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That’s the Way that the
World Goes Round
John Prine
Capo 5
Strum: B D U B
D U w/alternating bass
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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Chord Guide |
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32 1 C: x32010 |
134211 F: 133211 |
3 4 G: 3x0003 |
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Intro: / C - - - / - - - - / F - - - / - - - - /
/ C - - -
/ - - - - / G - - - / - - - - /
/ C - - -
/ - - - - / F - - - / - - - - /
/ C - - -
/ G - - - / C - - - / - - - - /
C (2)
I know a guy that’s got a lot to lose,
F (2)
He’s a pretty nice fella, kinda confused
C (3)
Got muscles in his head, ain’t never been used
G (2)
Thinks he owns half of this town
C (2)
Starts drinkin’ heavy, gets a big red nose,
F (2)
Beats his old lady with a rubber hose,
C (2)
Then he takes her out to dinner buys her new clothes
G C
That’s the way that the world goes 'round
Chorus:
C (2)
That’s the way that the
world goes 'round,
F (2)
You’re up one day and the
next you’re down,
C (3)
It’s a half an inch of
water and you think you’re gonna drown
G (½) C (½)
That’s the way that the
world goes 'round.
Repeat Intro
C (2)
I was sittin’ in the
bathtub, countin’ my toes,
F
(2)
When the radiator broke, water all froze
C (3)
I got stuck in the ice, without my clothes,
G (2)
Naked as the eyes of a clown
C (2)
I was cryin’ ice cubes, hoping I’d croak
F
(2)
When the sun come thru the window, the ice all broke,
C (2)
I stood up and laughed, I thought it was a joke,
G
C
That’s the way that the world goes 'round
Repeat Intro
Repeat Chorus
C G (½) C (½)
That’s the way that the world goes 'round.
C G (2)
That’s the way that the world...goes 'round.
/ C - - - / - - - - / F - - - / - - - - /
/ C - - - / G - - - / C - - - / - - - (hold) /
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
