Chords for John Prine - That's the Way the World Goes Round
Tempo:
156.3 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] I got glue on my string.
That's the way that the world goes round.
[Bb]
[F]
[C]
[F]
[Bb]
[F]
[C] [F]
I know a guy that's got a lot to lose
[Bb] He's a pretty nice fella
Kinda confused, got [F] muscles in his head
Ain't never been used
Thinks he [C] owns half of this town
[F] Starts drinkin' heavy, gets a big red nose
[Bb] Beats his old lady with a rubber hose
Then [F] he takes her out to dinner
Buys her new [C] clothes
That's the way that the world [F] goes round
That's the way that the world goes round
[Bb] You're up one day, the next you're down
[F] It's a happenin' to water
And you think you're gonna drown
That's the way [C] that the world [F] goes round
I
[Bb]
[F]
[C]
[F]
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[F]
was sittin' in the back bed
Countin' my [Bb] toes when the radiator broke
Water all froze, I [F] got stuck in the ice
Without my clothes
Naked as the [D] eyes [C] of a clown
I [F] was cryin', I asked you
Opened that throat and [Bb] when the sun come through
And the ice all broke, I [F] stood up and laughed
Thought it was a [C] joke
That's the way that the world [F] goes round
That's the way that the world goes [Bb] round
You're up one day, the next you're down
[F] It's a happenin' to water
And you think you're gonna drown
That's the way [C] that the world [F] goes round
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[F]
[Bb]
[F] [C] [F]
That's the way that the world goes [Bb] round
You're up one day, the next you're down
[F] It's a happenin' to water
And you think you're gonna drown
That's the way [C] that the world [F] goes round
That's the way [C] that the world [F] goes round
That's the [C] way that the world [F] goes round
[Bb]
[F]
[C] [F]
[N]
That's the way that the world goes round.
[Bb]
[F]
[C]
[F]
[Bb]
[F]
[C] [F]
I know a guy that's got a lot to lose
[Bb] He's a pretty nice fella
Kinda confused, got [F] muscles in his head
Ain't never been used
Thinks he [C] owns half of this town
[F] Starts drinkin' heavy, gets a big red nose
[Bb] Beats his old lady with a rubber hose
Then [F] he takes her out to dinner
Buys her new [C] clothes
That's the way that the world [F] goes round
That's the way that the world goes round
[Bb] You're up one day, the next you're down
[F] It's a happenin' to water
And you think you're gonna drown
That's the way [C] that the world [F] goes round
I
[Bb]
[F]
[C]
[F]
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[F]
was sittin' in the back bed
Countin' my [Bb] toes when the radiator broke
Water all froze, I [F] got stuck in the ice
Without my clothes
Naked as the [D] eyes [C] of a clown
I [F] was cryin', I asked you
Opened that throat and [Bb] when the sun come through
And the ice all broke, I [F] stood up and laughed
Thought it was a [C] joke
That's the way that the world [F] goes round
That's the way that the world goes [Bb] round
You're up one day, the next you're down
[F] It's a happenin' to water
And you think you're gonna drown
That's the way [C] that the world [F] goes round
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[F]
[Bb]
[F] [C] [F]
That's the way that the world goes [Bb] round
You're up one day, the next you're down
[F] It's a happenin' to water
And you think you're gonna drown
That's the way [C] that the world [F] goes round
That's the way [C] that the world [F] goes round
That's the [C] way that the world [F] goes round
[Bb]
[F]
[C] [F]
[N]
Key:
F
C
Bb
D
F
C
Bb
D
[F] _ _ _ _ _ I got glue on my string. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ That's the way that the world goes round. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I know a guy that's got a lot to lose
[Bb] He's a pretty nice fella
Kinda confused, got [F] muscles in his head
Ain't never been used
Thinks he [C] owns half of this town _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] Starts drinkin' heavy, gets a big red nose
[Bb] Beats his old lady with a rubber hose
Then [F] he takes her out to dinner
Buys her new [C] clothes
That's the way that the world [F] goes round
_ _ That's the way that the world goes round
[Bb] You're up one day, the next you're down
[F] It's a happenin' to water
And you think you're gonna drown
That's the way [C] that the world [F] goes round
_ I _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ was sittin' in the back bed
Countin' my [Bb] toes when the radiator broke
Water all froze, I [F] got stuck in the ice
Without my clothes
Naked as the [D] eyes [C] of a clown
_ I _ _ [F] was cryin', I asked you
Opened that throat and [Bb] when the sun come through
And the ice all broke, I [F] stood up and laughed
Thought it was a [C] joke
That's the way that the world [F] goes round _ _
That's the way that the world goes [Bb] round
You're up one day, the next you're down
[F] It's a happenin' to water
And you think you're gonna drown
That's the way [C] that the world [F] goes round _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
That's the way that the world goes [Bb] round
You're up one day, the next you're down
[F] It's a happenin' to water
And you think you're gonna drown _
That's the way [C] that the world [F] goes round
That's the way [C] that the world [F] goes round
That's the [C] way that the world _ _ _ _ _ [F] goes round _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ That's the way that the world goes round. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I know a guy that's got a lot to lose
[Bb] He's a pretty nice fella
Kinda confused, got [F] muscles in his head
Ain't never been used
Thinks he [C] owns half of this town _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] Starts drinkin' heavy, gets a big red nose
[Bb] Beats his old lady with a rubber hose
Then [F] he takes her out to dinner
Buys her new [C] clothes
That's the way that the world [F] goes round
_ _ That's the way that the world goes round
[Bb] You're up one day, the next you're down
[F] It's a happenin' to water
And you think you're gonna drown
That's the way [C] that the world [F] goes round
_ I _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ was sittin' in the back bed
Countin' my [Bb] toes when the radiator broke
Water all froze, I [F] got stuck in the ice
Without my clothes
Naked as the [D] eyes [C] of a clown
_ I _ _ [F] was cryin', I asked you
Opened that throat and [Bb] when the sun come through
And the ice all broke, I [F] stood up and laughed
Thought it was a [C] joke
That's the way that the world [F] goes round _ _
That's the way that the world goes [Bb] round
You're up one day, the next you're down
[F] It's a happenin' to water
And you think you're gonna drown
That's the way [C] that the world [F] goes round _
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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
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That's the way that the world goes [Bb] round
You're up one day, the next you're down
[F] It's a happenin' to water
And you think you're gonna drown _
That's the way [C] that the world [F] goes round
That's the way [C] that the world [F] goes round
That's the [C] way that the world _ _ _ _ _ [F] goes round _ _
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[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _