by Patty Loveless  
  
intro: Em7  D/F#  G  G   Em7  D/F#  G  G  
  
  
A                  D            C   C  
Through the back window of our '59 wagon  
  G                       G             Dsus      D  
I watched my best friend Jamie slipping further away  
A         D           C          C  
I kept on waving till I couldn't see her  
    G                  G           C     D        G 
And through my tears I asked again why we couldn't stay  
C              C        Dsus           D  
Mama whispered softly, time will ease your pain  
C               C               Dsus          D  
Life's about changing, nothing ever stays the same  
  
              G          G          D        G  
And she said, how can I help you to say goodbye  
     G        G             Dsus     D  
It's okay to hurt, and it's okay to cry  
C           D             G   G/B   C   C  
Gome let me hold you, and I will try  
G/D       Em7    Dsus   D  
How can I help you      to say goodbye  
  
  
solo: Em7 D/F#  G  G   Em7  D/F#  G  G  
  
  
I sat on our bed, he packed his suitcase  
I held a picture of our wedding day  
His hands were trembling, we both were crying  
He kissed me gently, and then he quickly walked away  
I called up Mama, she said, time will ease your pain  
Life's about changing, nothing ever stays the same  
  
And she said, how can I help you to say goodbye  
It's okay to hurt, and it's okay to cry  
Gome let me hold you, and I will try  
How can I help you to say goodbye  
  
solo:  
  
Sitting with Mama, alone in her bedroom  
She opened her eyes, and then squeezed my hand  
She said, I have to go now, my time here is over  
And with her final words she tried to help me understand  
Mama whispered softly, time will ease your pain  
Life's about changing, nothing ever stays the same  
  
And she said, how can I help you to say goodbye  
It's okay to hurt, and it's okay to cry  
Gome let me hold you, and I will try  
How can I help you to say goodbye  
  
Em7 D/F#  G  G 
 
  
  
This is how I play it and it sounds good. dnance77