Nothing Ever Goes As Planned Chords by Styx

Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Eb

D

Bb

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N]
[Dm]
[Cm]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Db] [D]
[Bb]
[Db] What [D]
[Bb] you gonna [Eb] do when the sun goes down [D] tonight?
You hit [Eb] the same old clubs, wrap that same old trash, that's [D] right.
You got [Gm] them real silk shirts and them [Eb]
baggy pants.
[Gm] Bagel shoes, the [C] colors that match.
[Bb] The girls are acting bored and [Eb] you're feeling like you're going [F] to lose.
You got the [D] GQ blues.
[Gm] You get up every morning [Cm] and you go [Gm] to work each [D] day.
They're [Eb] doing the same damn job for ten long years this [D] May.
You've been [Gm] working and sailing for your [Eb] Jamaican dream.
[Gm] Paradise is waiting [C]
across the sea.
[Bb] When your plane lands, [Eb] Montego turns to monsoon.
[F]
You got [D] the island blues called
[Gm] Nothing ever goes as planned.
[Eb] It's a hell [Dm] of an ocean.
[Gm] You've been from the roast to sand.
[Cm] Like you're dropping the [D] ocean.
[Gm] You're so together, you act so civilized.
[Eb] But every time that things go wrong, you're still [Gm] surprised.
You've done your due take, you've paid a fortune in [D] dues.
[C] You've got them Mother [Gm] Nature's blues.
[Eb] [Gm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Gm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Dm] [Gm]
[Eb] [D]
[Gm]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Dm] [Gm]
[Eb]
[Cm] [D]
[Gm] All
[Eb] [Cm]
[D] [Gm]
[Dm]
[F]
[Gm] around the stage like a little king [D] tonight.
There's room for [Eb]
every word and every note that [D] I write.
But when [Gm] the show is
[Eb] [C] [Gm]
maybe on the [C] table,
[Bb] everywhere I look,
Mr.
[Eb] Loneliness is in the [F] news.
I [D] got the beach bar blues called
[Gm] Nothing ever goes as planned.
[Eb]
It's a hell [Dm] of an [Cm] ocean.
[Gm] You've been from the roast to sand.
[Cm] Like you're dropping the [D] ocean.
[Gm] I'm so together, and I act so civilized.
[Eb] Every time that things go wrong, I'm still surprised.
[Gm] I've done my due take, I've paid a fortune in [D] dues.
Still got [C] them Mother Nature's [Gm] blues.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Gm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Dm] [Gm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Gm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Dm] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Dm] [Gm] Still got them [Bb] Mother Nature's blues.
[Eb] [Dm] [Gm] [Bb]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
D
1321
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
D
1321
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To learn Styx - Nothing Ever Goes As Planned chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Gm, Bb, Eb, Gm, Dm, Gm, Eb and D. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. Considering the song's key of Bb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] What _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] you gonna [Eb] do when the sun goes down [D] tonight? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You hit [Eb] the same old clubs, wrap that same old trash, that's [D] right.
_ _ _ _ _ _ You got [Gm] them real silk shirts and them [Eb]
baggy _ pants.
[Gm] _ Bagel shoes, the [C] colors that match.
[Bb] The girls are acting bored and [Eb] you're feeling like you're going [F] to lose.
_ You got the [D] GQ blues.
_ [Gm] You get up every morning [Cm] and you go [Gm] to work each [D] day.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
They're [Eb] doing the same damn job for ten long years this [D] May. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You've been [Gm] working and sailing for your [Eb] _ Jamaican dream.
_ _ [Gm] Paradise is waiting _ [C]
across the sea.
[Bb] When your plane lands, [Eb] Montego turns to monsoon.
[F] _
_ You got [D] the island _ blues called_
[Gm] Nothing _ ever goes as planned.
[Eb] _ It's a hell [Dm] of an ocean.
_ [Gm] _ You've been from the roast to _ sand.
[Cm] _ Like you're dropping the _ [D] ocean.
_ _ [Gm] You're so together, you act so _ civilized.
[Eb] But every time that things go wrong, you're still [Gm] surprised. _
You've done your due take, you've paid a fortune in [D] dues. _ _ _
[C] You've got them Mother [Gm] Nature's blues. _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Gm] _ All _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Gm] around the stage like a little _ king [D] tonight. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ There's room for [Eb]
every word and every note that [D] I _ write. _ _ _
But when [Gm] the show is _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
maybe on the [C] table, _ _ _
[Bb] everywhere I look,
Mr.
[Eb] Loneliness is in the [F] news.
_ I [D] got the beach bar blues called_
[Gm] Nothing _ ever goes as planned.
_ [Eb] _
It's a hell [Dm] of an _ [Cm] ocean.
_ [Gm] You've been from the roast to _ sand.
_ _ [Cm] Like you're dropping the [D] ocean.
_ _ _ [Gm] I'm so together, and I act so _ civilized.
[Eb] Every time that things go wrong, I'm still surprised.
[Gm] _ I've done my due take, I've paid a fortune in [D] dues. _
_ _ Still got [C] them Mother Nature's [Gm] blues.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] Still got them [Bb] Mother Nature's blues.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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