They Might Be Giants – This Is Only Going To Go One Way chords

[Intro]
G     G7    C     Am D
B  Em G  A  C  Am C  D

[Verse 1]
G              G7It's impossible to forget the
C                    Am          D       G G7 Am Dtime when there were six ways to Sunday
G               G7All the same forget it you must 'cause
C             Am      D       G Bm Ethis is only going to go one way

  Am                EmA peg-leg captain's ghost
     C                   Gonce said these words to me
     Cdim               Gwhen forced to choose between the devil
Cm6               Dand the deep blue sea

[Chorus]
G               G7Flip a piece of eight in the air 'cause
C              Am        D       G  Am Dthis is only going to go one way

[Verse 2]
G                   G7She's lost count of all the occasions
C                Am           D       G G7 Am Dshe's considered punching his face in
G                    G7Deep down they know, come judgment day, they'll
C             Am           D          G Bm Ehang together side-by-side come what may

   Am               EmHe knows he's often dreamt
   C              Gof shortening her life
      Cdim             GShe's felt her hand discreetly moving
Cm6             Dfor the kitchen knife

[Chorus]
G                  G7Get a room, you're meant for each other
C              Am        DThis is only going to go one way

[Instrumental]
G     G7    C     Am D
B  Em G  A  C     E  E7

[Verse 3]
   Am           EmAn old magician said
      C                GWhile swallowing strychnine
    Cdim            GToo bad my greatest trick can only
Cm6              Dbe performed one time

G            G7As we hurtle down the expressway
C             Am           DBuckle up, prepare for the new day
B    Em     G            A7Open up the doors to the bomb bay
C   Am     C    D  Invoke Geronimo

[Chorus]
G                    G7Brace yourself, your destiny's written
C            Am          DThis is only going to go one way

[Outro]
G     G7    C     Am D  G