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Go West by Liz Phair
Go West
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Verse]
E A B E
Safe on
E A B E
The interstate
E A B E
New York
E A B E
Is three thousand miles away
[Chorus]
E A B E
And I'm not looking forward to following through
E A B E
But it's better than always running back into you
E A B E
I've closed my eyes and my bank account
E A B E
And gone west, young man
[Verse]
E A B E
Take off
E A B E
The parking brake
E A B E
Go coasting
E A B E
Into a different state
[Chorus]
E A B E
And I'm not looking forward to missing you
E A B E
But I must have something better to do
E A B E
I've got to tear my life apart
E A B E
And go west, young man
E A B E
And it feels like I've got something to prove
E A B E
But in some ways it's just something to do
E A B E
My friends turn me around and say
E A E A E A E A
You go west, young man
[Verse]
E A B E
Stepping
E A B E
Down off my platform shoes
E A B E
Sixty-
E A B E
Nine in the afternoon
[Chorus]
E A B E
And I'm waiting for someone in the know
E A B E
Like Pirner tells me on the radio
E A B E
Says, "Take it from someone who's been there before
E A B E
You go west, young man"
E A B E
And I'm looking for somebody to do
E A B E
My thinking for me 'till I come through
E A B
The state-line highway sign says
E A E A E A E A
You have gone west, young man
[Verse]
E A B E
And it feels like I've got something to prove
E A B E
But in some ways it's just something to do
E A B E
The state-line highway sign says
E A E A E A E
You have gone west, young man
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
Key: D
used a live performance from 2018 for reference. she uses a capo on 2nd on the whip-smart version and
during live performances, but the girly sound version uses a capo on 1st. it's
up to you which version you want to play, both are the same chord-wise.
the song uses 8 chord shapes:
Dmaj7sus4: xx002x
Dsus4: xx003x
A5: x022xx
D5: x577xx
Asus4: 5577xx
G5/D: 10-10-12-12-xx
D: x0023x
G6: 320030
[Verse]
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
Safe on
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
The interstate
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
New York
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
Is three thousand miles away
[Chorus]
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
And I'm not looking forward to following through
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
But it's better than always running back into you
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
I've closed my eyes and my bank account
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
And gone west, young man
[Verse]
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
Take off
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
The parking brake
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
Go coasting
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
Into a different state
[Chorus]
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
And I'm not looking forward to missing you
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
But I must have something better to do
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
I've got to tear my life apart
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
And go west, young man
Asus4 G5/D
And it feels like I've got something to prove
Asus4 G5/D
But in some ways it's just something to do
Asus4 G5/D
My friends turn me around and say
D G6 D G6 D G6 D G6
You go west, young man
[Verse]
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
Stepping-
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
Down off my platform shoes
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
Sixty-
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
Nine in the afternoon
[Chorus]
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
And I'm waiting for someone in the know
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
Like Pirner tells me on the radio
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
Says, "Take it from someone who's been there before
Dmaj7sus4 Dsus4 A5 D5
You go west, young man"
Asus4 G5/D
And I'm looking for somebody to do
Asus4 G5/D
My thinking for me 'till I come through
Asus4 G5/D
The state-line highway sign says
D G6 D G6 D G6 D G6
You have gone west, young man
[Verse]
Asus4 G5/D
And it feels like I've got something to prove
Asus4 G5/D
But in some ways it's just something to do
Asus4 G5/D
The state-line highway sign says
D G6 D G6 D G6 D
You have gone west, young man
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
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
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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