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It Goes Like It Goes
Jennifer Warnes
From movie Norma Rae
[Intro]  
Gmaj7  Ebaug  Gmaj7  Ebaug
[Verse 1]
  EmAin't no mEm/Diracle Cbeing borG/Bn
People dAmoing G/Bit      C     C/DeverydGayB  
  EmAin't no mEm/Diracle Cgrowing G/Bup
APeople jG/Bust grCmow that C#dimwayC/D  D7  
[Chorus 1]
So it gGoes like it gBmoes
Like the rC9iver floCmws
And tG/Dime just roB/D#lls right EmonG/D  
And Cmaybe whats G/Bgood 
Gets a lA7ittle C/Dbit bGetter
And Emmaybe whats Cm/Ebbad
    D(Gmaj7)  
Gets gone.
[Interlude]
Gmaj  Ebaug  Gmaj7  Ebaug
[Verse 2]
BEmless the chEm/Dild of the wCorking manG/B  
She knAmows     G/BtCoo sC/Doon who she GisB  
And bEmless the hEm/Dands of the woCrking maG/Bn
AHe knows G/Bhis sCmoul   C#dimis  hiC/DsD7  
[Chorus 2]
So it gGoes like it gBmoes
Like the rC9iver floCmws
And tG/Dime just roB/D#lls right EmonG/D  
And Cmaybe whats G/Bgood 
Gets a lA7ittle C/Dbit bGetter
And Emmaybe whats Cm/Ebbad
    D(Gmaj7)  
Gets gone.
[Interlude]
Gmaj  Ebaug  Em  Eb
[Chorus 3]
So it G/Dgoes, like it goes, 
Like the rCiver Am7b5flows
and the tG/Dime keeps rB/D#olling EmonG/D  
and Cmaybe whats G/Bgood 
gets a lA7ittle C/Dbit bGetter
and Emmaybe whats Cm/Ebbad
      D(Gmaj7)
Gets gone.
[Outro]
Gmaj7  Eb  G

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It Goes Like It Goes

by Jennifer Warnes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Ebaug

Em/D

G/B

C/D

C#dim

G/D

B/D#

Cm/Eb

Gmaj

Am7b5

It Goes Like It Goes

Jennifer Warnes

From movie Norma Rae

[Intro]

Gmaj7 Ebaug Gmaj7 Ebaug

[Verse 1]

Em Em/D C G/B

Ain't no miracle being born

Am G/B C C/D G B

People doing it everyday

Em Em/D C G/B

Ain't no miracle growing up

A G/B Cm C#dim C/D D7

People just grow that way

[Chorus 1]

G Bm

So it goes like it goes

C9 Cm

Like the river flows

G/D B/D# Em G/D

And time just rolls right on

C G/B

And maybe whats good

A7 C/D G

Gets a little bit better

Em Cm/Eb

And maybe whats bad

D Gmaj7

()

Gets gone.

[Interlude]

Gmaj Ebaug Gmaj7 Ebaug

[Verse 2]

Em Em/D C G/B

Bless the child of the working man

Am G/B C C/D G B

She knows too soon who she is

Em Em/D C G/B

And bless the hands of the working man

A G/B Cm C#dim C/D D7

He knows his soul is his

[Chorus 2]

G Bm

So it goes like it goes

C9 Cm

Like the river flows

G/D B/D# Em G/D

And time just rolls right on

C G/B

And maybe whats good

A7 C/D G

Gets a little bit better

Em Cm/Eb

And maybe whats bad

D Gmaj7

()

Gets gone.

[Interlude]

Gmaj Ebaug Em Eb

[Chorus 3]

G/D

So it goes, like it goes,

C Am7b5

Like the river flows

G/D B/D# Em G/D

and the time keeps rolling on

C G/B

and maybe whats good

A7 C/D G

gets a little bit better

Em Cm/Eb

and maybe whats bad

D Gmaj7

()

Gets gone.

[Outro]

Gmaj7 Eb G

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