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Go The Distance

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Intro:          /   Bm7/   A7/  Em/ Bm7,F#9+
                        Bm7/                    A7/ Em  
   It´s just another round,     just another fight
                            /           Bm7,                F#7  
They try to knock me down,     but you know I´m still alright
                        Bm7/                              A7/ Em  
  And I know down inside,      that I´m not like other men
                      /        Bm7,              F#9  
So I pick myself up,   and I´m back on my feet again
            G9                  F#9       Bm7      E9        Bm7  F#9+
 And I swear,   I´m gonna go the distance,  oh yeah
               Bm7/   A7/                              Em  
   So many times,      I been down there on the ground
                                  /   Bm7,            F#9  
But I gather up my strength and I go another round
               Bm7/                   A7/ Em  
   So many times      I just wanna shout
                                       /    Bm7,         F#9  
You may knock me down,  but you still ain´t knocked me out
            G9                          F#9       Bm7       E9       Bm7  F#9+      
Cos I swear,    I swear I´m gonna go the distance, yes I am
Solo      Bm7/   A7/  Em/ Bm7,F#9  
  Bm7/   A7/   Em/ Bm7,F#9  
   G9/            F#9/          Bm7  E9/        Bm7  F#9+
  Bm7/   A7/ Em/ Bm7,F#7  
  Bm7/   A7/   Em/ Bm7,F#7  
    G9/               F#9/      Bm7  E9/        Bm7  F#9+
  Bm7/                                          A7/ Em  
    Now I may be bleeding,     but I´m on my feet
                              /     Bm7,              F#9  
    I may be beaten up,       but still I ain´t been beat
  Bm7/                                              A7/ Em  
    I may stumble and fall,   and be tired as hell
                                 /         Bm7,           F#9+
but ~~Im determined to be standing, when they ring the final bell~~
            G9                 F#9        Bm7          E9        Bm7  F#9+
Cos I swear,   I wanna go the distance,  yes I´am
            G9  F#9+ (break)         Bm7  
Yes I swear,     I´m gonna go the distance
/   A7/                              Bm7/ A7  
       I´m going all the way with it               I ain’t
                          Bm7/   A7/
gonna let nobody get me down
                           Bm7,        /A7  
        I´m gonna go the distance baby
Solo to finish

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Go The Distance

by Walter Trout

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

F#9

F#7

Bm7 A7 Em Bm7 F#9

Intro: / / / / ,+

Bm7 A7 Em

/ /

It´s just another round, just another fight

Bm7 F#7

/ ,

They try to knock me down, but you know I´m still alright

Bm7 A7 Em

/ /

And I know down inside, that I´m not like other men

Bm7 F#9

/ ,

So I pick myself up, and I´m back on my feet again

G9 F#9 Bm7 E9 Bm7 F#9

And I swear, I´m gonna go the distance, oh yeah

Bm7 A7 Em

/ /

So many times, I been down there on the ground

Bm7 F#9

/ ,

But I gather up my strength and I go another round

Bm7 A7 Em

/ /

So many times I just wanna shout

Bm7 F#9

/ ,

You may knock me down, but you still ain´t knocked me out

G9 F#9 Bm7 E9 Bm7 F#9

Cos I swear, I swear I´m gonna go the distance, yes I am

Bm7 A7 Em Bm7 F#9

Solo / / / ,

Bm7 A7 Em Bm7 F#9

/ / / ,

G9 F#9 Bm7 E9 Bm7 F#9

/ / / +

Bm7 A7 Em Bm7 F#7

/ / / ,

Bm7 A7 Em Bm7 F#7

/ / / ,

G9 F#9 Bm7 E9 Bm7 F#9

/ / / +

Bm7 A7 Em

/ /

Now I may be bleeding, but I´m on my feet

Bm7 F#9

/ ,

I may be beaten up, but still I ain´t been beat

Bm7 A7 Em

/ /

I may stumble and fall, and be tired as hell

Bm7 F#9

/ , +

but ~~Im determined to be standing, when they ring the final bell~~

G9 F#9 Bm7 E9 Bm7 F#9

Cos I swear, I wanna go the distance, yes I´am

G9 F#9 Bm7

+ (break)

Yes I swear, I´m gonna go the distance

A7 Bm7 A7

/ / /

I´m going all the way with it I ain’t

Bm7 A7

/ /

gonna let nobody get me down

Bm7 A7

, /

I´m gonna go the distance baby

Solo to finish

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