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Verse 1
D             G               Em
Who said this life was set in stone? 
         A                    D  ( G ) Em ( A ) 
I didn't, I'm going out on my own.
D                          G     
I can't tell you where I'm headed,
               Em 
but I know I'm gone. 
                 A                   D   ( G ) Em ( A )
Not always right, but I'm not always wrong.

Pre-Chorus.
D     G                Em        A      
I was meant to do just what I'll have to.
   Em      G            A 
No time to be afraid to try.

Chorus.
                      D             G
I'm going places I've never been (before).
                    Em                 A 
I think I'm finally making it (out the door)
                           D          G
I'm doing things that I've never done. 
                    Em         A
It's not just about having fun.
D               G       Em      A          Em
Cause I've been wasting so much time holding on,
      G 
holding on.
A
Now I'm letting go!

D G Em A

Verse 2.
D         G                 Em
I make my way one dream at a time, 
            A              D   ( G ) Em ( A )
eyes closed, am I losing my mind?
D            G                    Em
My life's in bags packed up in the back. 
          A               D   ( G ) Em ( A )
It's time, to pick up the slack

Pre-Chorus.
D     G                Em        A      
I was meant to do just what I'll have to.
   Em      G            A 
No time to be afraid to try.

Chorus.
                      D             G
I'm going places I've never been (before).
                    Em                 A 
I think I'm finally making it (out the door)
                           D          G
I'm doing things that I've never done. 
                    Em         A
It's not just about having fun.
D               G       Em      A          Em
Cause I've been wasting so much time holding on,
      G 
holding on.
A
Now I'm letting go!

Bridge.
D      G                   Em
 And I know just what it's like,
      A             D 
to be out and on my own.
      G               Em  A       D G Em A 
And I know when it is time to let go! 

D G Em A
                      D(Strum once)  G (Stum once)
I'm going places I've never been. 
                    Em(Stum down 3X)   A
I think I'm finally making it, out the door!
                           D          G
I'm doing things that I've never done. 
                    Em         A
It's not just about having fun.

                      D             G
I'm going places I've never been (before).
                    Em                 A 
I think I'm finally making it (out the door)
                           D          G
I'm doing things that I've never done. 
                    Em         A
It's not just about having fun.
D               G       Em      A          Em
Cause I've been wasting so much time holding on,
      G 
holding on.
A                   D
But now I'm letting go!