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That's The Way That The World Goes Round by John Prine
That's The Way That The World Goes Round
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:D
Capo:2nd fret
[Intro]
C C F F
C C G G
C C F F
C G C C
[Verse 1]
C
I know a guy that's got a lot to lose.
F
He's a pretty nice fellow but he's kind of confused.
C
He's got muscles in his head that ain't never been used.
G
Thinks he own half of this town.
C
Starts drinking heavy, gets a big red nose.
F
Beats his old lady with a rubber hose,
C
then he takes her out to dinner and buys her new clothes.
G C
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
[Chorus]
C
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
F
You're up one day and the next you're down.
C
It's half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown.
G C
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
[Verse 2]
C
I was sitting in the bathtub counting my toes,
F
when the radiator broke, water all froze.
C
I got stuck in the ice without my clothes,
G
naked as the eyes of a clown.
C
I was crying ice cubes hoping I'd croak,
F
when the sun come through the window, the ice all broke.
C
I stood up and laughed thought it was a joke
G C
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
[Chorus]
C
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
F
You're up one day and the next you're down.
C
It's half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown.
G C
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
[Chorus]
C
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
F
You're up one day and the next you're down.
C
It's half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown.
G C
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
[Chorus]
C
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
F
You're up one day and the next you're down.
C
It's half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown.
G C
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
[Outro]
G C
That's the way that the world goes 'round
G C C
That's the way that the world........ goes 'round
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:5th fret
[Intro]
| C | C | F | F | C | C | G | G |
| C | C | F | F | C | G | C | C |
[Verse 1]
C
I know a guy that's got a lot to lose.
F
He's a pretty nice fellow but he's kind of confused.
C
He's got muscles in his head that ain't never been used.
G
Thinks he own half of this town.
C
Starts drinking heavy, gets a big red nose.
F
Beats his old lady with a rubber hose,
C
then he takes her out to dinner and buys her new clothes.
G C
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
[Chorus]
C
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
F
You're up one day, the next you're down.
C
It's a half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown.
G C
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
[Solo]
| C | C | F | F | C | C | G | G |
| C | C | F | F | C | G | C | C
[Verse 2]
C
I was sitting in the bathtub counting my toes,
F
when the radiator broke, water all froze.
C
I got stuck in the ice without my clothes,
G
naked as the eyes of a clown.
C
I was crying ice cubes hoping I'd croak,
F
when the sun come through the window, the ice all broke.
C
I stood up and laughed, thought it was a joke
G C
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
[Chorus]
C
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
F
You're up one day, the next you're down.
C
It's a half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown.
G C
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
[Solo]
| C | C | F | F | C | C | G | G |
| C | C | F | F | C | G | C | C |
[Chorus]
C
That's the way that the world goes 'round
F
You're up one day, the next you're down
C
It's a half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown
G C
That's the way that the world goes 'round
G C
That's the way that the world goes 'round
G C
That's the way that the world............ goes 'round
[Outro]
|(C) | C | F | F | C | G | C | C G C
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:C
Capo:5th fret
[Intro]
e|--0--------3-----------------------0------------3--------------------------|
B|---------------------1-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0-------------------0--------------0---------------------0----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------2---------------|
A|--3-------------3------------------3-----------------3---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------1------------------------------3------------1--------3------|
B|------1--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------2------------------------------------------|
D|----------3--------------3--------------------------3--------------------3-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------------1-------------------1----------------------1-----------|
e|------------0-------------------------3----------1----------0--------------|
B|-1-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0------------------0-----------------0---------------------0--------|
D|---------------------2-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0h3------------3---------------3---------------------3--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--------3--------------------------3------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------0--------------------------|
D|-------0-------------0-----------0--------------------0--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3------------3----------0h3-------------3--------------------------------|
e|--0--------3-----------------------0------------3--------------------------|
B|---------------------1-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0-------------------0--------------0---------------------0----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------2---------------|
A|--3-------------3------------------3-----------------3---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------1------------------------------3------------1--------3------|
B|------1--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------2------------------------------------------|
D|----------3--------------3--------------------------3--------------------3-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------------1-------------------1----------------------1-----------|
e|------------0-------------------0------------------------------------------|
B|-1------------------------------------------3------------1-----------0-----|
G|-------0------------------0------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------0---------------------0--|
A|-0h3------------3----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------3------------------------3-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-----------------------------------1------------------------------1-----|
G|-----------------------0--------------------------------0------------------|
D|----------2-----------------2----------------2-----------------2-----------|
A|--0h3---------------------------------3------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-------------------------------3-------------------------|
