George Michael - They Won't Go When I Go: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "They Won't Go When I Go" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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F#m              C#7/G#
 No more lying friends,
F#m7/A            E7/B
 Wanting tragic ends.
A/C#                 E7/D
 Though they do pre-tend;
A/E                C#7/F  F#m
 They won't go when I go.

All those bleeding hearts
With sorrows to impart
Were right here from the start
And they won't go when I go

Chorus:
    Bdim  A#dim
And I'll go,
      Adim   G#dim
Where I've longed,
Gdim F#dim
To go,
Fdim Edim
 So long,
Adim G#dim
  Away,
C#7   F#m
From tears.

Gone from painful cries
Away from saddened eyes
Along with him I'll bide
Because they won't go when I go

Big men feeling small
Weak ones standing tall
I will watch them fall
They won't go when I go

Chorus

F#m
Unclean minds mis-lead the pure,
D
The innocent will leave for sure,
F#m                          B7
For them there is a resting place.

F#m
People sinning just for fun,
D
They will never see the sun,
F#m                            B7
For they can never show their faces.

               E7
There ain't no room, for the hopeless sinner,
         A7
Who will take more,
              D
Than he will give;
      C#7          Cdim
He'll give, he'll give,
                Bdim
He ain't hardly gonna give,
    F#m
Ooh yeah.

The greed of man will be far away from me
And my soul will be free
They won't go when I go
Since my soul conceived

All that I believe
The kingdom I will see
Cause they won't go when I go

Chorus:
When I go
Where I'll go
No one can keep me
From my destiny



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A7

Guitar chord A7

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#7

Guitar chord C#7

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Edim

Guitar chord Edim

E7

Guitar chord E7

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Fdim

Guitar chord Fdim

F#dim

Guitar chord F#dim

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

G#

Guitar chord G#

Gdim

Guitar chord Gdim

G#dim

Guitar chord G#dim

B

Guitar chord B

Bdim

Guitar chord Bdim

B7

Guitar chord B7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "They Won't Go When I Go" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "They Won't Go When I Go" by George Michael.