Chords for John Prine That's the way the World goes round
Tempo:
125.8 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Gm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Yes, that's after the second verse.
First you get their attention.
[Abm]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[C] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
I [Gm] know a guy that's got a lot to lose.
He's [Ab] a pretty nice fella.
Kind of confused.
He's [Eb] got muscles in his head.
He never makes use.
Takes the [Cm] owner's half of [Bb] this town.
[Eb] Started drinking heavy, got a big red nose.
Beat his own lady with a rubber hose.
Then he took her out the center, bought her new clothes.
That's the [C] way that the world goes round.
That's the way that the world goes round.
[Ab] You're up one day, next you're down.
[Eb] It's a half an inch of water, you think you're gonna drown.
That's the [Gm] way that the world [Eb] goes round.
[Ab] You're gonna swallow.
[Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
I was sitting in the bathtub, counting on my [Ab] toes, the radiator broke.
Water all froze, it [Eb] got stuck in the ice.
Without my clothes, naked as [Bb] the eyes of a tramp.
[Eb] I was crying, ice cubes, hoping I'd crawl.
[Ab] I slumped under the window, the ice all broke.
[Eb] I stood up and laughed, thought it was a joke.
That's the [Bb] way that the world [Eb] goes round.
That's the way that the world goes round.
[Ab] You're up one day, next you're down.
It's a half an inch of water, you think you're gonna drown.
That's [Bb] the way that the world [Eb] goes round.
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
I was playing in the San Francisco area one night, at this little club.
And this girl came up to the side of the stage and said, hey John, would you play that song for me?
I said, what [F] song?
She said, you know, the one that makes me feel so good.
I thought, oh God, I wrote a lot of feel good songs.
I said, what one would that be?
She said, you know, the one [Cm] about the enchilada.
[Eb] The happy enchilada.
And I thought, well, turns out I knew the girl.
She was the ex-wife [Bbm] of this saxophone [Eb] player in the Bay Area.
[Bb]
[Gm] I thought, well, maybe I'd better go party once or something.
[Bb]
[Eb] You know, [F] beat up a song about the food, just to kind of impress [A] her.
Oh, [F]
[Eb] [C] I knew that couldn't be.
[Abm] [F] But you see, I [Gm] got this file cabinet I keep at home.
I manage to hang on to it through three [Eb] marriages.
That's not easy.
All I keep in this file cabinet are words that I would never use.
[Gm]
[Bb] Enchilada is [Eb] one of them.
[F]
[Eb] So I looked directly at her and I said, you know, there's a distinct possibility
that you might have me mixed up with some other singer songwriter.
You know, maybe somebody like Jimmy Buffett or [Ab] somebody.
[Eb] He writes songs about food.
[Ab]
[Eb]
So she said, I wish you'd just sing the song.
I said, well, tell me how it goes.
She said, it's a happy enchilada and you think you're going to drink it.
That's the way that the world goes [Ab] round.
You have one day, the next you're down.
You [Eb]
take your pick and run.
[Bb] That's the way that the world [Eb] goes round.
That's the way that the world goes round.
That's the way [Bb] that the world goes round.
[Eb] Goes round.
[Ab] I [Eb] heard Nora Jo sing that one.
And when she sang, Naked Disguise of a Clown,
I thought I was going to [Ab] jump out of my seat.
[C]
First you get their attention.
[Abm]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[C] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
I [Gm] know a guy that's got a lot to lose.
He's [Ab] a pretty nice fella.
Kind of confused.
He's [Eb] got muscles in his head.
He never makes use.
Takes the [Cm] owner's half of [Bb] this town.
[Eb] Started drinking heavy, got a big red nose.
Beat his own lady with a rubber hose.
Then he took her out the center, bought her new clothes.
That's the [C] way that the world goes round.
That's the way that the world goes round.
[Ab] You're up one day, next you're down.
[Eb] It's a half an inch of water, you think you're gonna drown.
That's the [Gm] way that the world [Eb] goes round.
[Ab] You're gonna swallow.
[Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
I was sitting in the bathtub, counting on my [Ab] toes, the radiator broke.
Water all froze, it [Eb] got stuck in the ice.
Without my clothes, naked as [Bb] the eyes of a tramp.
[Eb] I was crying, ice cubes, hoping I'd crawl.
[Ab] I slumped under the window, the ice all broke.
[Eb] I stood up and laughed, thought it was a joke.
