| Ab | Eb | Bb7 | Cm | Bb7 | Cm |
| You say yes, | I say no, | you say stop, | I say go, go, | go |
| Bb7 | Eb | Bb7 | Ab | Eb | |
| Oh | no. You | say good | bye and | I say hel | lo, hello, hello |
| Ab | B | Eb | |
| I don't know | why you say good | bye, I say hel | lo, hello, hello |
| Ab | Db | Eb | |
| I don't know | why you say good | bye, I say hel | lo |
| Ab | Eb | Bb7 | Cm | Bb7 | Cm |
| I say high, | you say low, | you say why, and | I say I don't | know |
| Bb7 | Eb | Bb7 | Ab | Eb | |
| Oh | no. You | say good | bye and | I say hel | lo, hello, hello |
| Ab | B | Eb | |
| I don't know | why you say good | bye, I say | hello, hello, hello |
| Ab | Db | Eb | |
| I don't know | why you say good | bye, I say hel | lo |
| Ab | Eb | Bb7 | Cm | Bb7 | Cm |
| Why, why, why, | why, why, why, | do you say good | bye, goodbye, bye, | bye |
| Bb7 | Eb | Bb7 | Ab | Eb | |
| Oh | no. You | say good | bye and | I say hel | lo, hello, hello |
| Ab | B | Eb | |
| I don't know | why you say good | bye, I say | hello, hello, hello |
| Ab | Db | Eb | |
| I don't know | why you say good | bye, I say hel | lo |
| Ab | Eb | Bb7 | Cm | Bb7 | Cm |
| You say yes, | I say no, | you say stop, | I say g | o, go, | go. |
| Bb7 | Eb | Bb7 | Ab | Eb | |
| Oh, oh | no. You | say good | bye and | I say hel | lo, hello, hello |
| Ab | B | Eb | |
| I don't know | why you say good | bye, I say | hello, hello, hello |
| Ab | Db | Eb | |
| I don't know | why you say good | bye, I say hel | lo, hello, hello |
| Ab | B | Eb | |
| I don't know | why you say good | bye, I say | hello, hello, hello |
| I say hello, hello, hello |