Submitted by Steve Hubbard (shubb4242@cox.net)

Title - The Goodbye Song
Artist - A New Found Glory
Album - Nothing Gold Can Stay

This was one of the first tunes of NFG's that I heard and its pretty much what is responsible for getting me hooked on them so its only fitting that this be the first tab that i put up on the net.  I have to credit Duder with most of the work though.  To my ears, this sounds just about perfect, let me know what you think...

Note ? Just 2 things.  1 - Most of the notes in this song are strummed, not just hit so listen along and find the pattern and 2 ? pay attention to the Both/Rhythm/Lead Guitar above each section as it changes a little.

Verse
Both Guitars
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9--------------------------------------------|
D|-------9--------7----------9------------------------|
A|-------7--------7----------9------------------------|
E|----------------5----------7------------------------|
    Last year was one of out better years

Rhythm Guitar
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9--------------------------------------------|
D|-------9--------7------------9----------------------|
A|-------7--------7------------9----------------------|
E|----------------5------------7----------------------|
             in a life full of seperation

Lead Guitar
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|9-9-999-11-9-8-9------------------------------------|
D|----------------7------------9----------------------|
A|----------------7------------9----------------------|
E|----------------5------------7----------------------|

Both Guitars
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9----------------------|
D|----------------------------------7----9------------|
A|----------------------------------7----9------------|
E|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------5----7------------|
                         Well it's ok to second guess

Both Guitars
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--------------------------------------------------|
D|-9------7--------------9----------------------------|
A|-7------7--------------9----------------------------|
E|--------5--------------7----------------------------|
  Just as long as you remember she's gone

Both Guitars
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|------------------9---|
D|-7------9---------7---|
A|-7------9---------7---|
E|-5------7-------------|
   in the bright of day

Both Guitars
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---7----------9-------11---------9---|
A|---7----------9-------11---------9---|
E|---5----------7--------9---------7---|
  it might seem like the stars are gone

Both Guitars
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--------------9-------|
D|-7------9-----7-------|
A|-7------9-----7-------|
E|-5------7-------------|
     they never leave

Both Guitars
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----7----------9------11---------9---|
A|-----7----------9------11---------9---|
E|-----5----------7-------9---------7---|
  they come back when the sun moves on

Both Guitars
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-99--999--999--999-|
D|-99--999--999--999-|
A|-77--777--777--777-|
E|-------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-------7--------------11-9--------------------|
A|-11-------7--------------11-9--------------------|
E|--9-------5---------------9-7--------------------|
  it's over now you watched me as i turned around

Rhythm Guitar
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-9----------------------------------------------|
D|-9---------------11----------------7-------11-9-|
A|-7---------------11----------------7-------11-9-|
E|------------------9----------------5--------9-7-|
  it's not why, but how the light is on i'll come home

Both Guitars
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|2-----9---------7----------11(tr)-9(tr)|
A|2-----9---------7----------11-----9----|
E|0-----7---------5-----------9-----7----|
  now i feel it's been such a long time
(note ? (tr) = triplet)

Rhythm Guitar
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|2---------9---------7-7-7-7-7-7-777----|
A|2---------9---------7-7-7-7-7-7-777----|
E|0---------7---------5-5-5-5-5-5-555----|
  since her eyes have met with mine

Lead Guitar
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------2-1---2-1---1-1-2|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------0-----0------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

Both Guitars
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|2-----9---------7----------11(tr)-9(tr)|
A|2-----9---------7----------11-----9----|
E|0-----7---------5-----------9-----7----|
  now i feel it's been such a long time
(note ? (tr) = triplet)

Both Guitars
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|2--------9----------7-7-7-7-7-7-777----|
A|2--------9----------7-7-7-7-7-7-777----|
E|0--------7----------5-5-5-5-5-5-555----|
  i'm glad you've made up your mind

Both Guitars
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|4----6-------7-------------------------|
A|4----6-------7-------------------------|
E|2----4-------5-------------------------|
  it's hurting me from the inside

Both Guitars
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|4----6-------11------------9-----------|
A|4----6-------11------------9-----------|
E|2----4--------9------------7-----------|
  if i only had something to say

Both Guitars
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|4-----6----7---------------------------|
A|4-----6----7---------------------------|
E|2-----4----5---------------------------|
  maybe if i prove that i'm right

Rhythm Guitar
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|4----6----------11-------9-------------|
A|4----6----------11-------9-------------|
E|2----4-----------9-------7-------------|
  will it still be safe to stay?

Lead Guitar
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|4----6-------------6-7-6-7-6-7-6-4~----|
A|4----6-----------4---------------------|
E|2----4---------------------------------|

Then repeat the whole thing again?
The only thing I am missing (I think) is the little guitar trill at 1:27 in the song but that?s about it.  Feel free to add to it and/or correct it.  Thanks.