That's the [Bb] way that the world [Eb] goes round.
That's the way that the world goes round.
[Ab] You're up one day, next you're down.
It's a half an inch of water, you think you're gonna drown.
That's [Bb] the way that the world [Eb] goes round.
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
I was playing in the San Francisco area one night, at this little club.
And this girl came up to the side of the stage and said, hey John, would you play that song for me?
I said, what [F] song?
She said, you know, the one that makes me feel so good.
I thought, oh God, I wrote a lot of feel good songs.
I said, what one would that be?
She said, you know, the one [Cm] about the enchilada.
[Eb] The happy enchilada.
And I thought, well, turns out I knew the girl.
She was the ex-wife [Bbm] of this saxophone [Eb] player in the Bay Area.
[Bb]
[Gm] I thought, well, maybe I'd better go party once or something.
[Bb]
[Eb] You know, [F] beat up a song about the food, just to kind of impress [A] her.
Oh, [F]
[Eb] [C] I knew that couldn't be.
[Abm] [F] But you see, I [Gm] got this file cabinet I keep at home.
I manage to hang on to it through three [Eb] marriages.
That's not easy.
All I keep in this file cabinet are words that I would never use.
[Gm]
[Bb] Enchilada is [Eb] one of them.
[F]
[Eb] So I looked directly at her and I said, you know, there's a distinct possibility
that you might have me mixed up with some other singer songwriter.
You know, maybe somebody like Jimmy Buffett or [Ab] somebody.
[Eb] He writes songs about food.
[Ab]
[Eb]
So she said, I wish you'd just sing the song.
I said, well, tell me how it goes.
She said, it's a happy enchilada and you think you're going to drink it.
That's the way that the world goes [Ab] round.
You have one day, the next you're down.
You [Eb]
take your pick and run.
[Bb] That's the way that the world [Eb] goes round.
That's the way that the world goes round.
That's the way [Bb] that the world goes round.
[Eb] Goes round.
[Ab] I [Eb] heard Nora Jo sing that one.
And when she sang, Naked Disguise of a Clown,
I thought I was going to [Ab] jump out of my seat.
[C]
Key:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Gm
F
Eb
Ab
Bb
Yes, that's after the second verse. _ _
First you get their attention.
_ _ [Abm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I [Gm] know a guy that's got a lot to lose.
He's [Ab] a pretty nice fella.
Kind of confused.
He's [Eb] got muscles in his head.
He never makes use.
Takes the [Cm] owner's half of [Bb] this town. _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] Started drinking heavy, got a big red nose.
Beat his own lady with a rubber hose.
Then he took her out the center, bought her new clothes.
That's the [C] way that the world goes round. _
_ That's the way that the world goes round.
[Ab] You're up one day, _ next you're down.
[Eb] It's a half an inch of water, you think you're gonna drown.
_ That's the [Gm] way that the world [Eb] goes round. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ You're gonna swallow. _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ I was sitting in the bathtub, counting on my [Ab] toes, the radiator broke.
_ Water all froze, it [Eb] got stuck in the ice.
Without my clothes, _ naked as [Bb] the eyes of a tramp. _ _ _ _
[Eb] I was crying, ice cubes, hoping I'd crawl.
[Ab] I slumped under the window, the ice all broke.
[Eb] I stood up and laughed, thought it was a joke.
That's the [Bb] way that the world [Eb] goes round. _ _
_ _ _ _ That's the way that the world goes round.
[Ab] You're up one day, next you're down.
It's a half an inch of water, you think you're gonna drown.
That's [Bb] the way that the world [Eb] goes round. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I was playing in the San Francisco area one night, at this little club.
_ And this girl came up to the side of the stage and said, hey John, _ would you play that song for me?
_ I said, what [F] song?
_ She said, you know, the one that makes me feel so good. _ _ _ _
I thought, oh God, I wrote a lot of feel good songs.
_ _ _ _ _ I said, what one would that be?
She said, you know, _ the one [Cm] about the enchilada. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ The happy enchilada.
_ _ _ And I thought, _ well, _ turns out I knew the girl.
She was the ex-wife [Bbm] of this saxophone [Eb] player in the Bay Area.
_ _ [Bb] _
[Gm] I thought, well, maybe I'd better go party once or something.
[Bb] _
[Eb] You know, [F] beat up a song about the food, just to kind of impress [A] her.
Oh, _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] I knew that couldn't be.
