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Make It Up As You Go

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Key: G  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 G-    320033
 C-    x32010
 D-    xx0232
 C#-   x46664
 Em-   022000
 D/F#- 2x03xx
 G/B-  x2x003
 Am-   x02210
 Bb-   x13331
 F-    133211
Intro: G--C--
Verse 1:
GI don't care where you're Cfrom
If you're smart or you're Gdumb
If you wanna be a Dbad 
guy C#or CMr Right
  GI don't care what you Csay
I'mma go my own Gway
You go yours
And Dmaybe we'll
   C#  C(hold)
meet up someday
Chorus 1:
Make it Gup
(Make it up)
As you Cgo
(As you go)
GFuture's wide open
Nothing's Cwritten in stone
(Repeat)
Verse 2:
GI don't care what you Cthink
I'mma do my own Gthing
Cut my own hair
I DDon't care if C#you Clike it
GJust a matter of Ctaste
And all the time that you Gwaste
Will get you there 
          D    C#  C(hold)
in fashionable time
Chorus 2:
Make it Gup
(Make it up)
As you Cgo
(As you go)
GFuture's wide open
Nothing's Cwritten in stone
(Repeat)
           D   C#           C  G--
Better make it up as you go
Bridge:
EmThere's     D/F#  Gno Cneed G/Bfor    Am  Glies
CThey G/Bhave Ambe-Ggun when 
your Ceyes G/Bmeet Amthe Gsun
EmWe      D/F#  Gdon't Cneed Ca-G/Bny rAmoads
Put your Cfeet G/Bon  Amthe Gground
And forCget G/Bwhat Amyou Gknow
EmDon't make it Gdown
                Bb  C---
Make it up as you go
Guitar Solo: G--C-- x4
Verse 3:
GI can't tell you what's Cbest
I don't know what comes Gnext
All I know is that I 
Ddon't know   C#  Canything
  GAll I got is toCday and 
I prefer it that Gway
Make a plan but I Dknow 
         C#  C(hold)
it's gonna change
And that's okay
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 3:
Make it Gup
(Make it up)
As you Cgo
(As you go)
GFuture's wide open
Nothing's Cwritten in stone
GBetter make it up as you Cgo
GBetter make it up as you Cgo
GBetter make it up as you Cgo
GBetter make it up as you Cgo
GBetter make it up as you Cgo
GBetter make it up as you Cgo
GBetter make it up as you Cgo
GBetter make it up as you Cgo

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Make It Up As You Go

by Plain White T's

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

G/B

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 320033

- x32010

- xx0232

- x46664

- 022000

D/F#

- 2x03xx

G/B

- x2x003

- x02210

- x13331

- 133211

G C

Intro: ----

Verse 1:

G C

I don't care where you're from

If you're smart or you're dumb

If you wanna be a bad

C# C

guy or Mr Right

G C

I don't care what you say

I'mma go my own way

You go yours

And maybe we'll

C# C

(hold)

meet up someday

Chorus 1:

Make it up

(Make it up)

As you go

(As you go)

Future's wide open

Nothing's written in stone

(Repeat)

Verse 2:

G C

I don't care what you think

I'mma do my own thing

Cut my own hair

D C# C

I Don't care if you like it

G C

Just a matter of taste

And all the time that you waste

Will get you there

D C# C

(hold)

in fashionable time

Chorus 2:

Make it up

(Make it up)

As you go

(As you go)

Future's wide open

Nothing's written in stone

(Repeat)

D C# C G

Better make it up as you go

Bridge:

Em D/F# G C G/B Am G

There's no need for lies

C G/B Am G

They have be-gun when

C G/B Am G

your eyes meet the sun

Em D/F# G C C G/B Am

We don't need a-ny roads

C G/B Am G

Put your feet on the ground

C G/B Am G

And forget what you know

Em G

Don't make it down

Bb C

---

Make it up as you go

G C

Guitar Solo: ---- x4

Verse 3:

G C

I can't tell you what's best

I don't know what comes next

All I know is that I

D C# C

don't know anything

G C

All I got is today and

I prefer it that way

Make a plan but I know

C# C

(hold)

it's gonna change

And that's okay

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Chorus 3:

Make it up

(Make it up)

As you go

(As you go)

Future's wide open

Nothing's written in stone

G C

Better make it up as you go

G C

Better make it up as you go

G C

Better make it up as you go

G C

Better make it up as you go

G C

Better make it up as you go

G C

Better make it up as you go

G C

Better make it up as you go

G C

Better make it up as you go

About Make It Up As You Go Chords by Plain White T's

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