Thats The Way That The World Goes Round - John Prine
Capo: Fret 5
Tuning: , E A D G B E
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
I know a guy t
hat's got a lo
t to lose.
He's a pretty
nice fellow bu
t he's kind of
confused.
He's got muscl
es in his head
that ain't ne
ver been used.
Thinks he own
half of this t
own.
Starts drinkin
g heavy, gets
a big red nose
.
Beats his old
lady with a ru
bber hose,
then he takes
her out to din
ner and buys h
er new clothes
.
That's the way
that the worl
d goes 'round.
[Chorus]
That's the way
that the worl
d goes 'round.
You're up one
day, the next
you're down.
It's a half an
inch of water
and you think
you're gonna
drown.
That's the way
that the worl
d goes 'round.
[Solo]
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[Verse 2]
I was sitting
in the bathtub
counting my t
oes,
when the radia
tor broke, wat
er all froze.
I got stuck in
the ice witho
ut my clothes,
naked as the e
yes of a clown
.
I was crying i
ce cubes hopin
g I'd croak,
when the sun c
ome through th
e window, the
ice all broke.
I stood up and
laughed, thou
ght it was a j
oke
That's the way
that the worl
d goes 'round.
[Chorus]
That's the way
that the worl
d goes 'round.
You're up one
day, the next
you're down.
It's a half an
inch of water
and you think
you're gonna
drown.
That's the way
that the worl
d goes 'round.
[Solo]
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[Chorus]
That's the way
that the worl
d goes 'round
You're up one
day, the next
you're down
It's a half an
inch of water
and you think
you're gonna
drown
That's the way
that the worl
d goes 'round
That's the way
that the worl
d goes 'round
That's the way
that the worl
d............
goes 'round
[Outro]
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