Please Do Not Go chords by
Violent Femmes

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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G

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C

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D

D

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Verse 1

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Tell you man I'm stuck on this lovely girl

G

G

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Of course to me

C

C

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D

D

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you know she mean all the world

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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But then she like another guy

G

G

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I fall down dead

C

C

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D

D

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she never see the tears I cry

Chorus 1

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Please please please do not go

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Please please please do not go

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Please please please do not go

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Bridge 1

C

C

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G

G

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How long can the days go on?

C

C

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G

G

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When my love is so strong

C

C

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G

G

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And I know I cannot tell a lie

C

C

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D

D

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I want to see him go bye (goodbye)

Bye (goodbye)

C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Am

Am

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bye bye bye bye bye bye

Verse 2

G

G

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Now I wonder,

C

C

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D

D

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I wonder what she would say

G

G

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C

C

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If I told her,

D

D

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If I told her that I felt this way

G

G

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You know it might make her turn,

C

C

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might make her turn,

D

D

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might make her turn either way

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G

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C

C

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So all I can do is patiently pray,

D

D

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pray, pray, pray, pray, say

Chorus 2

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Please please please do not go

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Please please please do not go

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Please please please do not go

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Solo 1

G

G

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C

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Bridge 2

C

C

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G

G

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How long can the days go on?

C

C

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G

G

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When my love is so strong

C

C

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G

G

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And I know I cannot tell a lie

C

C

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D

D

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I want to see him go bye (goodbye)

Bye (goodbye)

C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Am

Am

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bye bye bye bye bye bye

Verse 3

G

G

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Tell you man I'm stuck,

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C

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D

D

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I'm stuck, I'm stuck on this lovely girl

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G

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And why know I could travel

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C

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D

D

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I could travel all over the whole world

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G

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And you know what she does,

C

C

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D

D

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she turn around, and she like another guy

G

G

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What can I do, I fall down dead

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C

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D

D

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She never see the tears I cry

Chorus 3

G

G

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C

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D

D

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Please please please do not go

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G

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C

C

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D

D

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Please please please do not go

[Repeat and fade]

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Chords

G
C
D
Bm
Am

Capo: No capo

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What is the original key of Please Do Not Go?

The original key of Please Do Not Go by Violent Femmes is G major.

What are the main chords for Please Do Not Go?

The primary chords used in Please Do Not Go are G, C, D, G/F, G/E, G/D.

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The tempo of Please Do Not Go is approximately 82 beats per minute.

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