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Going North

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Eminor

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Capo 1 or 2
[Verse]
EmI wanna Bmdance the Ctango with Gchance
CI wanna Gride on the Dwire
Cos Emnothing gets Bmdone with Cdust in your Ggun
And Cnobody rGespects a Dliar
So GoodCbye for a Gwhile I'm Doff to expEmlore
EvDery Cboundary and every Ddoor
Yeah I'm going nortGhCadd9  D  
[Instrumental]
G     Cadd9     D
[Verse]
EmI wanna Bmknow where Cchildren would Ggo
If Cthey never Glearned to be Dcool
Cos Emnothing's achBmieved when Cpushed up a Gsleeve
Till Cnobody Gthinks you're a Dfool
So goodCbye for a Gwhile I'm Dout to learn Emmore
AbDout Cwho I really was befDore
Yeah I'm going nortGhCadd9  D  
[Solo]
G     Cadd9     D
G     Cadd9     D
[Verse]
Up where the hGunted Cadd9hide with Dease
Under the aGrms of Cadd9eye-less tDrees
Up where the aGnswers Cadd9fall like Dleaves
Oh and your Amlove is all I Dneed
Yeah I'm going nortGhCadd9  D  
Yeah I'm going nortGhCadd9  D  
Yeah I'm going nortGhCadd9  D  
ohhhhh ohhhhhh ohhhGhhhhhhCadd9hhhG  

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Going North

by Missy Higgins

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Capo 1 or 2

[Verse]

Em Bm C G

I wanna dance the tango with chance

C G D

I wanna ride on the wire

Em Bm C G

Cos nothing gets done with dust in your gun

C G D

And nobody respects a liar

C G D Em

So Goodbye for a while I'm off to explore

D C D

Every boundary and every door

G Cadd9 D

Yeah I'm going north

[Instrumental]

G Cadd9 D

[Verse]

Em Bm C G

I wanna know where children would go

C G D

If they never learned to be cool

Em Bm C G

Cos nothing's achieved when pushed up a sleeve

C G D

Till nobody thinks you're a fool

C G D Em

So goodbye for a while I'm out to learn more

D C D

About who I really was before

G Cadd9 D

Yeah I'm going north

[Solo]

G Cadd9 D

[Verse]

G Cadd9 D

Up where the hunted hide with ease

G Cadd9 D

Under the arms of eye-less trees

G Cadd9 D

Up where the answers fall like leaves

Am D

Oh and your love is all I need

G Cadd9 D

Yeah I'm going north

G Cadd9 D

Yeah I'm going north

G Cadd9 D

Yeah I'm going north

G Cadd9 G

ohhhhh ohhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhh

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