am              G7
   You say stop   And I say go   go   go
Am      G7
   Oh   no  
   G   C        G7      F         C
   You say good-bye and I say hel-lo
               Am7    Em7
   Hel-lo, hel-lo   -
                F                Ab
   I don't know why you say good-bye
             C
   I say hel-lo  _
               Am7    Em7
   Hel-lo, hel-lo   -
                F                Bb
   I don't know why you say good-bye
             C
   I say hel-lo  _

   F            C
2. I say high   You say low
   G7                Am            G7
   You say why   and I say I don't know
Am      G
   Oh   no  _
   G   C        G7        F         C
   You say good-bye   and I say hel-lo   (Hello goodbye, hello goodbye)
                Am7      Em7
   Hel-lo   hel-lo  (Hel-lo goodbye)
                F                Ab
   I don't know why you say good-bye
             C
   I say hel-lo   (Hello goodbye, hello goodbye)
                Am7       Em7
   Hel-lo   hel-lo   (Hel-lo goodbye)
                F                Bb
   I don't know why you say good-bye   (Hello goodbye)
             C        F     C
   I say hel-lo  _ |     |     |
                            (why why why)

                       G7
Bridge: Why, why, why, why, why, why
               Am  
        Do you say       Good-bye
             G
        Good-bye, bye, bye, bye, bye
     Am      G
        Oh   no  
        G   C        G7      F         C
        You say good-bye and I say hel-lo
                     Am7    Em7
        Hel-lo   hel-lo  -
                     F                Ab
        I don't know why you say good-bye
                  C
        I say hel-lo  _
                      Am7    Em7
        Hel-lo  _ hel-lo   -
                     F                Bb
        I don't know why you say good-bye
                  C
        I say hel-lo

   F
3. You say yes  (I say yes)
   C
   I say no   (But I may mean no)
   G7
   You say stop (I can stay)
       Am            G7                      Am
   And I say go, go, go (Til it's time to go Oh)
       G
   Oh, no
   G   C        G7        F         C
   You say good-bye   and I say hel-lo
                 Am7     Em7
   Hel-lo  _ hel-lo   -
                F                Ab
   I don't know why you say good-bye
             C
   I say hel-lo
                Am7    Em7
   Hel-lo   hel-lo   -
                F                Bb
   I don't know why you say good-bye
             C
   I say hel-lo
                Am7    Em7
   Hel-lo   hel-lo   -
                F                Ab              Ab    Cm   F#dim7  F7
   I don't know why you say good-bye I say hel-| lo  -     |        - (Hel-)|
         C
   Hel - lo  -  o  -  o    |          |
                      𝄑
       C
Outro: Hey - la  _ He - ba   Hel - lo - a (cha cha) ...repeat till fade

Please Note: If you use the Transposer and return back to the Original Key of C, you may find Bb replaced with A#, and Ab replaced with G#. They are exactly the same notes (enharmonic equivalents). If you prefer to see Ab and Bb, simply refresh the page.

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