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[Intro]
G  C G  C D
[Verse 1]
GSaid you make it better if you Chead out Gwest
Oh G/F#there's a Emlife Cyou've been countin' Gon
C G                                   C  G  
  Tell me now: what's been holdin' you back?
G/F#Who the Emhell are Cyou afraid Gof?
[Chorus]
D Em                         C  G  
     We can chase the settin' sun
     G/F#     EmRun the Crace 'til it's DwonC  
But you Emcan't Gturn Cback
Once you're Ggone
COnce yoGu're gone
[Instrumental]
C D
[Verse 2]
GThe problem isn't Cwhere you Gare
California aG/F#in't that fEmar
                   C       GC G
It's when you wanna go
Now we can dream our Clives aGway
Put it off unG/F#til somedEmay
We Cwake up tired and Gold
[Chorus]
D Em                         C  G  
     We can chase the settin' sun
     G/F#     EmRun the Crace 'til it's DwonC  
But you Gcan't turn CbackG  
COnce you're Ggone
COnce you're DgoneG  
COnce you're Ggone
COnce you're DgoneC  
[Bridge]
  FIf we Dnever even Gtry
We'll be Baskin' ourselves Cwhy
Our dreams Gnever came aAmlongC#  
DOh,   Cbut you Gcan't turn Cback
Once you're Ggone
[Instrumental]
C G  C D   G
C G  C D   G
[Outro]
Once you're gonCe, Goh you're goneC  D  
Yeah once you're Ggone, yeah ConGce you're gone
Once you'rCe DgonGe, you're gonCeG  
You're CgoDne, Gyou're gone
You're CgoGne, you're CgoDne, you're Cgone

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Once Youre Gone

by Paul Cauthen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/F#

[Intro]

G C G C D

[Verse 1]

G C G

Said you make it better if you head out west

G/F# Em C G

Oh there's a life you've been countin' on

C G

Tell me now: what's been holdin' you back?

G/F# Em C G

Who the hell are you afraid of?

[Chorus]

C G

D Em

We can chase the settin' sun

G/F# Em C D C

Run the race 'til it's won

Em G C

But you can't turn back

Once you're gone

C G

Once you're gone

[Instrumental]

C D

[Verse 2]

G C G

The problem isn't where you are

G/F# Em

California ain't that far

C G

It's when you wanna go

C G

Now we can dream our lives away

G/F# Em

Put it off until someday

C G

We wake up tired and old

[Chorus]

C G

D Em

We can chase the settin' sun

G/F# Em C D C

Run the race 'til it's won

G C G

But you can't turn back

C G

Once you're gone

C D G

Once you're gone

C G

Once you're gone

C D C

Once you're gone

[Bridge]

F D G

If we never even try

B C

We'll be askin' ourselves why

G Am C#

Our dreams never came along

D C G C

Oh, but you can't turn back

Once you're gone

[Instrumental]

C G C D G

[Outro]

C G C D

Once you're gone, oh you're gone

G C G

Yeah once you're gone, yeah once you're gone

C D G C G

Once you're gone, you're gone

C D G

You're gone, you're gone

C G C D C

You're gone, you're gone, you're gone

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