Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye

A surprise 50s-style hit for the Casinos in early 1967 - note the use of

the so-called 'Hendrix' chord (Bb7#9) in the horn arrangement of this

lovely John D. Loudermilk ballad. --AWR

"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"

(John D. Loudermilk)

Bb7#9

A Bbdim Bm7 E7-9 Bb7#9

/ / / / / / / /

Verse 1:

Amaj7 F#m Bm7 E7-9 Bb7#9

Kiss me each morning for a million years

Amaj7 F#m Bm7 E7-9

Hold me each evening by your side

Amaj7 F#m Bm7 E7-9

Tell me you'll love me for a million years

Then if it don't work out

Then if it don't work out

A D E Bb7#9

Then you can tell me goodbye

Verse 2:

Sweeten my coffee with a morning kiss

Soften my dreams with your sighs

Tell me you'll love me for a million years

Then if it don't work out

Then if it don't work out

D A [after organ solo: A7, to bridge]

Then you can tell me goodbye

[organ solo: chords as per verse 2; omit one of the "then if it don't

work out" lines]

If you must go, oh no, I won't grieve

B7 E7 Bb7#9

If you wait a lifetime before you leave

Verse 3:

Then if you must go

Mmm, I won't tell you no

Just so that we can say we tried

Tell me you'll love me for a million years

Then if it don't work out

Then if it don't work out

D A [end cold]

Then you can tell me goodbye

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers