Biography:
Laura Nyro (born October 18, 1947; died April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) and New York Tendaberry (1969), and had commercial success with artists such as Barbra Streisand and The 5th Dimension recording her songs. Her style was a hybrid of Brill Building-style New York pop, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, show tunes, rock and soul. In 2012 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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"Goodbye Joe" by Laura Nyro
From the album MORE THAN A NEW DISCOVERY (1967), aka THE FIRST SONGS (1973)
[Intro]
F C/E Dm
Dm/A Dm Dm/C
G Bb/C C
[Verse 1]
F C/E Dm
We were lost in the fair on the highland,
G Bb/C C
Goodbye Joe
F C/E Dm
With the sky and the deer on the highland
G Bb/C C
Goodbye Joe
F Bb/C F Bb/C
Time is full of changes
A Dm G
And now you've got to go
F C/E Dm G Gm
Don't forget that we loved on the highland
C F
Goodbye Joe
[Refrain]
A7 Dm A/E A
Goodbye Joe
Dm A/E A
Yes, I understand
Dm A/E A Dm
I'm trying not to cry
G C Bm7 Am7 F
But if I do, it's only cause I'll miss you
C/E Cm/Eb Dm G Bb/C C
One last time, let me kiss you
[Verse 2]
F C/E Dm
I remember when you came a-calling
G Bb/C C
Goodbye Joe
F C/E Dm
Like a sunrise that rose without warning
G Bb/C C
Goodbye Joe
F Bb/C F Bb/C
Time is full of changes
A Dm G
And now you've got to go
F C/E Dm G Gm
And we walked on a Manhattan morning
C F
Goodbye Joe
[Refrain]
A7 Dm A/E A
Goodbye Joe
Dm A/E A
Yes, I understand
Dm A/E A Dm
I'm trying not to cry
G C Bm7 Am7 F
But if I do, it's only cause I'll miss you
C/E Cm/Eb Dm G Bb/C C
One last time, let me kiss you
[Flugelhorn solo verse]
F C/E Dm
Let me kiss you
G Bb/C C
Goodbye Joe
F C/E Dm
Oh, let me kiss you
G Bb/C C
Goodbye Joe
F Bb/C F Bb/C
Time is full of changes
A Dm G
And now you've got to go
F C/E Dm G Gm
Don't forget that we loved on the highland
[Outro - repeat until fade]
C Am Dm Gm
Goodbye Joe
C Am Dm Gm
Goodbye Joe
From the album MORE THAN A NEW DISCOVERY (1967), aka THE FIRST SONGS (1973)
[Intro]
F C/E Dm
Dm/A Dm Dm/C
G Bb/C C
[Verse 1]
F C/E Dm
We were lost in the fair on the highland,
G Bb/C C
Goodbye Joe
F C/E Dm
With the sky and the deer on the highland
G Bb/C C
Goodbye Joe
F Bb/C F Bb/C
Time is full of changes
A Dm G
And now you've got to go
F C/E Dm G Gm
Don't forget that we loved on the highland
C F
Goodbye Joe
[Refrain]
A7 Dm A/E A
Goodbye Joe
Dm A/E A
Yes, I understand
Dm A/E A Dm
I'm trying not to cry
G C Bm7 Am7 F
But if I do, it's only cause I'll miss you
C/E Cm/Eb Dm G Bb/C C
One last time, let me kiss you
[Verse 2]
F C/E Dm
I remember when you came a-calling
G Bb/C C
Goodbye Joe
F C/E Dm
Like a sunrise that rose without warning
G Bb/C C
Goodbye Joe
F Bb/C F Bb/C
Time is full of changes
A Dm G
And now you've got to go
F C/E Dm G Gm
And we walked on a Manhattan morning
C F
Goodbye Joe
[Refrain]
A7 Dm A/E A
Goodbye Joe
Dm A/E A
Yes, I understand
Dm A/E A Dm
I'm trying not to cry
G C Bm7 Am7 F
But if I do, it's only cause I'll miss you
C/E Cm/Eb Dm G Bb/C C
One last time, let me kiss you
[Flugelhorn solo verse]
F C/E Dm
Let me kiss you
G Bb/C C
Goodbye Joe
F C/E Dm
Oh, let me kiss you
G Bb/C C
Goodbye Joe
F Bb/C F Bb/C
Time is full of changes
A Dm G
And now you've got to go
F C/E Dm G Gm
Don't forget that we loved on the highland
[Outro - repeat until fade]
C Am Dm Gm
Goodbye Joe
C Am Dm Gm
Goodbye Joe
Laura Stevenson (...)
Laura Tesoro
Laura van Kaam
Laura Voutilaine (...)
Laura Welsh
Lauren Christy
Lauren Cimorelli
Lauren Copley
Lauren DeLeary
Lauren DeMaio