| Am | Dm |
| Verse: |
| F | |
| I've just reached a place |
| Am | |
| Where the willow don't bend. |
| Dm | |
| There's not much more to be said |
| C5 | |
| It's the top of the end. |
| F | |
| I'm going, |
| C | |
| I'm going, |
| Dm | |
| I'm gone. |
| Verse 2: |
| F | |
| I'm closin' the book |
| Am | |
| On the pages and the text |
| Dm | |
| And I don't really care |
| C5 | |
| What happens next. |
| F | |
| I'm just going, |
| C | |
| I'm going, |
| Dm | |
| I'm gone. |
| Verse 3: |
| F | |
| I been hangin' on threads, |
| Am | |
| I been playin' it straight, |
| Dm | |
| Now, I've just got to cut loose |
| C5 | |
| Before it gets late. |
| F | |
| So I'm going, |
| C | |
| I'm going, |
| Dm | |
| I'm gone. |
| Bridge: |
| Am | G | |
| Grandma said, "Boy, go and follow your | heart |
| G | C | |
| And you'll be fine at the | end of the line. |
| G | C | |
| All that's gold isn't | meant to shine. |
| Am | C | D | |
| Don't | you and your one true | love ever | part." |
| Verse 4: |
| F | |
| I been walkin' the road, |
| Am | |
| I been livin' on the edge, |
| Dm | |
| Now, I've just got to go |
| C5 | |
| Before I get to the ledge. |
| F | |
| So I'm going, |
| C | |
| I'm just going, |
| Dm | |
| I'm gone. |
| Solo: |
| During the solo just play the chord progression as you would during the verse and end on F. |
| Thats all there is to it! |