Gillian Welch - The Way It Goes Chords
Tempo:
96.3 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
Ab
C
Db
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [Fm] [C]
[Fm] [Cm] [Fm]
Dickie Johnson bought the farm, put a needle in her [Eb] arm
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
[Fm] And her brother laid her down in the cold Kentucky [Ab] ground
[C] That's the way that it [Fm] goes, that's the way
[Ab] That's the way [Fm] that it goes
[Db]
Everybody's buying [Ab] little baby [Eb] clothes
[Ab] That's the way [Fm] that it ends
[Db] Though there was a [C] time when she and [Fm] I were friends
And Miranda ran away, took her cat and left L.A.
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
She was busted, broke, and flat, and had to sell that pussycat
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
[Ab] That's the way [Fm] that it goes
[Db] Everybody's buying [Ab] little baby clothes
[Eb] [Ab] That's the way [Fm] that it ends
[Db] Though there was a [C] time when he [Fm] and I were friends
The brightest ones of all, early in October, [C] fall
That's the way that it goes, that's the [Fm] way
While the dark ones go to bed with good whiskey in their heads
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
Now
[Ab]
[C] [Ab]
[F] [Bb] [Ab] Billy Joe's back in the tank, you tell Musso, and I tell Frank
[C] That's the way that it [Bb] goes, that's the [Fm] way
[Cm] Did [Fm] he throw her down?
Well, did she leave him for that swell?
[C] That's the way that it [Fm] goes, that's the way
[Ab] That's the way that [Fm] it goes
[Db]
Everybody's buying [Ab] little baby [Eb] clothes
[Ab] That's the way [Fm] that it ends
[Db] Though there was a [C] time when [Fm] all of us were friends
When you laid me down to rest, leave a pistol in my [Ab] vest
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
You missed my gentle touch, and did I hurt you very much?
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
[Ab] [C] [Ab] [Fm]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Ab] That's the way that [Fm] it [Eb] goes
[Db] Everybody's buying [Ab] little baby [Eb] clothes
[Ab] That's the way [Fm] that it ends
[Ab] Though there was a [C] time when you [Fm] and I were friends
[N]
[Fm] [Cm] [Fm]
Dickie Johnson bought the farm, put a needle in her [Eb] arm
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
[Fm] And her brother laid her down in the cold Kentucky [Ab] ground
[C] That's the way that it [Fm] goes, that's the way
[Ab] That's the way [Fm] that it goes
[Db]
Everybody's buying [Ab] little baby [Eb] clothes
[Ab] That's the way [Fm] that it ends
[Db] Though there was a [C] time when she and [Fm] I were friends
And Miranda ran away, took her cat and left L.A.
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
She was busted, broke, and flat, and had to sell that pussycat
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
[Ab] That's the way [Fm] that it goes
[Db] Everybody's buying [Ab] little baby clothes
[Eb] [Ab] That's the way [Fm] that it ends
[Db] Though there was a [C] time when he [Fm] and I were friends
The brightest ones of all, early in October, [C] fall
That's the way that it goes, that's the [Fm] way
While the dark ones go to bed with good whiskey in their heads
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
Now
[Ab]
[C] [Ab]
[F] [Bb] [Ab] Billy Joe's back in the tank, you tell Musso, and I tell Frank
[C] That's the way that it [Bb] goes, that's the [Fm] way
[Cm] Did [Fm] he throw her down?
Well, did she leave him for that swell?
[C] That's the way that it [Fm] goes, that's the way
[Ab] That's the way that [Fm] it goes
[Db]
Everybody's buying [Ab] little baby [Eb] clothes
[Ab] That's the way [Fm] that it ends
[Db] Though there was a [C] time when [Fm] all of us were friends
When you laid me down to rest, leave a pistol in my [Ab] vest
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
You missed my gentle touch, and did I hurt you very much?
