Where I Go Chords

KeyG Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays598

Where I Go by Natalie Merchant is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords G, Em, C, D, Am and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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==INTRO== 
G   Em   C   C  (x2) 
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==VERSE== 
G                Em                        C 
Climbing under a barbed wire fence by the railroad ties  
G                  Em                 C 
Climbing over the old stone wall I'm bound for the riverside  
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        D                   C 
Well, I go to the river to soothe my mind 
     D               C           D 
To ponder over the crazy days of my life 
      C                   
Just sit and watch the river flow  

G   Em   C   C  (x2) 
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==VERSE== 
G                   Em        C 
Find a place on the riverbank where the green rushes grow 
G                   Em                 C 
See the wind in the willow tree in the branches hanging low  
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        D                   C 
Well, I go to the river to soothe my mind 
     D               C           D 
To ponder over the crazy days of my life 
C               Em 
Watch the river flow 
        C 
Ease my mind and soul 
        G 
Where I go  

G   Em   C   C  (x2) 
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            D                     C 
Well I will go to the river from time to time 
D                 C             D     
Wander over these crazy days in my mind 
C                Em 
Watch the river flow 
           C 
Where the willow branches grow 
        Em                      C 
By the cool rolling waters moving gracefully and slow  
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==BRIDGE== 
Am                G          Em 
Oooh, child it's love, it's lovely 
Am                         D 
Let the river take it all away 
Am               D 
The mad pace the hurry, the hurry 
Am               D 
The troubles the worries, the worries 
Am                           Em      D      D 
Just let the river take them all away 
C      D    
--- Flow away 
C      D      C     Em 
--- Flow away 
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==OUTRO== 
Em  Em   C   C   Em  Em   A   A 
(humming, la la la) 
D   C   D   C    D    C 
(humming, la la la) 
Em  Em   C   C   Em  Em   C   C   ...   G 
(humming, la la la) 
    	

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100 BPM Andante