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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 5Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo on 3rd fret, standard tuning.
There's a little riff played in the last bar of every sequence in the verse over the C chord, this is one way
to play it:
e|----------------------||
B|----------------------||
G|----------------------||
D|--0h2p0---------------||
A|--------3p0-----------||
E|----------------------||
That isn't actually precise - the riff incorporates a slide but you can't pull it off while still playing a C
chord. That's just how I do it :)
[Verse 1]
Fmaj7I wasn’t looking for a Gone night sCtand.
Fmaj7Why she didn’t leave heGr number I Cdon’t understand.
Fmaj7Cigarette to the ashtray, Gsuitcase, stairs
when she Cjumped in the C/Bback of Amtaxi cab
Am/F#rolling away, rolling aAm/Fway.G  
[Verse 2]
Fmaj7She took a ticket on an GAmtrak traiCn;
Fmaj7She took a ticket on a Gbig jet plaCne.
Fmaj7Both her tickets were a Gone way fare
It’s Cfair to C/Bsay that Am/F#she, she’s alAm/Fready there.G  
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Cause when she Ggoes, she goes, she Cgoes.
Fmaj7When she goes, Gyou should see her gCo
There’s no Fmaj7looking Gback, no E7shoulder Amglance
When she Fmaj7goes, she goes, she Ggoes, she goes, she Cgoes.
[Verse 3]
I could Fmaj7take from a famous Gmovie scCene-
I was Fmaj7running down the street in the Gpouring Crain.
Cause I Fmaj7found a love and Glost it all Cin C/BbetAmween
Am/F#Hello and goodbye, but I got the Am/Ffeeling one more Gtime.
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Cause when she Ggoes, she goes, she Cgoes.
Fmaj7When she goes, Gyou should see her gCo
There’s no Fmaj7looking Gback, no E7shoulder Amglance
When she Fmaj7goes, she goes, she Ggoes, she goes, she Cgoes.
[Bridge]
E7She’s so scared of being Fnowhere
CThat someone’s going to try to tie her Gdown.
And I’m Amso scared I‘ll never Fget there
she’ll leave me Fstranded stuck her on the Gground.
[Verse 4]
I Fmaj7found her by the gate by the Gbig jet plaCne
waFmaj7iting with a smile and a Gticket with my nCame.
She Fmaj7took my hands said “GDon’t let go.
You Cknow I C/Bdon’t know Amhow to take things Am/F#slow.”
I said “I Am/Fkno - Gw.”
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Cause when she Ggoes, she goes, she Cgoes.
Fmaj7When she goes, Gyou should see her gCo
There’s no Fmaj7looking back, no Gshoulder glance
She E7takes my hand so Amhappy with me
She Fmaj7goes, she goes, she Ggoes,C  
When Fmaj7she goes, she goes, she Ggoes,
When she Fmaj7goes,
she Ggoes.
She Cgoes.﻿G  C  

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When She Goes

by Andy Hackbarth

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

C/B

Am/F#

Am/F

Capo on 3rd fret, standard tuning.

There's a little riff played in the last bar of every sequence in the verse over the C chord, this is one way

to play it:

e|----------------------||

B|----------------------||

G|----------------------||

D|--0h2p0---------------||

A|--------3p0-----------||

E|----------------------||

That isn't actually precise - the riff incorporates a slide but you can't pull it off while still playing a C

chord. That's just how I do it :)

[Verse 1]

Fmaj7 G C

I wasn’t looking for a one night stand.

Fmaj7 G C

Why she didn’t leave her number I don’t understand.

Fmaj7 G

Cigarette to the ashtray, suitcase, stairs

C C/B Am

when she jumped in the back of taxi cab

Am/F# Am/F G

rolling away, rolling away.

[Verse 2]

Fmaj7 G C

She took a ticket on an Amtrak train;

Fmaj7 G C

She took a ticket on a big jet plane.

Fmaj7 G

Both her tickets were a one way fare

C C/B Am/F# Am/F G

It’s fair to say that she, she’s already there.

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 G C

Cause when she goes, she goes, she goes.

Fmaj7 G C

When she goes, you should see her go

Fmaj7 G E7 Am

There’s no looking back, no shoulder glance

Fmaj7 G C

When she goes, she goes, she goes, she goes, she goes.

[Verse 3]

Fmaj7 G C

I could take from a famous movie scene-

Fmaj7 G C

I was running down the street in the pouring rain.

Fmaj7 G C C/B Am

Cause I found a love and lost it all in between

Am/F# Am/F G

Hello and goodbye, but I got the feeling one more time.

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 G C

Cause when she goes, she goes, she goes.

Fmaj7 G C

When she goes, you should see her go

Fmaj7 G E7 Am

There’s no looking back, no shoulder glance

Fmaj7 G C

When she goes, she goes, she goes, she goes, she goes.

[Bridge]

E7 F

She’s so scared of being nowhere

C G

That someone’s going to try to tie her down.

Am F

And I’m so scared I‘ll never get there

F G

she’ll leave me stranded stuck her on the ground.

[Verse 4]

Fmaj7 G C

I found her by the gate by the big jet plane

Fmaj7 G C

waiting with a smile and a ticket with my name.

Fmaj7 G

She took my hands said “Don’t let go.

C C/B Am Am/F#

You know I don’t know how to take things slow.”

Am/F G

I said “I kno - w.”

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 G C

Cause when she goes, she goes, she goes.

Fmaj7 G C

When she goes, you should see her go

Fmaj7 G

There’s no looking back, no shoulder glance

E7 Am

She takes my hand so happy with me

Fmaj7 G C

She goes, she goes, she goes,

Fmaj7 G

When she goes, she goes, she goes,

Fmaj7

When she goes,

she goes.

C G C

She goes.

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