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On We Go

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[Intro]
G C D
G C D
G
[Verse 1]
The day has cGome
tomCorrow has rDun out of eGxcuses
the coCming years will Dknow the way we Gchoose G/F#is for the bEmest
  C  DSo we will Ggo
The gowns are Ggone
The Ccaps have been troDdden by the Gcrowds
and as our Chands begin to Dbend and our youGth has G/F#met an endEm  
  C  DSo we will Ggo
[Chorus]
EmAnd as our innocence forgets uCs
EmAnd as our teenage sins regret Cus
EmAnd as our minutes turn into sCeconds in the Dpast
So on we Ggo!
[Verse 2]
There will be Gtimes
where the wCash-outs wiDll beg us all to Gfail
And the reCd love that the Dred hearts knew Gwill pG/F#inken and palEme
  C  DSo we will Ggo
There will be Glove
and so it wCas before tDhere will be lovGe
And so Cit is again theDre will Gbe heG/F#aven up aboveEm  
CSo help me DGod on we wGill go
[Instrumental]
Em C
Em C D
[Verse 3]
There will be Glife
There will Cbe taxis, tears, and Dtaxes and strifGe
And yoCur friends will find their huDsbands Gand thG/F#eir wives and Emgrow old with delight
CSo on they Dwill goG  
There will be Gends
There will Cbe death and dusk anDd dark and mailmGen
And thCe letters will sDeem dated and the Gdates G/F#will let her Emin
On the fact Cthat we're Dstill goinGg along
[Verse 4]
So we drivEme
past Cmedians anDd mediums and hiGghs
HellCos and such Dand good days nGever bad
People Care expDected tGo be had
You Cnever found Dyourself thinkiGng of the past
MediCans and medDiums we driveG  
The day is herGe
The Cfuture has Drun out of timeG  
ThCe song has rDun out of a rhymGe
As teeCnage years and fDrightened hearts Gare moG/F#ving out the Emdoor
ChCildren, we wDill be nevermoreG  
[Chorus]
BuCt so Don wEme go
SCo on Dwe Ggo

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On We Go

by Peter McPoland

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Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

[Intro]

G C D

[Verse 1]

The day has come

C D G

tomorrow has run out of excuses

C D G G/F# Em

the coming years will know the way we choose is for the best

C D G

So we will go

The gowns are gone

C D G

The caps have been trodden by the crowds

C D G G/F# Em

and as our hands begin to bend and our youth has met an end

C D G

So we will go

[Chorus]

Em C

And as our innocence forgets us

Em C

And as our teenage sins regret us

Em C D

And as our minutes turn into seconds in the past

So on we go!

[Verse 2]

There will be times

C D G

where the wash-outs will beg us all to fail

C D G G/F# Em

And the red love that the red hearts knew will pinken and pale

C D G

So we will go

There will be love

C D G

and so it was before there will be love

C D G G/F# Em

And so it is again there will be heaven up above

C D G

So help me God on we will go

[Instrumental]

Em C

Em C D

[Verse 3]

There will be life

C D G

There will be taxis, tears, and taxes and strife

C D G G/F# Em

And your friends will find their husbands and their wives and grow old with delight

C D G

So on they will go

There will be ends

C D G

There will be death and dusk and dark and mailmen

C D G G/F# Em

And the letters will seem dated and the dates will let her in

C D G

On the fact that we're still going along

[Verse 4]

So we drive

C D G

past medians and mediums and highs

C D G

Hellos and such and good days never bad

C D G

People are expected to be had

C D G

You never found yourself thinking of the past

C D G

Medians and mediums we drive

The day is here

C D G

The future has run out of time

C D G

The song has run out of a rhyme

C D G G/F# Em

As teenage years and frightened hearts are moving out the door

C D G

Children, we will be nevermore

[Chorus]

C D Em

But so on we go

C D G

So on we go

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