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It Goes Like It Goes
Glen Campbell
from movie Norma Rae
sung by Jennifer Warnes
from Glen's album
Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like
Intro    C    Fm    C    Ab     F    C  
Verse 1
AmAin't no Gmiracle being FbornC  
Dmpeople Amdoing it  FeveryCdayE  Am  
It ain't no Cmiracle gFrowing Cup
Dmpeople Amjust Fgrow tFmhat wGayG7  
Chorus 1
So it Cgoes like it Emgoes
Flike the river Fmflows
and tCime just Grolls right AmonC  
and Fmaybe whats Emgood 
gets a lDmittle bit Cbetter
and Ammaybe whats Abbad
Ggets Cgone.Fm  Am  
Verse 2
And bless the Cchild of the Fworking manC  
Dshe Amknows too Fsoon who Cshe isE  Am  
and bless the Chands of the Fworking manC  
Dhe knows his Fsoul is GhisF  G  
Chorus 2
So it Cgoes, like it Emgoes, 
like the Friver Fmflows
and the tCime just Grolls right AmonC  
and Fmaybe whats Cgood 
gets a Dmlittle bit Cbetter
and mAmaybe whats Fmbad
Ggets Cgone.Fm  Am  Ab  
Outro
So it Cgoes, like it goes, 
like the rFiver Dmflows
and the tCime just Egoes right AmonC  
and Fmaybe whats Cgood 
gets a Dlittle Gbit Cbetter
and mAmaybe whats badFm  G  
     C     Eb(D#)  Ab(G#)  G  C
gets gone.
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It Goes Like It Goes

by Glen Campbell

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It Goes Like It Goes

Glen Campbell

from movie Norma Rae

sung by Jennifer Warnes

from Glen's album

Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like

C Fm C Ab F C

Intro

Verse 1

Am G F C

Ain't no miracle being born

Dm Am F C E Am

people doing it everyday

C F C

It ain't no miracle growing up

Dm Am F Fm G G7

people just grow that way

Chorus 1

C Em

So it goes like it goes

F Fm

like the river flows

C G Am C

and time just rolls right on

F Em

and maybe whats good

Dm C

gets a little bit better

Am Ab

and maybe whats bad

G C Fm Am

gets gone.

Verse 2

C F C

And bless the child of the working man

D Am F C E Am

she knows too soon who she is

C F C

and bless the hands of the working man

D F G F G

he knows his soul is his

Chorus 2

C Em

So it goes, like it goes,

F Fm

like the river flows

C G Am C

and the time just rolls right on

F C

and maybe whats good

Dm C

gets a little bit better

Am Fm

and maybe whats bad

G C Fm Am Ab

gets gone.

Outro

So it goes, like it goes,

F Dm

like the river flows

C E Am C

and the time just goes right on

F C

and maybe whats good

D G C

gets a little bit better

Am Fm G

and maybe whats bad

C Eb(D#) Ab(G#) G C

gets gone.

flyinglibra51

God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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