G C G C D
[Verse 1]
G C G
Said you make it better if you head out west
G/F# Em C G
Oh there's a life you've been countin' on
C G C G
Tell me now: what's been holdin' you back?
G/F# Em C G
Who the hell are you afraid of?
[Chorus]
D Em C G
We can chase the settin' sun
G/F# Em C D C
Run the race 'til it's won
Em G C
But you can't turn back
G
Once you're gone
C G
Once you're gone
[Instrumental]
C D
[Verse 2]
G C G
The problem isn't where you are
G/F# Em
California ain't that far
C G C G
It's when you wanna go
C G
Now we can dream our lives away
G/F# Em
Put it off until someday
C G
We wake up tired and old
[Chorus]
D Em C G
We can chase the settin' sun
G/F# Em C D C
Run the race 'til it's won
G C G
But you can't turn back
C G
Once you're gone
C D G
Once you're gone
C G
Once you're gone
C D C
Once you're gone
[Bridge]
F D G
If we never even try
B C
We'll be askin' ourselves why
G Am C#
Our dreams never came along
D C G C
Oh, but you can't turn back
G
Once you're gone
[Instrumental]
C G C D G
C G C D G
[Outro]
C G C D
Once you're gone, oh you're gone
G C G
Yeah once you're gone, yeah once you're gone
C D G C G
Once you're gone, you're gone
C D G
You're gone, you're gone
C G C D C
You're gone, you're gone, you're gone