[Verse]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------0-------0-------0----------0----------2---------2----------2--------0|
D|---2-------2-------2--------2----------3----------3---------3----------3---|
A|-3--------------3----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------3---------------3----------1-----------1---------1----------1------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0---|
G|--------0------------0------------0----------0----------0-----------0------|
D|----2-----------2-------------2----------2-----------2------------0------0-|
A|-3-----------------------3-----------------------3--------2-0--------------|
E|-----------3-------------------------3-------------------------3------3----|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-------------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0-------------0----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1---------1---------1--------1--------------------------------------|
G|----0--------0---------0---------0---------------2-------2---------2------0|
D|---------------------------------------------3--------3--------3--------3--|
A|-3--------3---------3---------3--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------1---------1--------1---------1----|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------1-------------0-----|
G|------0---------0------------0---------0--------0------------0-------------|
D|---2--------2------------2---------2---------2------------2-------------0--|
A|3--------------------3--------------------3--------------------------------|
E|---------3----------------------3------------------3--------------3--------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------1---------------------------1-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------0--------------0-------------0----------------------------|
D|-----2--------2-------------2-------------2--------------------------------|
A|-3---------------------3---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------3--------------------------3---------------------------------------|
[Outro]
e|---------3-----------------------------1------------------3-------1--------|
B|-1---------------1------------------------------------------------------1--|
G|-------------------------------2-------------------------------------------|
D|-----2---------------2-------------3------------3------------3------------3|
A|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------3-------------1---------------1----------1--------------1-----|
e|--------0----------0-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1--------------------------3------1-----0---------1---------1-------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------2---------|
D|----2----------2---------------0-------------0-----------2-----------3-----|
A|-3-------------------------------------------------0h3---------------------|
E|-----------3------------3-------------3------------------------1-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1------------------------1------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------2----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Oh, I got glue on my strings
That's the way that the world goes 'round
I know a guy that's got a lot to lose
He's a pretty nice fellow, kinda confused
Got muscles in his head, ain't never been used
Thinks he own half of this town
Starts drinking heavy, gets a big red nose
Beats his old lady with a rubber hose
Then he takes her out to dinner, buys her new clothes
That's the way that the world goes 'round
That's the way that the world goes 'round
You're up one day, the next you're down
It's half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown
That's the way that the world goes 'round
I was sitting in the bathtub, counting my toes
When the radiator broke, water all froze
I got stuck in the ice without my clothes
Naked as the eyes of a clown
I was crying, "Ice cubes", hoping I'd croak
When the sun come through the window, the ice all broke
I stood up and laughed, thought it was a joke
That's the way that the world goes 'round
That's the way that the world goes 'round
You're up one day, the next you're down
It's half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown
That's the way that the world goes 'round
That's the way that the world goes 'round
You're up one day, the next you're down
It's half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown
That's the way that the world goes 'round
That's the way that the world goes 'round
That's the way that the world goes 'round
| h Hammer-on
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version 4
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Capo 5
This is Travis pick where the baseline of alternating quarter notes are picked
with thumb while the other
notes are picked with your fingers.
[Intro]
C F C
e|0-----3---------0-----3---------|------1-----------3---1---3-----|------0------
B|----------1---------------------|--1-----------------------------|-------------
G|----0-------0-------0---------0-|--------------2-----------------|----0--------
D|----------------------------2---|----3-------3-------3-------3---|------------2
A|3-------3-------3-------3-------|--------------------------------|0h3-----3----
E|--------------------------------|1-------1-------1-------1-------|-------------
-----3---1---0-----|
-------------------|
-0-----0-------0---|
-------------------|
---3-------3-------|
-------------------|
G C F
e|--------------------------------|0-----3---------0-----3---------|------1------
B|3-----3---------------3---------|----------1---------------------|--1----------
G|--------------------------0-----|----0-------0-------0---------0-|-------------
D|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----------------------------2---|----3-------3
A|--------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3-------|-------------
E|3-------3-------0h3-----3-------|--------------------------------|1-------1----
-----3---1---3-----|
-------------------|
-2-----------------|
-------3-------3---|
-------------------|
---1-------1-------|
C G C
e|------0-------0-----------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------------3---1---0-----|------1---------------1---------|
G|----0-------0-------------------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|--------------------0-------0---|--------------------------------|
A|0h3-----3-----------------------|0h3-----3-------0h3-----3-------|
E|----------------3-------3-------|--------------------------------|
[Verse]
C F C
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------
B|------1-------1-------1-------1-|--------------------------------|------1------
G|----0-------0-------0-------0---|------2-------2-------2-------2-|----0-------0
D|--------------------------------|----3-------3-------3-------3---|-------------
A|3---------------3---------------|--------------------------------|3------------
E|--------3---------------3-------|1-------1-------1-------1-------|--------3----
I know a guy that's... pretty nice fella kinda... muscles in
-------------------|
-1-------1-------1-|
-------0-------0---|
-------------------|
---3---------------|
-----------3-------|
his head, ain't never...