[Abm] _ _ _ [F] _ But you see, I [Gm] got this file cabinet I keep at home. _
I manage to hang on to it through three [Eb] marriages.
That's not easy.
_ _ All I keep in this file cabinet are words that I would never use.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Enchilada is [Eb] one of them.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ So I looked directly at her and I said, you know, there's a distinct possibility
that you might have me mixed up with some other singer songwriter.
_ You know, maybe somebody like _ Jimmy Buffett or [Ab] somebody. _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ He writes songs about food.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ So she said, I wish you'd just sing the song. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I said, well, tell me how it goes.
She said, it's a happy enchilada and you think you're going to drink it. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ That's the way that the world goes [Ab] round.
You have one day, the next you're down.
You [Eb] _ _
take your pick and run.
_ _ [Bb] That's the way that the world [Eb] goes round.
That's the way that the world goes round.
That's the way [Bb] that the world goes _ round.
_ [Eb] Goes round. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ I [Eb] heard Nora Jo sing that one. _ _ _ _
And when she sang, _ Naked Disguise of a Clown,
I thought I was going to [Ab] jump out of my seat.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
First you get their attention.
_ _ [Abm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I [Gm] know a guy that's got a lot to lose.
He's [Ab] a pretty nice fella.
Kind of confused.
He's [Eb] got muscles in his head.
He never makes use.
Takes the [Cm] owner's half of [Bb] this town. _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] Started drinking heavy, got a big red nose.
Beat his own lady with a rubber hose.
Then he took her out the center, bought her new clothes.
That's the [C] way that the world goes round. _
_ That's the way that the world goes round.
[Ab] You're up one day, _ next you're down.
[Eb] It's a half an inch of water, you think you're gonna drown.
_ That's the [Gm] way that the world [Eb] goes round. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ You're gonna swallow. _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ I was sitting in the bathtub, counting on my [Ab] toes, the radiator broke.
_ Water all froze, it [Eb] got stuck in the ice.
Without my clothes, _ naked as [Bb] the eyes of a tramp. _ _ _ _
[Eb] I was crying, ice cubes, hoping I'd crawl.
[Ab] I slumped under the window, the ice all broke.
[Eb] I stood up and laughed, thought it was a joke.
That's the [Bb] way that the world [Eb] goes round. _ _
_ _ _ _ That's the way that the world goes round.
[Ab] You're up one day, next you're down.
It's a half an inch of water, you think you're gonna drown.
That's [Bb] the way that the world [Eb] goes round. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I was playing in the San Francisco area one night, at this little club.
_ And this girl came up to the side of the stage and said, hey John, _ would you play that song for me?
_ I said, what [F] song?
_ She said, you know, the one that makes me feel so good. _ _ _ _
I thought, oh God, I wrote a lot of feel good songs.
_ _ _ _ _ I said, what one would that be?
She said, you know, _ the one [Cm] about the enchilada. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ The happy enchilada.
_ _ _ And I thought, _ well, _ turns out I knew the girl.
She was the ex-wife [Bbm] of this saxophone [Eb] player in the Bay Area.
_ _ [Bb] _
[Gm] I thought, well, maybe I'd better go party once or something.
[Bb] _
[Eb] You know, [F] beat up a song about the food, just to kind of impress [A] her.
Oh, _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] I knew that couldn't be.
[Abm] _ _ _ [F] _ But you see, I [Gm] got this file cabinet I keep at home. _
I manage to hang on to it through three [Eb] marriages.
That's not easy.
_ _ All I keep in this file cabinet are words that I would never use.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Enchilada is [Eb] one of them.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ So I looked directly at her and I said, you know, there's a distinct possibility
that you might have me mixed up with some other singer songwriter.
_ You know, maybe somebody like _ Jimmy Buffett or [Ab] somebody. _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ He writes songs about food.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ So she said, I wish you'd just sing the song. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I said, well, tell me how it goes.
She said, it's a happy enchilada and you think you're going to drink it. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ That's the way that the world goes [Ab] round.
You have one day, the next you're down.
You [Eb] _ _
take your pick and run.
_ _ [Bb] That's the way that the world [Eb] goes round.
That's the way that the world goes round.
That's the way [Bb] that the world goes _ round.
_ [Eb] Goes round. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ I [Eb] heard Nora Jo sing that one. _ _ _ _
And when she sang, _ Naked Disguise of a Clown,
I thought I was going to [Ab] jump out of my seat.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _