Bye Bye

(Bb)This is for my people who just (F)lost somebody,

your (Gm7)best friend, your baby, your (Dm)man or your lady.

(Eb)Put your hand way up high,

we will never (Cm7)say bye.

(Eb)No, no, no.

(Bb)Mamas, daddies, sisters, brothers, (F)friends and cousins,

(Gm7)this is for my people who lost their grandmothers.

(Eb)Lift your head to the sky 'cause we will never (Cm7)say bye.

(Bb)As a child (F)there were them times (Gm7)I didn't get it but you (Dm)kept me in line.

I didn't (Eb)know why you didn't show up (Ab)sometimes on Sunday mornings and I (Cm7)missed you.

But I'm glad we (Eb)talked through all them (Bb)grown folk things (F)separation brings.

You (Gm7)never let me know it,

you (Dm)never let it show, because you (Eb)loved me and (Bb)obviously,

there's so much (Cm7)more left to say if you were (Eb)with me today,

face to (Bb)face.

Never knew (F)I could hurt like this,

and ev'ry day (Dm)life rolls on I wish I could talk to you for a while.

(Bb)Miss you but I try not to cry (Cm7)as

time (Eb)goes by.

(Bb)And it's true that you've (F)reached a better place,

still I'd give the (Dm)world to see your face.

And be right here next to you,

(Bb)but it's like you're gone too soon.

(Cm7)Now the hardest thing to do (Eb)is say

bye (Bb)bye.

Bye (F)bye, bye bye, bye (Gm7)bye.

Bye (Dm)bye, bye bye, bye (Eb)bye.

Bye (Bb)bye, bye bye, bye (Cm7)bye.

Bye (Eb)bye.

And you (Bb)never got a chance to see how (F)good I've done,

and you (Gm7)never got to see me back at (Dm)number one.

I (Eb)wish that you were here to (Bb)celebrate together,

I (Cm7)wish that we could spend the (Eb)holidays together.

I (Bb)remember when you used to tuck me (F)in at night with the (Gm7)teddy bear you gave me that I (Dm)held so tight.

I (Eb)thought you were so strong you'd make it (Bb)through whatever,

it's (Cm7)so hard to accept the fact you're (Eb)gone forever.

I never knew bye.

This is for my peoples who just lost somebody,

your best friend, your baby, your man,

or your lady.