C G7 C
e|----------------|------1---------------1---------|-----------------------------
B|------1---------|----------0---------------0-----|------1-------1-------1------
G|----0-----------|--------------------------------|----0-------0-------0-------0
D|----------------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----------------------------
A|3-------2---0---|--------------------------------|3---------------3------------
E|----------------|3-------3-------3-------3-------|--------3---------------3----
Thinks he... town. Starts drinking heavy...
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-1-|
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F C G
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------
B|--------------------------------|------1-------1-------1-------1-|-------------
G|------2-------2-------2-------2-|----0-------0-------0-------0---|------0------
D|----3-------3-------3-------3---|--------------------------------|----0--------
A|--------------------------------|3---------------3---------------|--------0---2
E|1-------1-------1-------1-------|--------3---------------3-------|3------------
C
---------0---------|
-------------1-----|
-------0---------0-|
-------------------|
---3-------3-------|
-------------------|
Beats his old lady... takes her out to dinner... way that...
[Chorus]
C F C
e|------3---------------3---------|--------------------------------|-------------
B|----------1---------------1-----|--------------------------------|------1------
G|----0-------0-------0-------0---|------2-------2-------2-------2-|----0-------0
D|--------------------------------|----3-------3-------3-------3---|-------------
A|3-------3-------3-------3-------|--------------------------------|3------------
E|--------------------------------|1-------1-------1-------1-------|--------3----
goes round
-------------------|
-1-------1-------1-|
-------0-------0---|
-------------------|
---3---------------|
-----------3-------|
That's the way... op one day next... half an inch
C G C
e|--------------------------------|
B|------1-------1---0-----1-------|
G|----0-------0---------------0---|
D|----------------------0---------|
A|3-----------------------3-------|
E|--------3-------3---------------|
thats the way... world goes round
of water....
[Outro]
C G C
e|----------------|--------------------------------|0-----3---------0-----3------
B|------1-------1-|--------------------------0-----|----------1------------------
G|----0-------0---|--------------0-------0-------0-|----0-------0-------0--------
D|----------------|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----------------------------2
A|3---------------|--------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3----
E|--------3-------|3-------3-------3-------3-------|-----------------------------
---|
---|
-0-|
---|
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thats the way... world goes round
F C G
e|------1-----------3---1---3-----|------0-------0-----------------|
B|--1-----------------------------|------------------3---1---0-----|
G|--------------2-----------------|----0-------0-------------------|
D|----3-------3-------3-------3---|--------------------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|0h3-----3-----------------------|
E|1-------1-------1-------1-------|----------------3-------3-------|
C C
e|--------------------------------|----0-----------|
B|------1---------------1---------|--1-------------|
G|----0-------0-------0-----------|0---------------|
D|----------------------------2---|----------------|
A|0h3-----3-------0h3-----3-------|----------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------|
Oh, I got glue on my strings
That's the way that the world goes 'round
I know a guy that's got a lot to lose
He's a pretty nice fellow, kinda confused
Got muscles in his head, ain't never been used
Thinks he own half of this town
Starts drinking heavy, gets a big red nose
Beats his old lady with a rubber hose
Then he takes her out to dinner, buys her new clothes
That's the way that the world goes 'round
That's the way that the world goes 'round
You're up one day, the next you're down
It's half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown
That's the way that the world goes 'round
I was sitting in the bathtub, counting my toes
When the radiator broke, water all froze
I got stuck in the ice without my clothes
Naked as the eyes of a clown
I was crying, "Ice cubes", hoping I'd croak
When the sun come through the window, the ice all broke
I stood up and laughed, thought it was a joke
That's the way that the world goes 'round
That's the way that the world goes 'round
You're up one day, the next you're down
It's half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown
That's the way that the world goes 'round
That's the way that the world goes 'round
You're up one day, the next you're down
It's half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown
That's the way that the world goes 'round
That's the way that the world goes 'round
That's the way that the world goes 'round
| h Hammer-on
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version 5
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:5th fret
