They Wont Go When I Go

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...THEY WON'T GO WHEN I GO... by Stevie Wonder
-----------------------------.................
*from 'Fulfillingness' First Finale' (1974)*
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: F#m)
Intro:
EmB7/F#Em/GAm6Em/BAm6G B7Em Em
(x2),
Em B7/F# Em/G Am6 Em/B Am6 G B7 Em
Em
Verse 1:
Em B7/F# Em/G Am6
No more lying friends, wanting tragic ends,
Em/B Am6 G B7 Em
Though they do pre-tend; they won't go when I go.
Interlude:
Em B7/F# Em/G Am6 Em/B Am6 G B7
Verse 2:
Em B7/F# Em/G Am6
All those bleeding hearts, with sorrows to im-part;
Em/B Am6 G B7 Em
Were right here from the start, and they won't go when I go.
Chorus 1:
A7 D7 G7 C7 F7 A#7 D#7 G#7 C#7 F#7 B7 Em
And I'll go, where I've longed, to go, so long, a -way, from tears.
Interlude:
Em B7/F# Em/G Am6 Em/B Am6 G B7 Em
Verse 3:
Em B7/F# Em/G Am6
Gone from painful cries, a-way from saddened eyes,
Em/B Am6 G B7 Em
()
A-long with him I'll bide, because they won't go when I go.
Interlude:
Em B7/F# Em/G Am6 Em/B Am6 G B7
Verse 4:
Em B7/F# Em/G Am6
Big men feeling small, weak ones standing tall;
Em/B Am6 G B7 Em
I will watch them fall; they won't go when I go.
Chorus 2:
A7 D7 G7 C7 F7 A#7 D#7 G#7 C#7 F#7 B7 Em
And I'll go, where I've longed, to go, so long, a -way, from tears.
Bridge 1:
Em C
Unclean minds mislead the pure, the innocent will leave for sure;
Em A9
For them there is a resting place.
Em C
People sinning just for fun, they will never see the sun,
Em A9
For they can never show their faces.
D D7
There ain't no room for the hopeless sinner,
G7 C
Who will take more than he will give,
B7 A#7 A7 Em
He'll give, he'll give, he ain't hardly gonna give, oh yeah.
Break:
Em B7/F# Em/G Am6 Em/B Am6 G B7 Em
Em
Verse 5:
Em B7/F# Em/G Am6
The greed of man will be, far away from me,
Em/B Am6G B7 Em
()
And my soul will be free; they won't go when I go.
Interlude:
Em B7/F# Em/G Am6 Em/B Am6 G B7 Em
Verse 6:
Em B7/F# Em/G Am6
Since my soul con-ceived, all that I be-lieve,
Em/B Am6 G B7 Em
The kingdom I will see; 'cos they won't go when I... go.
Chorus 3:
A7 D7 G7 C7 F7 A#7 D#7 G#7
When I go, where I'll go, no one, can keep,
C#7 F#7 B7 Em
Me from; my... desti...ny.
Interlude:
Em B7/F# Em/G Am6 Em/B Am6
Outro:
G B7 Em
They won't go when I... go.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Em B7/F# Em/G Am6 Em/B G B7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 224242 322000 x02212 x22000 320003 x21202
A7 D7 G7 C7 F7 A#7 D#7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02223 xx0212 353433 x35353 131211 x13131 x68686
G#7 C#7 F#7 C A9 D
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
464544 x46464 242322 x32010 5454xx xx0232
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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...THEY WON'T GO WHEN I GO... by Stevie Wonder
-----------------------------.................
*from 'Fulfillingness' First Finale' (1974)*
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: F#m)
Intro:
Em  B7/F#  Em/G  Am6  Em/B  Am6  G  B7  Em (x2), Em
Em  B7/F#  Em/G  Am6  Em/B  Am6  G  B7  Em
Em
Verse 1:
Interlude:
Em  B7/F#  Em/G  Am6  Em/B  Am6  G  B7
Verse 2:
Chorus 1:
Interlude:
Em  B7/F#  Em/G  Am6  Em/B  Am6  G  B7  Em
Verse 3:
Interlude:
Em  B7/F#  Em/G  Am6  Em/B  Am6  G  B7
Verse 4:
Chorus 2:
Bridge 1:
Break:
Em  B7/F#  Em/G  Am6  Em/B  Am6  G  B7  Em
Em
Verse 5:
Interlude:
Em  B7/F#  Em/G  Am6  Em/B  Am6  G  B7  Em
Verse 6:
Chorus 3:
Interlude:
Em  B7/F#  Em/G  Am6  Em/B  Am6
Outro:
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   Em     B7/F#   Em/G     Am6    Em/B     G       B7
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 022000  224242  322000  x02212  x22000  320003  x21202
   A7      D7      G7      C7      F7      A#7     D#7
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x02223  xx0212  353433  x35353  131211  x13131  x68686
   G#7     C#7     F#7     C       A9      D
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 464544  x46464  242322  x32010  5454xx  xx0232
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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