Dont Go
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
I find that this song sounds best when you fingerpick the intro/verses and strum the
chorus/bridge
[Intro]
C F Am G F
[Verse 1]
C F
I said, I sure had a real nice time tonight
Am G F
This was my first New Year’s dance
C F
You were beautiful and the band was alright
Am G F G
Shame about your curfew, would’ve liked to've had the chance
Am F
Just to kiss you into 1941
C F G
Then you kissed me, whispering as time and I stood stunned
[Chorus]
C Am F
Don’t go, don’t go, don’t go
G C Am
I know, I know, I know you gotta get
F C F Am G F
But don’t go just yet
[Verse 2]
C F
You said I sure had a real nice time last night
Am G F
The wedding flowers strewn ‘round the room
C F
I knew that marrying you meant America too
Am G F G
But Uncle Sam sure does plan one crummy honeymoon
Am F
Then boom went the bandstand and the warships on the pier
C F G
As you burrowed in my peacoat and you choked beneath their cheers
[Chorus]
C Am F
Don’t go, don’t go, don’t go
G C Am
I know, I know, I know you gotta get
F C C C C C C C
But don’t go just yet
[Bridge]
G F Am F C
Looking back at fifty years now since that kiss at your door
G F Am C
At those giddy newlyweds, through the weeping and war
C F C
At every monumental moment, at all the best of my life
F C
From your doorstep I had known it
F G
You were the rest of my life
[Solo]
C F Am G F C F Am G F
C
[Verse 3]
C F
I sure had a real nice time tonight
Am G F
Reliving old New Years with you
C F
Hardly noticed the nurses and these damned machines
Am G F G
All these supposed experts don’t know you like I do
Am F
They don’t know that young girl stubborn as the statue of a mule
Am F G
They know nothing of my woman in the whirlwind keeping cool
C
We both know what’s coming’s coming
F G
Honey, humor an old fool
[Chorus]
C Am F
Don’t go, don’t go, don’t go
G C Am
I know, I know, I know you gotta get
F
But don’t go
G
Don’t go
C
Just yet
C F Am G C
How to play Dont Go
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.