[Intro]
e|-----0-----3----------------0-----3----------|
B|--3--------------1-------3-------------------|
G|--------0-----------0----------0----------0--|
D|---------------------------------------2-----|
A|--3----------3-----------3----------3--------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-----------1--------------3-----1-----3-----|
B|-----1--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------2-----------------------|
D|--------3--------3-----------3-----------3--|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------1--------1-----------1--------|
e|----------0--------------3-----1-----0-----|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------0-----------0--------0-----------0--|
D|----------------2--------------------------|
A|--0h3--------3--------3-----------3--------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--3-----3----------------3-----------|
G|-------------------------------0-----|
D|-----0--------0-------0-----------0--|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--3--------3-----0h3--------3--------|
Oh, I got glue on my strings
That's the way that the world goes 'round
I know a guy that's got a lot to lose
He's a pretty nice fellow, kinda confused
Got muscles in his head, ain't never been used
Thinks he own half of this town
Starts drinking heavy, gets a big red nose
Beats his old lady with a rubber hose
Then he takes her out to dinner, buys her new clothes
That's the way that the world goes 'round
That's the way that the world goes 'round
You're up one day, the next you're down
It's half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown
That's the way that the world goes 'round
I was sitting in the bathtub, counting my toes
When the radiator broke, water all froze
I got stuck in the ice without my clothes
Naked as the eyes of a clown
I was crying, "Ice cubes", hoping I'd croak
When the sun come through the window, the ice all broke
I stood up and laughed, thought it was a joke
That's the way that the world goes 'round
That's the way that the world goes 'round
You're up one day, the next you're down
It's half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown
That's the way that the world goes 'round
That's the way that the world goes 'round
You're up one day, the next you're down
It's half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown
That's the way that the world goes 'round
That's the way that the world goes 'round
That's the way that the world goes 'round
| h Hammer-on
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version 6
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:F
Capo:5th fret
Intro
C
1 e + - 2 e + - 3 e + - 4 e + -
e|--0-----3---------0-----3---------|
B|------------1---------------------|
G|------0-------0-------0---------0-|
D|------------------------------2---|
A|--3-------3-------3-------3-------|
E|----------------------------------|
F
1 e + - 2 e + - 3 e + - 4 e + -
e|--------1-----------3---1---3-----|
B|----1-----------------------------|
G|----------------2-----------------|
D|------3-------3-------3-------3---|
A|----------------------------------|
E|--1-------1-------1-------1-------|
C
1 e + - 2 e + - 3 e + - 4 e + -
e|--------0-----------3---1---0-----|
B|----------------------------------|
G|------0---------0-----0-------0---|
D|--------------2-------------------|
A|- 0h3-----3-------3-------3-------|
E|----------------------------------|
G
1 e + - 2 e + - 3 e + - 4 e + -
e|----------------------------------|
B|--3-----3---------------3---------|
G|----------------------------0-----|
D|------0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|----------------------------------|
E|--3-------3-------0h3-----3-------|
Oh, I got glue on my strings
That's the way that the world goes 'round
I know a guy that's got a lot to lose
He's a pretty nice fellow, kinda confused
Got muscles in his head, ain't never been used
Thinks he own half of this town
Starts drinking heavy, gets a big red nose
Beats his old lady with a rubber hose
Then he takes her out to dinner, buys her new clothes
That's the way that the world goes 'round
That's the way that the world goes 'round
You're up one day, the next you're down
It's half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown
That's the way that the world goes 'round
I was sitting in the bathtub, counting my toes
When the radiator broke, water all froze
I got stuck in the ice without my clothes
Naked as the eyes of a clown
I was crying, "Ice cubes", hoping I'd croak
When the sun come through the window, the ice all broke
I stood up and laughed, thought it was a joke
That's the way that the world goes 'round
That's the way that the world goes 'round
You're up one day, the next you're down
It's half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown
That's the way that the world goes 'round
That's the way that the world goes 'round
You're up one day, the next you're down
It's half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown
That's the way that the world goes 'round
That's the way that the world goes 'round
That's the way that the world goes 'round
| h Hammer-on
| 1 e + - One e and ah
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