THAT'S THE WAY THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND
John Prine • Key:
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OLGA Archive
THAT'S THE WAY THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND
John Prine
Verse 1
G
Well I know a guy who's got a lot to lose,
C
he's a pretty nice fella, kinda confused,
G
got muscles in his head, never been used,
thinks he owns half of this
D
town.
G
Started drinkin' heavy, got a big red nose,
C
beat his old lady with a rubber hose,
G
took her out to dinner, bought her new clothes,
that's the way the
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world goes
G
round
Chorus
G
That's the way the world goes round,
C
you're up one day, the next you're down,
G
half an inch of water, and you think you're gonna drown
that's the way the
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world goes
G
round.
Verse 2
Sittin' in my bathtub, countin' my toes
when the radiator broke, the water all froze
got stuck in the ice without my clothes
naked as the eyes of a clown.
I's cryin' ice cubes, hopin' I'd croak,
sun came through the window, the ice all broke,
I stood up and laughed, thought it was a joke,
that's the way the world goes 'round.
Chorus
Verse 1
Chorus
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