Gillian Welch – The Way It Goes chords ver. 2

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[Am]Becky Johnson bought the farmPut a needle in her arm
[E] That's the way that it goesThat's the way

[Am]And her brother laid her downIn the cold Kentucky ground
[E]That's the way that it goesThat's the way

[C]That's the way that it [Am]goes
[F]Everybody's buying little baby [C-G]clothes
[C]That's the way that it [Am]ends
[F]Though there was a time when [E7]she and I were [Am]friends

ETC...

Well, Miranda ran away
Took her cat and left LA
That's the way that it goes
That's the way

She was busted, broke and flat
Had to sell that pussy cat
That's the way that it goes
That's the way

That's the way that it goes
Everybody's buying little baby clothes
That's the way that it ends
Though there was a time when he and I were friends

See the brightest ones of all
Early in October fall
That's the way that it goes
That's the way

While the dark ones go to bed
With good whiskey in their head
That's the way that it goes
That's the way

Now Billy Joe's back in the tank
You tell Russo, I'll tell Frank
That's the way that it goes
That's the way

Did he throw her down a well?
Did she leave him for that swell?
That's the way that it goes
That's the way

That's the way that it goes
Everybody's buying little baby clothes
That's the way that it ends
Though there was a time when all of us were friends

When you lay me down to rest
Leave a pistol in my vest
That's the way that it goes
That's the way

Do you miss my gentle touch?
Did I hurt you very much?
That's the way that it goes
That's the way

That's the way that it goes
Everybody's buying little baby clothes
That's the way that it ends
Though there was a time when you and I were friends