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Go West

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Bminor

90BPM

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1/6

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 6Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

e|-F#52-----G53-----A0-----D55-----D2-----G3-----|
B|-2-----3-----2-----5-----3-----3-----|
G|-0-----0-----2-----7-----2-----0-----|
D|-0-----0-----2-----7-----0-----0-----|
A|-------------0-----5-----------2-----|
E|-------------------5-----------3-----|
[Intro]
F#5 G5 A D5
F#5 G5 A D5
[Verse 1]
F#5Safe G5onA  D5  
the F#5intersG5tateA  D5  
F#5New G5YorkA  
D5is three thousand F#5miles aG5wayA  D5  
[Pre-Chorus]
And I'm not F#5looking G5forward to Afollowing D5through
But it's F#5better than G5always running Aback into D5you
I've F#5got to G5tear my Alife aD5part
And go F#5west, young G5manA  D5  
[Verse 2]
F#5Take G5offA  D5  
the F#5parking G5brakeA  D5  
Go F#5coasG5tingA  
D5into a F#5different G5stateA  D5  
[Pre-Chorus]
And it F#5feels like G5I've got Asomething to D5prove
But in F#5some ways G5it's just Asomething to D5do
I've F#5closed my G5eyes and my Abank acD5count
And gone F#5west, young G5manA  D5  
[Chorus]
And I'm not Dlooking Gforward to missing you
But I Dmust have Gsomething better to do
My Dfriend's turn Gme around and say
Go Dwest, young GmanD  G  D  G  D  G  
[Verse 3]
F#5StepG5pingA  
D5down off my F#5platform G5shoesA  D5  
F#5Six-G5ty-A  
D5nine in the F#5afterG5noonA  D5  
[Pre-Chorus]
And I'm not F#5waiting G5for someAone in the D5know
Like F#5Pirner G5tells me on the AradD5io
Says F#5take it from G5someone who's Abeen there beD5fore
You go F#5west, young G5manA  D5  
[Chorus]
And I'm Dlooking Gfor someone to do
My Dthinking Gfor me 'till I come through
The Dstate-line Ghighway sign says
You have gone Dwest, young GmanD  G  D  G  D  G  
And it Dfeels like GI've got something to prove
But in Dsome ways Git's just something to do
The Dstate-line Ghighway sign says
You have gone Dwest, young Gman
[Outro]
D G   D G A D

All chords in this song (6)

Barre (Am shape)

X24432

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

✕ Mute Open Press2 Fret

Skill · find home

B minor

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

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Go West

by Liz Phair

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#5

F#5 G5 A D5 D G

e|-2-----3-----0-----5-----2-----3-----|

B|-2-----3-----2-----5-----3-----3-----|

G|-0-----0-----2-----7-----2-----0-----|

D|-0-----0-----2-----7-----0-----0-----|

A|-------------0-----5-----------2-----|

E|-------------------5-----------3-----|

[Intro]

F#5 G5 A D5

[Verse 1]

F#5 G5 A D5

Safe on

F#5 G5 A D5

the interstate

F#5 G5 A

New York

D5 F#5 G5 A D5

is three thousand miles away

[Pre-Chorus]

F#5 G5 A D5

And I'm not looking forward to following through

F#5 G5 A D5

But it's better than always running back into you

F#5 G5 A D5

I've got to tear my life apart

F#5 G5 A D5

And go west, young man

[Verse 2]

F#5 G5 A D5

Take off

F#5 G5 A D5

the parking brake

F#5 G5 A

Go coasting

D5 F#5 G5 A D5

into a different state

[Pre-Chorus]

F#5 G5 A D5

And it feels like I've got something to prove

F#5 G5 A D5

But in some ways it's just something to do

F#5 G5 A D5

I've closed my eyes and my bank account

F#5 G5 A D5

And gone west, young man

[Chorus]

D G

And I'm not looking forward to missing you

D G

But I must have something better to do

D G

My friend's turn me around and say

D G D G D G D G

Go west, young man

[Verse 3]

F#5 G5 A

Stepping

D5 F#5 G5 A D5

down off my platform shoes

F#5 G5 A

Six-ty-

D5 F#5 G5 A D5

nine in the afternoon

[Pre-Chorus]

F#5 G5 A D5

And I'm not waiting for someone in the know

F#5 G5 A D5

Like Pirner tells me on the radio

F#5 G5 A D5

Says take it from someone who's been there before

F#5 G5 A D5

You go west, young man

[Chorus]

D G

And I'm looking for someone to do

D G

My thinking for me 'till I come through

D G

The state-line highway sign says

D G D G D G D G

You have gone west, young man

D G

And it feels like I've got something to prove

D G

But in some ways it's just something to do

D G

The state-line highway sign says

D G

You have gone west, young man

[Outro]

D G D G A D

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