The Goal
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CAPO: 5th FRET
Intro
Am G/B C C/E F
[Verso 1]
Am G/B
It was pack the trunk
C C/E
It was make the drive
F
It was leave that little town behind
Am G/B C C/E F
Damn if I didn't leave it in the dust
G Am G/B
It was play the game
C C/E
It was play the show
F
It was get a song on the radio
Am G/B C C/E F
I did it all, but damn, still ain't enough
G Am C
But what do you know? My daddy was right
C/E F
Said, "When it comes to what you want in this life
Am G/B C
It's okay to have a good long list
C/E F G
Long as the top looks a little like this"
[Refrão]
C G/B Am
Put family first but still put the work in
F G
Live them words in the Sunday sermon
C G/B Am
See a half-full glass of bourbon
F G
And make time to go back home
C G/B Am
Do what you love, love what you're doin'
F G
If you say "I do," hell don't undo it
C G/B Am
Half good friend, even better human
F G
Written on that headstone
F G
Good Lord knows I ain't there yet
N.C. Am G/B
But damn if that ain't the goal
C C/E F
(Damn if that ain't the goal)
[Verso 2]
Am G/B C C/E
It took waking up in a quarter-life crisis
F
To figure out what the point of life is
Am G/B C C/E F
It ain't puttin' more notches on the belt
G Am G/B C
I'm still chasing down some new horizons
C/E F
Nothin' wrong with left foot driving
Am G/B C C/E F
But the best things in life don't shine up on a shelf
G
So if I do nothing else
[Refrão]
C G/B Am
I put family first but still put the work in
F G
Live them words in the Sunday sermon
C G/B Am
See a half-full glass of bourbon
F G
And make time to go back home
C G/B Am
Do what you love, love what you're doin'
F G
If you say "I do," hell don't undo it
C G/B Am
Half good friend, even better human
F G
Written on that headstone
F G
Good Lord knows I ain't there yet
Am G/B C C/E F
But damn if that ain't the goal-oal-oal-oal-oal
Am G/B C C/E F
Damn if that ain't the goal-oal-oal-oal-oal
Break
G F G
I'm gettin' better at gettin' older-er-er-er-er
F
If I could talk to twenty-three me
G
Yeah, I would've told her
[Refrão]
C G/B Am
Put family first but still put the work in
F G
Live them words in the Sunday sermon
C G/B Am
See a half-full glass of bourbon
F G
And make time to go back home
C G/B Am
Do what you love, love what you're doin'
F G
If you say "I do," hell don't undo it
C G/B Am
Half good friend, even better human
F G
Written on that headstone
F G
Good Lord knows I ain't there yet
N.C
But damn if that ain't the goal
How to play The Goal
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 Am. 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.