Did You Ever Have to Say Goodbye
                            By Tom Vance

Key of E
   E                                      D

1.

Did you ever have to say goodbye
                                    E
To someone you love?
   E                                       D
Did you ever have to say goodbye,
                                   E
To a part of your life?
   E                                      D
Did you ever have to bite you lip,
                                E
To hold back a tear?
  E                                               D
So she won’t think she’s hurting you,
                                               E
And she won’t have to fear,
                  A                                                 E

Chorus

  Loving another, and being true to him,
                              D                                    E
And saying to you, goodbye dear friend.

2.

Well, I’ll think of you always,
Dear friend that you are,
And all the precious moments,
In each other’s arms.
So please tell me mister,
How do I carry on,
Without her beside me,
To help me along?

Chorus

For she belongs to another, and she must be true,
And I have no right, to say “I love you.” (repeat)
Words and music by Tom Vance, © 1971.