That's the Way the World Goes Round

John Prine-Dana's version

Folk

Ukulele chords and lyrics

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[D][|][G][|][D][|][A]     [|][D][|][G][|][D][|][A][D][|]

VERSE 1
[D]..I know a guy that's got a [|][D]lot to lose,
He's a [|][G]Pretty nice fella, [|][G]kinda confused. 
Got [|][D]Muscles in his head ain't [|][D]never 
been used, [|]
[D]thinks he owns half of this [|][A]Town. [|][A][|]
[D]Starts drinkin' heavy, [|][D]gets a big red 
nose, [|][G]beats his old lady, with a [|][G]rubber 
hose. Then he [|][D]takes her out to dinner, [|]
[D]buys her new clothes,
that's the [|][A]way that the world goes [|][D]round. [|]

CHORUS
[D]That's the way that the [|][D]world goes 'round,
You're [|][G]up one day, the [|][G]next you're down, 
It's [|][D]half inch of water, 
you [|][D]think you're gonna drown, [|]
[D]That's the way that the [|][A]world goes [D]round. [|]

[D][|][G][|][D][|][A]     [|][D][|][G][|][D][|][A][D][|]

VERSE 2
[D]..I was [|][D]sittin' in the bathtub, a[|][D]countin' my 
toes, When the [|][G]radiator broke, [|][G]the water 
all froze. I got [|][D]stuck in the ice, [|][D]without my 
clothes, [|][D]Naked as the eyes of a [|][A]clown. [|]
[A]..I was [|][D]crying ice cubes, [|][D]hoping I'd croak,
When the [|][G]sun came through the window, 
the [|][G]ice all broke. I [|][D]stood up and laughed; [|]
[D]I thought it was a joke,
that's the [|][A]way that the world goes [|][D]round. [|]

CHORUS
[D]That's the way that the [|][D]world goes 'round,
You're [|][G]up one day, the [|][G]next you're down, 
It's [|][D]half inch of water, 
you [|][D]think you're gonna drown, [|]
[D]That's the way that the [|][A]world goes [D]round. [|]

[D][|][G][|][D][|][A]     [|][D][|][G][|][D][|][A][D][|][D][\][C#][\][E][\][|]

CHORUS
[E]That's the way that the [|][E]world goes 'round,
You're [|][A]up one day, the [|][A]next you're down,
It's [|][E]half inch of water, 
spyou [|][E]think you're gonna drown, [|]
[E]That's the way that the [|][B]world goes [E]round. [|]

[E]That's the way that the [|][B]world goes [E]round. [|] 
[E]That's the way that the [|][B]world goes [E]round. [|] 
[E][|][A][|][E][|][B]    [|]
[E][|][A][|][E][|][B][E][\]