Verse 1:
DAG
Standing there at our front door
DAG
Dad was packed and ready to leave to fight some war
DAG
I sat on the front porch and bowed my head
DAGF#mEm
wondering if I'd ever see him again
G
But he said don't cry, It's not goodbye.....
Chorus:
DAG
It's just goodbye for awhile, it's not the end
DA
I promise you the day will come
G
you will see me again
DABmAGF#m
Don't give up, and dry those tears from your eyes
EmA
Because it's not goodbye for good
G
it's just goodbye for awhile
Verse 2:
DAG
As she lay in I.C.U.
DAG
I didn't want to believe the time had come
but somehow I knew
DAG
I sat by her side and held her hand
DAGF#mEm
fighting back the tears and trying to stand
G
She said don't cry, it's not goodbye
Verse 3:
DAG
They walked with Jesus by the sea
DAG
They'd seen him heal the sick and the lame,
set the captives free
DAG
He told them " I must go prepare a place for you,
DAGF#mEm
that where I am one day you'll be there too."
G
But he said don't cry, cause it's not goodbye
Chorus:
DAG
It's just goodbye for awhile, it's not the end
DAG
I promise you the day will come, you will see me again
DABmAGF#m
So don't give up, dry those tears from your eyes
EmA
'cause it's not goodbye for good
G
it's just goodbye for awhile
Em
just goodbye for awhile
D
just goodbye for awhile
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