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"Gonowhere"(Benson)
From "My Old Familiar Friend"(2009)
[Intro] 
F G A
[Verse]
Don't wAaste your time on pEmeople going nowhere.
Make Amup your own mind,and yDmou're already halfway there.
HAesitate, or gEmive a second thought,
and yAmou'll be late, forgDmet what you've been taught.
[Chorus]
YGou could have it nFice, or complicAated,
yGou could pay full prFice or you could tAake it.
YGou could improvFise and be creAatDive,
you've gGot a lot to gAive and you've gFot a life to lEive.
[Verse]
Don't pAut it off aEmnother minute longer,
don't Amgo all soft,yoDmu've got to be stronger.
Don't specAulate,'cos Emno one ever knows,
its Amup to fate,and you cDman't predict the way it goes.
[Chorus]
YGou could have it nFice, or compliAcated,
yGou could pay full prFice or you could tAake it.
YGou could improvFise and be creAatDive,
you've gGot a lot to gAive and You've gFot a life to lEive.
[Bridge]
YGou don't do aD/F#nything yGou won't do anD/F#ything,
yGou won't say aD/F#nything that iAsn't kind, anGything that iFsn't nEice.
[Verse]
Don't wAaste your time on pEmeople going nowhere,
don't wAmait in line if yDmou expect to get somewhere,
sAave your breath,don't wEmanna hear your stance,
it's jAmust a guess,and you oDmnly have this chance.
[Chorus]
yGou could have it nFice, or complicAated.
YGou could pay full prFice or you could tAake it,
yGou could improvFise and be creAatDive,
you've gGot a lot to gAive and You've gFot a life to lEive.
[Outro]
YGou could have it all, you can have it all,you can,
Feverything you love, everything you love, everything you love
Gyou can have it all, you can have it all you can...
Feverything you love, everything you love, everything you love...
...Reach out and tAake it,
you've gGot so much to gAive,
and you've gFot a life to lEive...(end cold on E)

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Gonowhere

by Brendan Benson

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D/F#

"Gonowhere"(Benson)

From "My Old Familiar Friend"(2009)

[Intro]

F G A

[Verse]

A Em

Don't waste your time on people going nowhere.

Am Dm

Make up your own mind,and you're already halfway there.

A Em

Hesitate, or give a second thought,

Am Dm

and you'll be late, forget what you've been taught.

[Chorus]

G F A

You could have it nice, or complicated,

G F A

you could pay full price or you could take it.

G F A D

You could improvise and be creative,

G A F E

you've got a lot to give and you've got a life to live.

[Verse]

A Em

Don't put it off another minute longer,

Am Dm

don't go all soft,you've got to be stronger.

A Em

Don't speculate,'cos no one ever knows,

Am Dm

its up to fate,and you can't predict the way it goes.

[Chorus]

G F A

You could have it nice, or complicated,

G F A

you could pay full price or you could take it.

G F A D

You could improvise and be creative,

G A F E

you've got a lot to give and You've got a life to live.

[Bridge]

G D/F# G D/F#

You don't do anything you won't do anything,

G D/F# A G F E

you won't say anything that isn't kind, anything that isn't nice.

[Verse]

A Em

Don't waste your time on people going nowhere,

Am Dm

don't wait in line if you expect to get somewhere,

A Em

save your breath,don't wanna hear your stance,

Am Dm

it's just a guess,and you only have this chance.

[Chorus]

G F A

you could have it nice, or complicated.

G F A

You could pay full price or you could take it,

G F A D

you could improvise and be creative,

G A F E

you've got a lot to give and You've got a life to live.

[Outro]

You could have it all, you can have it all,you can,

everything you love, everything you love, everything you love

you can have it all, you can have it all you can...

everything you love, everything you love, everything you love...

...Reach out and take it,

G A

you've got so much to give,

F E

and you've got a life to live...(end cold on E)

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