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
[Ab] [C] [Ab] [Fm]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Ab] That's the way that [Fm] it [Eb] goes
[Db] Everybody's buying [Ab] little baby [Eb] clothes
[Ab] That's the way [Fm] that it ends
[Ab] Though there was a [C] time when you [Fm] and I were friends
[N]
Key:
Fm
Ab
C
Db
Eb
Fm
Ab
C
[F] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Cm] _ [Fm] _
Dickie Johnson bought the farm, put a needle in her [Eb] arm
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
_ [Fm] And her brother laid her down in the cold Kentucky [Ab] ground
[C] That's the way that it [Fm] goes, that's the way
_ [Ab] That's the way [Fm] that it goes
[Db] _
Everybody's buying [Ab] little baby [Eb] clothes
[Ab] That's the way [Fm] that it ends
[Db] Though there was a [C] time when she and [Fm] I were friends _
_ _ And Miranda ran away, took her cat and left L.A.
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
She was busted, broke, and flat, and had to sell that pussycat
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
_ [Ab] That's the way _ [Fm] that it goes
_ [Db] Everybody's buying [Ab] little baby clothes
[Eb] _ [Ab] That's the way [Fm] that it ends
[Db] Though there was a [C] time when he [Fm] and I were friends
_ _ _ The brightest ones of all, early in October, [C] fall
That's the way that it goes, that's the [Fm] way
_ While the dark ones go to bed with good whiskey in their heads
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
Now _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] Billy Joe's back in the tank, you tell Musso, and I tell Frank
[C] That's the way that it [Bb] goes, that's the [Fm] way
[Cm] Did [Fm] he throw her down?
Well, did she leave him for that swell?
[C] That's the way that it [Fm] goes, that's the way
_ [Ab] That's the way that [Fm] it goes
_ [Db]
Everybody's buying [Ab] little baby [Eb] clothes
[Ab] That's the way _ [Fm] that it _ ends
[Db] Though there was a [C] time when [Fm] all of us were friends _
_ _ When you laid me down to rest, leave a pistol in my [Ab] vest
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
You missed my gentle touch, and did I hurt you very much?
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Ab] That's the way that [Fm] it _ [Eb] goes
[Db] Everybody's buying [Ab] little baby [Eb] clothes
_ [Ab] That's the way _ [Fm] that it ends
[Ab] Though there was a [C] time when you [Fm] and I were friends _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Cm] _ [Fm] _
Dickie Johnson bought the farm, put a needle in her [Eb] arm
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
_ [Fm] And her brother laid her down in the cold Kentucky [Ab] ground
[C] That's the way that it [Fm] goes, that's the way
_ [Ab] That's the way [Fm] that it goes
[Db] _
Everybody's buying [Ab] little baby [Eb] clothes
[Ab] That's the way [Fm] that it ends
[Db] Though there was a [C] time when she and [Fm] I were friends _
_ _ And Miranda ran away, took her cat and left L.A.
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
She was busted, broke, and flat, and had to sell that pussycat
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
_ [Ab] That's the way _ [Fm] that it goes
_ [Db] Everybody's buying [Ab] little baby clothes
[Eb] _ [Ab] That's the way [Fm] that it ends
[Db] Though there was a [C] time when he [Fm] and I were friends
_ _ _ The brightest ones of all, early in October, [C] fall
That's the way that it goes, that's the [Fm] way
_ While the dark ones go to bed with good whiskey in their heads
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
Now _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] Billy Joe's back in the tank, you tell Musso, and I tell Frank
[C] That's the way that it [Bb] goes, that's the [Fm] way
[Cm] Did [Fm] he throw her down?
Well, did she leave him for that swell?
[C] That's the way that it [Fm] goes, that's the way
_ [Ab] That's the way that [Fm] it goes
_ [Db]
Everybody's buying [Ab] little baby [Eb] clothes
[Ab] That's the way _ [Fm] that it _ ends
[Db] Though there was a [C] time when [Fm] all of us were friends _
_ _ When you laid me down to rest, leave a pistol in my [Ab] vest
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way
You missed my gentle touch, and did I hurt you very much?
[C] That's the way that it goes, [Fm] that's the way _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Ab] That's the way that [Fm] it _ [Eb] goes
[Db] Everybody's buying [Ab] little baby [Eb] clothes
_ [Ab] That's the way _ [Fm] that it ends
[Ab] Though there was a [C] time when you [Fm] and I were friends _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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