Biography:
Brendan Benson is a Detroit, Michigan born musician and singer-songwriter. He plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboard and drums. He has released four solo albums and is a member of the band The Raconteurs.
His music is typically labeled as power pop, though he doesn't completely agree. His major musical influences include The Cars, David Bowie, Electric Light Orchestra, Elvis Costello, The Kinks, Robyn Hitchcock, Paul McCartney, and Todd Rundgren.
His debut album, One Mississippi, was released in 1996 on Virgin Records.
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Other songs:
- Cold Hands Warm Heart
- Tiny Spark
- A Whole Lot Better
- Bad For Me
- Cherries
- Crosseyed
- Dont Wanna Talk Acoustic
- Emma J
- Feel Like Myself
- Flesh And Bone
- Folk Singer
- Garbage Day
- Gonowhere
- Good To Me Acoustic
- House In Virginia
- Ill Never Tell
- Jet Lag
- Life In The D
- Me Just Purely
- Metarie
- New Words Of Wisdom
- No One Else But You
- Oh My Love
- On The Fence
- Poised And Ready
- Red White And Blues
- Sittin Pretty
- Spit It Out
- The Fritz
- Them And Me
- Them Me
- Tmr Record Booth Song
- What
- What Im Looking For
- Will It Keep
- Youll Make A Fool Out Of Me
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"Gonowhere"(Benson)
From "My Old Familiar Friend"(2009)
Use a Capo on the third fret.
A Dm
Don't Waste your time on people going nowhere
A Dm
Make up your own mind,and you're already halfway there
A Dm
Hesitate, or give a second thought
A Dm
And you'll be late, forget what you've been taught
Chorus:
G F A
you could have it nice, or complicated
G F A
You could pay full price or you could take it
G F A D
You could improvise and be creative
G A F E
You've got a lot to give and You've got a life to live
don't put it off another minute longer
don't go all soft,you've gotta be stronger
don't speculate,'cos no one ever knows
Its up to fate,and you can't predict the way it goes
Chorus
Bridge:
G D/F# G D/F#
You don't do anything,You won't do anything
G D/F# A G F E
you won't say anything that isn't kind,anything that isn't nice
Don't Waste your time on people going nowhere
don't wait in line if you expect to get somewhere
save you breathe,don't wanna hear your stance
It's just a guess,and you only have this chance
Chorus
Coda:(use chorus progression)
you could have it all, you can it all,you can
everything you love, everything you love, everything you love
you can have it all, you can have it all you can... X2
Reach out and take it
you've got so much to give
and you've got a life to live...(end cold on E)
From "My Old Familiar Friend"(2009)
Use a Capo on the third fret.
A Dm
Don't Waste your time on people going nowhere
A Dm
Make up your own mind,and you're already halfway there
A Dm
Hesitate, or give a second thought
A Dm
And you'll be late, forget what you've been taught
Chorus:
G F A
you could have it nice, or complicated
G F A
You could pay full price or you could take it
G F A D
You could improvise and be creative
G A F E
You've got a lot to give and You've got a life to live
don't put it off another minute longer
don't go all soft,you've gotta be stronger
don't speculate,'cos no one ever knows
Its up to fate,and you can't predict the way it goes
Chorus
Bridge:
G D/F# G D/F#
You don't do anything,You won't do anything
G D/F# A G F E
you won't say anything that isn't kind,anything that isn't nice
Don't Waste your time on people going nowhere
don't wait in line if you expect to get somewhere
save you breathe,don't wanna hear your stance
It's just a guess,and you only have this chance
Chorus
Coda:(use chorus progression)
you could have it all, you can it all,you can
everything you love, everything you love, everything you love
you can have it all, you can have it all you can... X2
Reach out and take it
you've got so much to give
and you've got a life to live...(end cold on E)
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