Verse 1 
G                            D 
I was sittin' in my room one day 
C 
Drinkin' all my troubles away 
G            C    D 
When I realized 
G            D 
There had to be somethin' I could do 
C 
Instead of thinkin' 'bout you 
G      C                    D 
So I decided to change my life 
G                                D 
I looked at my house one last time 
C 
And said my final good-byes 
G          C                  D 
I didn't know where I should turn 
G                                D 
I put my foot on he accelerator 
C 
Then I said, "Later gator" 
G        C             D 
These wheels I would burn. 
 
VERSE 2  (chords the same as verse 1) 
 
CHORUS: 
         G C 
I'm going west 
C           D 
Straight out of here 
G            C          D 
Leaving my heartaches and my fears 
C                 D 
If anyone dares to stop me 
G             C 
Go ahead and try 
Em                       D               C 
Because I am going to change my life. 
 
VERSE 2  (Same Chords as verse 1) 
No more worries, no more cares 
Let the wind just blow in my hair 
I'm going to start all over again 
With my feet planted firmly on the ground 
My new life wouldn't make a sound 
No one would know where I'd been. 
 
(CHORUS) 
 
Riff:  
C                              D 
I might even start a family 
Em                 G 
Get a dog or two 
C                   D 
And maybe one these days 
Em                     C 
I'll forget about you