Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram
[Opening]
[D] [D]
[D]Loving you isn’t the right thing to [A]do
[G]How can I ever change things that I feel?
[D]If I could, maybe I’d give you my [A]world
[G]How can I, when you won’t take it from [D]me?
[chorus]
[Bm]You can [G]go your own [A]way, go your own way
[Bm]You can [G]call it ano[A]ther lonely day
[Bm]You can [G]go your own [A]way, go your own way
[Closing]
[D]Tell me why everything turned a[A]round?
[G]Packing up, shacking up, is all you wanna do
[D]If I could baby I’d give you my [A]world
[G]Open up, everything’s waiting for [D]you
[chorus]
[Bm]You can [G]go your own [A]way, go your own way
[Bm]You can [G]call it ano[A]ther lonely day
[Bm]You can [G]go your own [A]way, go your own way
[interlude]
[D] [D] [D] [A] [G] [G] [G]
[D] [D] [D] [D] [A] [G] [G] [G] [D]
[chorus]
[Bm]You can [G]go your own [A]way, go your own way
[Bm]You can [G]call it ano[A]ther lonely day (Another lonely day)
[Bm]You can [G]go your own way, [A]go [A]your own way
[chorus]
[Bm]You can [G]go your own [A]way, go your own way
[Bm]You can [G]call it ano[A]ther lonely day
[Bm]You can [G]go your own [A]way, go your own way
How to play Go Your Own Way on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way on guitar requires 4 chords and 6 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Go Your Own Way uses these transitions most often: Bm → G (12), G → A (12), and A → Bm (9). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with D - A chord transition.
1. D → A chord transition
To move from D to A;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 3 to fret 2.
2. A → G chord transition
To move from A to G;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
3. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
4. D → Bm chord transition
To move from D to Bm;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
- Place pinky on G string fret 4.
5. Bm → G chord transition
To move from Bm to G;
- While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.
6. A → Bm chord transition
To move from A to Bm;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 4.
- Place pinky on G string fret 4.
Go Your Own Way chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Go Your Own Way.
- Go Your Own Way includes 56 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Go Your Own Way contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Go Your Own Way connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
- G → D: 24%
- G → A: 6%
After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).- A → D: 29%
- A → G: 13%