The Way It Goes Chords

Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

EmBecky Johnson bought the farm

EmPut a needle in her arm

 That's the B7way that it goes

 That's the Emway

EmAnd her brother laid her down

EmIn the cold Kentucky ground

 That's the B7way that it goes

 That's the Emway

 That's the Gway that it Emgoes

 EveryCbody's buying little baby Gclothes D

 That's the Gway that it Emends

 Though there Cwas a time whenB7 she and I were fEmriends

EmWell, Miranda ran away

EmTook her cat and left LA

 That's the B7way that it goes

 That's the Emway

EmShe was busted, broke and flat

EmHad to sell that pussy cat

 That's the B7way that it goes

 That's the Emway

 That's the Gway that it Emgoes

 EveryCbody's buying little baby Gclothes D

 That's the Gway that it Emends

 Though there Cwas a time whenB7 he and I were frEmiends

EmSee the brightest ones of all

EmEarly in October fall

 That's the B7way that it goes

 That's the Emway

EmWhile the dark ones go to bed

EmWith good whiskey in their head

 That's the B7way that it goes

 That's the Emway

EmNow Billy Joe's back in the tank

EmYou tell Russo, I'll tell Frank

 That's the B7way that it goes

 That's the Emway

EmDid he throw her down a well?

EmDid she leave him for that swell?

 That's the B7way that it goes

 That's the Emway

 That's the Gway that it Emgoes

 EveryCbody's buying little baby Gclothes D

 That's the Gway that it Emends

 Though there Cwas a time whenB7 all of us were fEmriends

EmWhen you lay me down to rest

EmLeave a pistol in my vest

 That's the B7way that it goes

 That's the Emway

EmDo you miss my gentle touch?

EmDid I hurt you very much?

 That's the B7way that it goes

 That's the Emway

 That's the Gway that it Emgoes

 EveryCbody's buying little baby Gclothes D

 That's the Gway that it Emends

 Though there Cwas a time whenB7 you and I were fEmriends