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World Keeps Going Around

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[Intro]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0---------0-----------0-----------0---|
D|--------4---------4-----------4-----------4------|
A|-----2---------2-----------2-----------2---------|
E|--0---------0-----------0-----------0------------|
[Verse 1]
EmLooking at the pictures of the places that he’s beeDnEm  
Old man told me what he foAundEm  
Said it don’t make no difference whether you’re out or whether you’re iDnEm  
EmYou know the world keeps going around and around
[Break]
Bm Am
Going around and arounDdEm  A  Em  
[Verses 2]
EmSaid he looked at the places, talk to the faces that he seeDnEm  
Then he turned the pictures upside dowAnEm  
Said it don’t make no difference how many places that you’ve beeDnEm  
EmSaid the world keeps going around and around
[Break]
Bm Am
Going around and arounDdEm  A  Em  
[Verses 3]
EmThen he put up the pictures shook his head and with a griDnEm  
He talked about his ups and downAsEm  
Said it don’t make no difference how many fixes you’ve beeDnEm  
EmYou know the world keeps going around and around
[Break]
Bm Am
Going around and arounDdEm  A  Em  
[Verse 4]
EmBetty Joe Johnson, don’t you pull no Daisy Mae on mDeEm  
Daisy Mae she did me dirtDy, Em  
so I had to leave her for DAnna LeEme
Anna Lee she had Dbig sEmtreet feet,
she spends her nDights out on the Emroad
So I started Dseeing EmSally Jackson,
I had to let old DAnna LeEme go
Sally Jackson waDs a plaEmyer,
had another maDn along Emwith me
So I just took me Done steEmp backwards,
checked up on Dold Anna LeEme
Anna Lee still hDad them Emstreet feet
Like to dance aDll night and Emsleep all day
So I just took oDne more step Embackwards,
checked up on Dold Daisy EmMae
Daisy Mae is Dstill doing dEmirty,
so I tell you wDhat I had to Emdo
I had to go Djust one steEmp further, Betty Joe Johnson
And that’s Dhow I know Emyou
[Verse 5]
EmSaid he looked at the places, talk to the faces that he seeDnEm  
Then he turned the pictures Dupside Emdown
Said it don’t make no difference how many places that you’ve beeDnEm  
EmSaid the world keeps going around and around
[Break]
Bm Am
Going around and aroundEm  
[Outro]
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D|--------4----------4-----------4-----------4------|
A|-----2----------2-----------2-----------2---------|
E|--0----------0-----------0-----------0------------|

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