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Way It Goes

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[Intro]
A E D A
[Verse 1]
AWisconsin pines, collaborating with the dEay glow vibes
An altruistic breed of Dtravel guide
It's chill, but Lord knows you're tArying
AZombie kids love to hear that easy
EGoing shit
Grab a guitar and
Just mDoaning shit
It's cool
But Lord knows you're tArying
[Chorus]
Dmaj7That's the way it Amaj7goes
That's the way it Dmaj7goes
It's so sAmaj7atisfying
E
[Verse 2]
AYou put your records on
Exclusively the old EPavement ones
A 90's soul with Doc MDartens on
A step, a step away from cArying
DAegenerate, counter-culture, crying soEcialist
Hip-to-lazed crazed abstrDactionists
We're weird, but Lord knows we're trAying
[Chorus]
Dmaj7That's the way it gAmaj7oes
That's the way it gDmaj7oes
It's so satAmaj7isfying
Dmaj7Yeah
That's the way it Amaj7goes
That's the way it gDmaj7oes
One step away from crAmaj7ying
E
[Solo]
A E D A
[Chorus]
Dmaj7Well that's the way it gAmaj7oes
That's the way it Dmaj7goesAmaj7  
Dmaj7Yeah-eh-eh that's the way it Amaj7goes
That's the way it Dmaj7goesAmaj7  
Dmaj7That's the way it gAmaj7oes
That's the way it Dmaj7goes
It's so satAmaj7isfying
YDmaj7eah-eh-eh that's the way it Amaj7goes
That's the way it gDmaj7oes
One step away from cAmaj7rying
A E D A

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Way It Goes

by Hippo Campus

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

Amaj7

[Intro]

A E D A

[Verse 1]

A E

Wisconsin pines, collaborating with the day glow vibes

An altruistic breed of travel guide

It's chill, but Lord knows you're trying

Zombie kids love to hear that easy

Going shit

Grab a guitar and

Just moaning shit

It's cool

But Lord knows you're trying

[Chorus]

Dmaj7 Amaj7

That's the way it goes

Dmaj7

That's the way it goes

Amaj7

It's so satisfying

[Verse 2]

You put your records on

Exclusively the old Pavement ones

A 90's soul with Doc Martens on

A step, a step away from crying

A E

Degenerate, counter-culture, crying socialist

Hip-to-lazed crazed abstractionists

We're weird, but Lord knows we're trying

[Chorus]

Dmaj7 Amaj7

That's the way it goes

Dmaj7

That's the way it goes

Amaj7

It's so satisfying

Dmaj7

Yeah

Amaj7

That's the way it goes

Dmaj7

That's the way it goes

Amaj7

One step away from crying

[Solo]

A E D A

[Chorus]

Dmaj7 Amaj7

Well that's the way it goes

Dmaj7 Amaj7

That's the way it goes

Dmaj7 Amaj7

Yeah-eh-eh that's the way it goes

Dmaj7 Amaj7

That's the way it goes

Dmaj7 Amaj7

That's the way it goes

Dmaj7

That's the way it goes

Amaj7

It's so satisfying

Dmaj7 Amaj7

Yeah-eh-eh that's the way it goes

Dmaj7

That's the way it goes

Amaj7

One step away from crying

A E D A

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