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Go Ahead

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[Verse]
CIf you want to find yourself by traveling out west
COr if you want to find somebody else that's better
Go aDmhead
Go aChead
[Verse]
CIf you want to buy a brand new fancy automobile
COr if you want to build a place up in Coldwater Canyon
Go aDmhead
Go aChead
Go aDmhead
I wGish you would
Go aChead
[Verse]
CIf you want to hold your own hand going up that cliff
COr if you want to just hold back cause you ain't up to it
Go aDmhead
Go aChead
Go aDmhead
Be Gmy guest
Go aChead
[Verse]
CIf you want to hold on to the first girl that you meet
COr if you want to settle down and plant roses at my feet
Go aDmhead
Go aChead
Go aDmhead
I wGish you would
Go aChead
[Verse]
C#If you want to have your cake and eat it too
C#And if you want to have other people watch you while you eat it
Go aD#mhead
Go aC#head
Go aD#mhead
Be my G#guest
Go aC#head
[Bridge]
C#If you want D#mbetter things
G#I want you to C#have them
C#If you want D#mbetter things
Then G#i want you to C#have them
[Chorus]
Go aD#mhead
Go aC#head
Go aD#mhead 
I wG#ish you would
Go aC#head
Go aD#mhead
I G#wish you would
Go aC#head

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Go Ahead

by Rilo Kiley

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D#m

[Verse]

If you want to find yourself by traveling out west

Or if you want to find somebody else that's better

Go ahead

[Verse]

If you want to buy a brand new fancy automobile

Or if you want to build a place up in Coldwater Canyon

Go ahead

I wish you would

Go ahead

[Verse]

If you want to hold your own hand going up that cliff

Or if you want to just hold back cause you ain't up to it

Go ahead

Be my guest

Go ahead

[Verse]

If you want to hold on to the first girl that you meet

Or if you want to settle down and plant roses at my feet

Go ahead

I wish you would

Go ahead

[Verse]

If you want to have your cake and eat it too

And if you want to have other people watch you while you eat it

D#m

Go ahead

D#m

Go ahead

Be my guest

Go ahead

[Bridge]

C# D#m

If you want better things

G# C#

I want you to have them

C# D#m

If you want better things

G# C#

Then i want you to have them

[Chorus]

D#m

Go ahead

D#m

Go ahead

I wish you would

Go ahead

D#m

Go ahead

I wish you would

Go ahead

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