I've Come A Long Way From Goodbye Song Lyrics and Chords
I've Come A Long Way From Goodbye Song Lyrics and Chords by George Jones
I've Come A Long Way From Goodbye
Recorded by Melba Montgomery
Written by Melba Montgomery and Carl Montgomery
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I saw him
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again
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today and
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I was
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surprised
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felt no pain inside my heart
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teardrops filled my
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eyes
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all the
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times I've
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cried
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wished that I could
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die
I've come a
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long long
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way from
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goodbye
It's
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strange that I could change so much
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I don't
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feel the
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same
I didn't fall apart today
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when he called my
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name
I loved him
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once I
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can'
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deny
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try it would be a
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lie
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long long
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way from
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goodbye
I'll walk down
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life's lonely
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road and
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find somebody
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new
Then I will
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find the happiness I
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never had with
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you
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love will
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never
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die
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time has turned the
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tide
I've come a
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long long
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way from
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goodbye
FAQ
Who sang the the song I've Come A Long Way From Goodbye?
- The song I've Come A Long Way From Goodbye was sang by George Jones.
Who is George Jones?
- George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 - April 26, 2013) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his best-known song "He Stopped Loving Her Today", as well as his distinctive voice and phrasing. For the last two decades of his life, Jones was frequently referred to as the greatest living country singer. Country music scholar Bill Malone writes, "For the two or three minutes consumed by a song, Jones immerses himself so completely in its lyrics, and in the mood it conveys, that the listener can scarcely avoid becoming similarly involved." Waylon Jennings expressed a similar opinion in his song "It's Alright": "If we all could sound like we wanted to, we'd all sound like George Jones." The shape of his nose and facial features earned Jones the nickname "The Possum".Born in Texas, Jones first heard country music when he was seven, and was given a guitar at the age of nine. He married his first wife, Dorothy Bonvillion, in 1950, and was divorced in 1951. He served in the United States Marine Corps and was discharged in 1953. He married Shirley Ann Corley in 1954. In 1959, Jones recorded "White Lightning", written by J. P. Richardson, which launched his career as a singer. His second marriage ended in divorce in 1968 he married fellow country music singer Tammy Wynette a year later. Years of alcoholism compromised his health and led to his missing many performances, earning him the nickname "No Show Jones". After his divorce from Wynette in 1975, Jones married his fourth wife, Nancy Sepulvado, in 1983 and became sober for good in 1999. Jones died in 2013, aged 81, from hypoxic respiratory failure.
George Jones has been called "The Rolls Royce Of Country Music" and had more than 160 chart singles to his name from 1955 until his death in 2013.
Johnny Cash once said, "When people ask me who my favorite country singer is, I say, 'You mean besides George Jones?'"