Chords for That's the Way the World Goes Round

Tempo:
75.65 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

C

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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That's the Way the World Goes Round chords
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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
[D] Thinks he owns [C] half of this town
[F] Starts drinkin' heavy
Gets a big red [Bb] nose
Beats his old lady with a rubber hose
[F] Then he takes her out to dinner
Eyes are closed
That's the way that the world goes round
That's the way that the world [Bb] goes round
You're up one day
The next you're [F] down
It's a happenin' to water
You think you're gonna drown
That's the way that the world goes round
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [F] [D]
[F] I was sittin' in the bathtub
Countin' my [Bb] toes when the radiator broke
Water all froze
[F] I got stuck in the ice
Without my clothes
Naked [D] as the eyes [C] of a clown
I was [F] cryin' ice cubes
Opened eyes [Bb] broke
When the sun come through the window
The ice all broke
I [F] stood up and laughed
Thought it was a [C] joke
That's the way that the [F] world 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
You think you're gonna drown
That's the way that the world goes round
[Bb] [F] [D]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [F] [D]
[F] That's the way that the world goes round
[Bb] You're up one day
The next you're down
It's [F] a happenin' to water
You think you're gonna drown
That's the [C] way that the [F] world goes round
That's the way that the world goes round
That's the [C] way that the world [F] goes round
[Bb] [F] [D]
[F]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
D
1321
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn John Prine - Thats The Way The World Goes Round chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Bb, F, Bb, F, C, D, C, F, D and F. Set your pace at 37 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 76. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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_ 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
[D] Thinks he owns [C] half of this town
_ _ [F] Starts drinkin' heavy
Gets a big red [Bb] nose
Beats his old lady with a rubber hose
[F] Then he takes her out to dinner
Eyes are closed
That's the way that the world goes round
That's the way that the world [Bb] goes round
You're up one day
The next you're [F] down
It's a happenin' to water
You think you're gonna drown
That's the way that the world goes round _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ I was sittin' in the bathtub
Countin' my [Bb] toes when the radiator broke
Water all froze
[F] I got stuck in the ice
Without my clothes
Naked [D] as the eyes [C] of a clown
_ I was [F] cryin' ice cubes
Opened eyes [Bb] broke
When the sun come through the window
The ice all broke
I [F] stood up and laughed
Thought it was a [C] joke
That's the way that the [F] world 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
You think you're gonna drown
That's the way that the world goes round _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ _ That's the way that the world goes round
[Bb] You're up one day
The next you're down
It's [F] a happenin' to water
You think you're gonna drown
That's the [C] way that the [F] world goes round
That's the way that the world goes round
That's the [C] way that the world _ [F] goes round _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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