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The Song That Goes Like This

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particular chord progression.
A*     = xx7655       C7= x32310       Em7= 022030        F#m= 244222
   E/G#= xx6454       Dm= xx0231      Em/B= x22000       F#m7= 242222
F#m*   = xx4222      Dm7= xx0211        Am= x02210        Bm7= x24232
 D#m7b5= xx1222       Bb= x13331       Am7= x02213    F#7sus4= 242422
      D= xx0232      Gm7= 353333    D7sus4= xx0213        F#7= 242322
    D/E= xx2232    Csus4= x33010        D7= xx0212          B= 799877
F*     = xx3211       F7= 131211    E7sus4= 020200         F#= 244322
  Fadd9= xx3213       A7= x02223        E7= 020100        G#m= 466444
      F= 133211       G7= 353433         A= x02220       G#m7= 464444
      C= x32010       D7= xx0212         E= 022100       C#m7= x46454
[Intro]
   A*         E/G#  F#m*     D#m7b5       D  D/E  
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
   F*     Fadd9  F*   F*     Fadd9  F*
|  /  /   /   /  |  /   /   /   /  |
[Verse 1]
"FOnce in every show...   Cthere comes a song like C7this,
It Dmstarts off soft and Dm7low, and Bbends up with a kiss,
Oh, Fwhere... Dmis the Gm7song that goes like Csus4this----C---?"
(Where Csus4is it?)  Where?  (CWhere?)
[Verse 2]
"A Fsentimental song that Ccasts a magic C7spell,
 They Dmall will hum along,      Dm7we'll Bboveract like hell,
Oh, Fthis... Dmis the Gm7song that C7goes...    Flike Bbthis!"
"Yes, it is!" ("FYes, it is!") "Yes, it is!" ("Yes, it F7is!")
[Bridge]
"BbNow we can go straight... in - Fto the middle eight,
A Gm7bridge... that C7is too Ffar...for...me!"
"F7I'll Bbsing it in your face, A7while we both embrace!"
And Dmthen we G7change the Ckey---D----!
[Verse 3]
"GNow we're into E!   Erm... That's Dawfully high for D7me!"
"But Emeveryone can see,       Em7we Cshould have stayed in D!"
  C       Em/B  AmFor Gthis Emis our Am7song that goes like D7sus4this-----D7----!
[Verse 4]
"I'm Gfeeling very proud!"    "You're sDinging far too D7loud!"
"That's the Emway that this song Em7goes!"  "You're Cstanding on my toes!"
   C        Em/B      Am  GSing - Eming our Am7song that goes like D7sus4this----D7----E7sus4--------E7--!
[Verse 5]
"I Acan't believe there's more!"    "It's Efar too long, I'm E7sure!"
"That's the F#mtrouble with this song,     F#m7it goes Don, and on, and on!"
For Athis F#mis our Bm7song that is too E7sus4long---E7--------F#7sus4-----------------F#7---!
                                         (Jesus Christ! God damn it!)
[Verse 6]
"We'll be Bsinging this 'til dawn!" "You'll F#wish that you weren't F#7born!"
"Let's G#mstop this damn refrain...       G#m7be - Efore we go insane!"
[Coda]
The Bsong... G#malways... C#m7ends... F#like... Ethis--B-----!

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The Song That Goes Like This

by Monty Python

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

F#m

E/G#

Em/B

F#m7

Dm7

Bm7

D#m7b5

Am7

F#7sus4

Gm7

D7sus4

F#7

D/E

Csus4

Please IGNORE ALL CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS the website displays, they are

particular chord progression.

A C7 Em7 F#m

* = xx7655 = x32310 = 022030 = 244222

E/G# Dm Em/B F#m7

= xx6454 = xx0231 = x22000 = 242222

F#m Dm7 Am Bm7

* = xx4222 = xx0211 = x02210 = x24232

D#m7b5 Bb Am7 F#7sus4

= xx1222 = x13331 = x02213 = 242422

D Gm7 D7sus4 F#7

= xx0232 = 353333 = xx0213 = 242322

D/E Csus4 D7 B

= xx2232 = x33010 = xx0212 = 799877

F F7 E7sus4 F#

* = xx3211 = 131211 = 020200 = 244322

Fadd9 A7 E7 G#m

= xx3213 = x02223 = 020100 = 466444

F G7 A G#m7

= 133211 = 353433 = x02220 = 464444

C D7 E C#m7

= x32010 = xx0212 = 022100 = x46454

[Intro]

A E/G# F#m D#m7b5 D D/E

* *

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

F Fadd9 F F Fadd9 F

* * * *

| / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 1]

F C C7

"Once in every show... there comes a song like this,

Dm Dm7 Bb

It starts off soft and low, and ends up with a kiss,

F Dm Gm7 Csus4 C

Oh, where... is the song that goes like this-------?"

Csus4 C

(Where is it?) Where? (Where?)

[Verse 2]

F C C7

"A sentimental song that casts a magic spell,

Dm Dm7 Bb

They all will hum along, we'll overact like hell,

F Dm Gm7 C7 F Bb

Oh, this... is the song that goes... like this!"

F F7

"Yes, it is!" ("Yes, it is!") "Yes, it is!" ("Yes, it is!")

[Bridge]

Bb F

"Now we can go straight... in - to the middle eight,

Gm7 C7 F

A bridge... that is too far...for...me!"

F7 Bb A7

"I'll sing it in your face, while we both embrace!"

Dm G7 C D

And then we change the key-------!

[Verse 3]

G D D7

"Now we're into E! Erm... That's awfully high for me!"

Em Em7 C

"But everyone can see, we should have stayed in D!"

C Em/B Am G Em Am7 D7sus4 D7

For this is our song that goes like this---------!

[Verse 4]

G D D7

"I'm feeling very proud!" "You're singing far too loud!"

Em Em7 C

"That's the way that this song goes!" "You're standing on my toes!"

C Em/B Am G Em Am7 D7sus4 D7 E7sus4 E7

Sing - ing our song that goes like this------------------!

[Verse 5]

A E E7

"I can't believe there's more!" "It's far too long, I'm sure!"

F#m F#m7 D

"That's the trouble with this song, it goes on, and on, and on!"

A F#m Bm7 E7sus4 E7 F#7sus4 F#7

For this is our song that is too long-------------------------------!

(Jesus Christ! God damn it!)

[Verse 6]

B F# F#7

"We'll be singing this 'til dawn!" "You'll wish that you weren't born!"

G#m G#m7 E

"Let's stop this damn refrain... be - fore we go insane!"

[Coda]

B G#m C#m7 F# E B

The song... always... ends... like... this-------!

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